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- Action for Integration and Tolerance - Voluntary organization based in London, UK. Responds and advances African and ethnic minority communities' welfare, rights and development needs through information provision, support, advice and capacity building. Develops effective partnerships between voluntary and community groups, funding bodies and statutory agencies.
www.ait.org.uk
- Adilisha: Strengthening Human Rights Capacity in Southern Africa - Adilisha seeks to develop electronic/computer based distance learning materials aimed at strengthening the campaigning, advocacy and organisational capacities of human rights organisations in southern Africa. An initiative of fahamu, University of Oxford, AfroNet and TARSC.
www.adilisha.org
- Advocacy Network for Africa - Progressive non-partisan network of 200 US-based organizations who work to raise the level of understanding and attention to current events in Africa and in international policy and funding with the U.S Government, United Nations, the World Bank and other organizations.
www.africaaction.org/adna
- Africa South of the Sahara - Human Rights - An annotated guide to internet resources on human rights in Africa.
www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/hurights.html
- Africa Web Links: an Annotated Resource List - Links to sites relating to human rights and other issues.
www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Home_Page/WWW_Links.html
- Africa: Law - Constitutions of African countries. Details of Africa Legal Aid (AFLA), counseling individuals and groups on human rights matters, promoting awareness of human rights, and publicizing violations.
www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/About_African/ww_law.html
- African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies (ACDHRS) - From the University of Minnesota.
www1.umn.edu/humanrts/africa/ACOHRS.htm
- African Commission on Human and People's Rights - Organization charged with ensuring the promotion and protection of human and peoples' rights throughout the African Continent.
www.achpr.org
- African Directory: Human Rights Organizations - A co-operative effort of Human Rights Internet (HRI) in Ottawa, Canada, and the Netherlands Institute of Human Rights (SIM) in Utrecht.
www.hri.ca/publicat/afdir/intro.shtml
- African Human Rights Instruments - Links from the University of Minnesota.
www.umn.edu/humanrts/instree/afrinst.htm
- African Human Rights Resource Center - Links to human rights organizations in Africa. A joint project of the Makerere University Human Rights and Peace Center and the university of Minnesota Human Rights Center.
www.umn.edu/humanrts/africa
- African NGOs Support "HOPE for Africa" - An open letter letter from African non-governmental organizations.
www.citizen.org/pctrade/Africa/HOPE/ngosupport.htm
- Africans In America Inc. - A nonprofit organization combating modern trafficking and slavery of African children, and providing services for the victims of African child trafficking and slavery in New York City
africanslavery.org
- Bibliography for Research on International Human Rights Law - Information on the African charter on human and people's rights.
www1.umn.edu/humanrts/bibliog/BIBLIO.htm
- Chapter 2 Network - Network based on the 2nd chapter of the Bill of Rights. Provides support for civil society organisations involved in advocacy in South Africa.
www.advocacy.org.za
- Child Rights International - A charitable, non-governmental organization aimed at creating awareness of the fundamental rights of the child and redressing perceived infraction of these rights.
www.wecaretoo.com/Organizations/NIG/crin.html
- Coalition Against Human Trafficking in Nigeria - CAHTSEC is a non-profit organization working in Nigeria for prevention of human trafficking in children and women and their sexual exploitation.
members.truepath.com/cahtsec/cahtsec.nigeria.index.html
- Crime, Justice and Race in South Africa - An Internet guide to crime, criminal justice, and human rights organizations in South Africa as the former apartheid state makes a transition to democracy.
www.uaa.alaska.edu/just/just490
- For the Record 1998: the UN Human Rights System (Africa) - Index of information links to human rights records of African countries.
www.hri.ca/fortherecord1998/vol2
- Freedom of Expression Movement - Organization formed from a merger of two organizations involved in campaigning for freedom of expression during the apartheid years - the Campaign for Open Media and the Anti-Censorship Action Group.
fxi.org.za
- Guide To Human Rights - Information about African (and other) organizations related to human rights law, law, government, business, lawyers, judge, courts, countries, states, legal, law, firms, legislation.
www.hg.org/human.html
- Human Rights in Africa - Information about human rights in Africa. In English and Spanish.
www.derechos.org/human-rights/afr
- Human Rights in Africa - Institutes, organizations and programs. From African Peace Information Locator.
sdrc.lib.uiowa.edu/african-studies/locator/humanrights.html
- Human Rights Reports and Christian Persecution Profiles: Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East - International Christian Concern presents human rights reports and country profiles, including Africa, addressing discrimination against Christians.
persecution.org/humanrights
- Human Rights Watch: Africa - Non-governmental organization monitoring and promoting the observance of internationally recognized human rights in Africa (and worldwide).
www.hrw.org/hrw/press/hrw-afri.htm
- IGC: Human Rights: Internet-Resources Collection - Human rights links and IGC Discussion Group page.
www.igc.org/igc/issues/hr
- International Human Rights Internet Sites - Links to human rights sites related to Africa. From the Human Rights Research and Education Centre of the University of Ottawa.
www.uottawa.ca/hrrec/links/sitesint_e.html
- International Organizations - Human Rights and Governance in Africa - Index of international organizations from Columbia University.
www.cc.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/indiv/area/Africa/IORights.html
- Kabissa - Space for Change in Africa - Seeks to strengthen the capacity of African non-profits to build civil society and democracy in Africa. Includes Newsletter.
www.kabissa.org
- Kenyan Human Rights Initiative - Network of worldwide volunteers promoting awareness of the political and human rights situation in Kenya.
www.spidergraphics.com/khr/khrdef.html
- Network for the Defence of Independent Media - A Pan-African freedom of expression/human rights NGO based in Kenya. Provides temporary shelter and solace to displaced journalists as well as other assistance
www.oneworld.org/ndima/index.htm
- Niger Delta Congress - For the emancipation of the peoples of the Niger delta region of Nigeria.
www.nigerdeltacongress.com
- Nigerian Center For Human Rights And Democracy - Provides leadership in the protection and enforcement of human rights, advocates for social justice and the support and sustainability of the democratization process in Nigeria and Africa.
www.wecaretoo.com/Organizations/NIG/nchrd.html
- Pact Kenya - Pact's mission is to contribute to the growth of civil societies - where citizens acting together can strengthen the community, focused on the non-profit sector worldwide.
www.pactke.org
- Policy Paper from the South African Human Rights Commission: Disability - Policy providing a framework outlining the key areas of concern for people with disabilities and thus the key areas of focus for South Africas Human Rights Commission.
www.independentliving.org/LibArt/sahr.html
- SAHRINGON - The Southern Africa Human Rights NGO Network - Contact addresses, publications, announcements, reports and members' profiles.
www.afronet.org.za/sahringon/sahringon.htm
- South African Legislation - A network of law firms in Africa and list of human rights treaties acceded to or ratified by South Africa.
www.polity.org.za/govdocs/legislation/index.html
- The Africa Fund - Founded by the American Committee on Africa; working for a positive US policy towards Africa supporting human rights, democracy and development.
africafund.prairienet.org
- The Human Rights Committee of South Africa - Non-governmental organization based in South Africa with four offices around the country. Its objective is to monitor and advocate around human rights issues, and ensure the promotion and protection of human rights in all aspects of South African society.
www.hrc.org.za
- The Sierra Leone Centre for Democracy and Human Rights. - Devoted to educating northern province of Sierra Leone in West Africa about the values of democracy and human rights. The centre issues regular reports about its activities.
www.cdhr.homestead.com
- The Status of Human Rights Organizations in Sub-Saharan Africa: Senegal - Information from the University of Minnesota.
www1.umn.edu/humanrts/africa/senegal.htm
- Truth and Reconciliation Commission - Official resource of the committee responsible for investigating the effects of apartheid in South Africa.
www.doj.gov.za/trc/index.html
- USAfricaonline - African-owned, US-based professional newspaper published on the internet, reporting news, supporting pro-democracy interests, elections and free market issues, public policy and human rights issues and organizations, cultural awareness, sports and arts.
www.usafricaonline.com
- Women in Law and Development in Africa (WiLDAF) - Pan African women's rights network dedicated to promoting and strengthening strategies that link law and development to increase women's participation and influence at the community, national and international levels.
site.mweb.co.zw/wildaf
- Zimbabwe Human Rights Association - ZimRights - An indigenous non-profit Non-Governmental Organisation comprised of a network of activists working for human rights, national reconciliation, conflict resolution, peace-building.
www.zimrightsbyo.co.zw
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