- Human Rights Web
 - Includes history of the human rights movement, information on prisoners of conscience, and links to human rights resources. - United Nations Human Rights Treaties
- Purpose is to enhance access to UN treaties by making materials associated with the treaty system available in electronic and user-friendly forms.
- Global Petitions
- Donate money and sign petitions online for human rights issues around the world. Includes news and forums.
- Speak Truth to Power
![[*]](http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/ca/rating2.gif) - Dedicated to the promotion of human rights awareness. Includes profiles of human rights activists around the world, timeline searchable by issue, an exhibition of photographs taken by Eddie Adams in four continents, news, and related resources. - Human Rights Documents and Materials
- Houses more than 18,000 core human rights documents, including several hundred human rights treaties and other primary international human rights instruments. From the University of Minnesota Library.
- Wikipedia: Human Rights
- Offers information on the legislation, history, philosophy, monitoring, and global abuse of human rights. Includes links to several human rights organizations.
- International Human Rights Law Group (2)
- Learn about International Human Rights Law Group, the nonprofit organization of human rights and legal professionals who assist the poor and vulnerable in both civil and criminal proceedings. Sites feature mission, initiatives, news, publications, and global activities.
- UN: Human Rights
- Hub for human rights from the U.N. with treaties, research guides, and documents like the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, international criminal tribunals for Rwanda and Yugoslavia, and information on Human Rights Day.
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights 50th Anniversary
- From the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute, celebrating the national coalition formed to promote action that would advance respect for human rights both at home and abroad.
- Universal Rights Network
- Created to promote the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), which was adopted by the United Nations on 10 December 1948. Offers a history of human rights, people's stories, current news, and hero biographies.
 Kashmiri-Canadian Council
- Nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the Kashmiri cause, both within Canada and internationally.- International Coalition of Historic Sites of Conscience
- Works with international human rights and social welfare organizations to bring the lessons of the past to bear on contemporary struggles.
- Karen Parker Page for Humanitarian Law
- Documents and analyses pertaining to current armed conflicts and human rights violations worldwide.
- Human Rights Documentation Center (HRDC)
- Includes news articles and publications. Serves as a portal to human rights resources on the Internet.
- Global Heroes
- Place to meet inspiring Canadians working in human rights and international development around the world. Features profiles, games, quizzes, and teachers' resources.
- Rights Maps
- Maps and geographic research for the human rights community.
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- Offers translated version of the statement in several languages.
- Lesson Plan Unit: Human Rights
- From The New York Times Learning Network.
- Taking Aim at Small Arms
- A UNICEF exhibit in defence of children's rights around the world with respect to gun control, nonproliferation, and war.
- Excuses for the Truth: Disappearances and Their Consequences
- Practical information on the struggle against "disappearances." Site is designed to facilitate an exchange of information and experiences for those affected by or working against disappearances.
- Universal Rights Network: Heroes
- Gives biogrophies of such human rights activists as Eleanor Roosevelt, Martin Luter King, Nelson Mandela, Dalai Lama, Mahatma Gandhi, and Mother Teresa.
- Radio Netherlands: Human Rights
- Provides background facts and updates on problem areas around the world.
- Amnesty International USA: Women's Human Rights
- Offers a fact sheet on violence against women as well as its background and worldwide examples of human rights violations against women.
- German Toilet Organization (GTO)
- Human rights organization dedicated to bringing toilets and proper sanitation to the billions of humans lacking basic sanitation and sewage systems.
- Network for Good: Human Rights
- Offers links to human rights organizations that are in need of donations, volunteers, and support.
- United for Human Rights
- Offers information on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights with public service announcements and publications. Get updated on human rights issues with information kit, DVD, and the Human Rights Handbook.
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