Macdonald-Kelce Library: Human Rights: Relevant Topics

Websites

Children - Child Rights Information Network (CRIN) Dedicated to changing how societies and governments view children and to making the enforcement of current human rights more systematically inclusive of children. The UN Convention of the Rights of the Child (CRC)—signed by all countries except Somalia and the U.S.—enumerates these rights. Under Publications, in the drop-down menu of Resources, find an option to search numerous types of documents including journal articles, bibliographies, books, reports. Most full-text; complete citations.
Death Penalty Worldwide Database is "intended to fill a void in current information about the laws and practices relating to the application of the death penalty around the world." What makes this one different is its scholarly approach. "...to provide detailed and transparent information regarding the application of the death penalty in law and in practice in every country that retains it." (Center for Int'l Human Rights, NU Law).
Environmental - EarthRights International Regarding "human rights and environmental abuses in countries where few other organizations can safely operate. We expose and publicize earth rights abuses through campaigns, reports and articles..." and organize and litigate.
WHO - Human Rights World Health Organization (WHO): "the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being..." See Information Resources and Database.
Labor - International Labour Organization (ILO) UN specialized agency "which seeks the promotion of social justice and internationally recognized human and labour rights." Because the ILO provides conventions on internationally recognized labor standards, it is often mentioned in the documents and reports of human rights groups. See, esp., Topics, Publications, and Statistics and Databases.
Minorities - Minority Rights Group International Works to assist minority and indigenous groups to establish or maintain rights to their lands, cultures, languages, and religions and to gain opportunities in education, government, and employment. Website contains good foundational information, including definitions and legal statuses. Under Publications find online access to reports, micro and macro studies, guides, briefings, training manuals, and the annual State of the World's Minorities. Print editions for sale.
U.S. Department of State: Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons The TIP Office leads the Department’s global efforts to combat human trafficking through the prosecution of traffickers, the protection of victims, and the prevention of human trafficking by: objectively analyzing government efforts and identifying global trends