01 Democracy and HR-advocates
02 Democracy and Human Rights
03 Conflict Material
04 Gender Issues
05 HIV/AIDS
06 United Nations
07 IGOs
08 Media
09 Parties, Movements, Unions
10 Political Resources
11 Online Courses and Games
12 Additional Resources
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01 Democracy and HR-advocates
Aung San Suu Kyi
http://www.dassk.org/
Daughter of the late Burmese nationalist leader, General Aung San, San Suu Kyi is today the front figure of the resitance movement i Burma. In 1991, she was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace ''for her non-violent struggle for democracy and human rights''.
John Locke
http://www.philosophypages.com/ph/top
Tracing liberalism down to one single person is of course not possible. Nevertheless, the writings of John Locke could perhaps be said to have had the largest influence on the development of its classical direction. Locke was born in 1632 in Somerset Great Britain, and spent his early years in the university world. His most important political work appeared in 1690, the ''Two Treatises of Government'', in where he argued that the function of the state is to protect the natural rights of its citizens, primarily to protect the right to property.
Lech Walesa
http://www.time.com/time/time100/leaders/profile/walesa.html
Although later in his life criticized for conservative ideas, the former leader for the Solidarity movement played a crucial role in the establishment of trade unions and political freedoms in Poland, as such contributing to the fall of communism in Eastern Europe in the late 1980s. This article from the Time Magazine gives a short biographic overview.
Mahatma Gandhi
http://www.mkgandhi-sarvodaya.org/
Born in 1869, Mahatma Gandhi is by many still regarded as the most important advocate of non-violant resistance. He helped India becoming free from colonial Britain, and spent several years trying to improve Hindu-Muslim relations while at the samt time developing his own ''Satyagraha'' philosophy.
Read more about the Indian father of non-violence at the Mahatma Gandhi Information Website.
Martin Luther King Jr.
http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/
One of americas most visible advocates of nonviolence and direct action as methods of social change, Martin Luther King, Jr. was born in Atlanta on 15 January 1929. During his life time King arranged and participated in several mass demonstration for the rights of afro-americans, among other the 1963 protest in Washington, in which he delivered his famous ''I have a dream''-speech. Read more at the The King Papers Project at Stanford University.
Mary Wollenstonecraft
http://www.philosophypages.com/ph/woll.htm
Mary Wollstonecraft was born in London in 1759. She could argubly be regarded as one of the first famous spokesmen of womens rights, which she expressed in several writings. She challenged the idea that women were naturally below men, and argued that women also had God given rights, among other the right to education. Click on and you will have access to more information regarding Wollenstonecraft as well as her most famous writing: ''A vindication of the rights of women'' as well as other relevant documents.
Nelson Mandela
http://www.anc.org.za/people/mandela.html
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born in Transkei, South Africa on July 25, 1918. In 1944, after having graduated from university, he joined the African National Congress and was engaged in resistance against the ruling National Party's apartheid policies after 1948. He went on trial for treason in 1956-1961 and was aquitted in 1961. In 1964 he was sent to life imprisonment. During his years in prison, Nelson Mandela's reputation grew steadily. He was widely accepted as the most significant black leader in South Africa and became a potent symbol of resistance as the anti-apartheid movement gathered strength. In 1990 he was finally released, and was later on elected as president of South Africa.
Olof Palme
http://www.sweden.se/templates/cs/BasicFactsheet____4374.aspx
Born on 30th January 1927, Olof Palme made an early debut in student politics and later became chairman of the Swedish National Union of Students. In 1951 he joined the Social Democratic Student Club in Stockholm and later became Prime Minister of Sweden several times, from 1969 until his assassination in Stockholm in February 1986. Palmes long time concern with international affairs and his criticism of various forms of neocolonialism and military solutions gave origin to great respect from several other state leaders, as well as extensive critisism from others. Read more about Swedens perhaps most colourful state leader here.
Rigoberta Menchu
http://nobelprize.org/peace/laureates/1992/tum-bio.html
Rigoberta Menchu was born in Guatemala in 1959. As a teenager, she started working with social reform programs of the Catholic Church and was active in the women's rights movement. Later on she joined the Committee of the Peasant Union, in which she became involved in the organization of large scale demonstrations. Due to her resistent she was forced to flee the country, but did later on recieve large scale international recognition, when she in 1992 was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Rosa Louise Parks
http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/par0bio-1
Rosa Parks has become an icon of the civil rights movement after refusing to obey a public bus driver's orders to give up her seat to a white man on December 1, 1955, in Montgomery USA. She was arrested, tried, and convicted for disorderly conduct. The boycott and protests that followed forced the public transportation authority to end the practice of racial segregation on public buses. This event also sparked many other protests against segregation.
Shirin Ebadi
http://www.nobel.no/eng_lau_biography2003.html
The Iranian lawyer and human rights activist Shirin Ebadi has received both national and international respect for promoting human rights and defending victims of the conservative faction's attack on freedom of speech and political freedom. In 2003, Ebadi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, becoming the first Iranian and the first Muslim woman to receive it.
Simone de Beauvoir
http://www.philosophypages.com/ph/beav.htm
Born in Paris in 1908, de Beauvoir early became an important philosopher and writer who focused on the social status of women. From 1931 to 1943 she taught philosophy in several schools in Marseille, Rouen and Paris, and became professor at the Sorbonne University from 1941 to 1943. Beauvoir was a lifelong companion of philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre, and her book The Second Sex from 1949 is still among the most widely read feminist documents. Follow the link and get access to more information about Beavouir, as well as an on-line version of the book.
Vaclav Havel
http://old.hrad.cz/president/Havel/index_uk.html
The Czechoslovakian dramatist Vaclav Havel was one of the leading figures in the liberation of Czechoslovakia from communist rule in the late 80's. In December 1989 he became the first president of the free Czechoslovakia, and later, after the peaceful split of Czechoslovakia into two independent nations in 1993, the first President of the new Czech Republic.
Wei Jingsheng
http://www.weijingsheng.org/wei/en.html
Wei Jingsheng is one of the most well-known in the Chinese democracy movement. After nearly 18 years of incarceration for his political activities, the People's Republic of China released him for medical reasons in 1997. He then emigrated to the United States.
02 Democracy and Human Rights
Amnesty International
http://www.amnesty.org/
Amnesty is one of the largest, most influential human rights organizations. According to itself, its aim is to ''undertake research and action focused on preventing and ending grave abuses of the rights to physical and mental integrity, freedom of conscience and expression, and freedom from discrimination, within the context of its work to promote all human right''.
Article 19
http://www.article19.org/
This UK based NGO supports freedom of speech and expression and opposes censorship in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. The site informs about its projects and offers a bimonthly bulletin on the global situation of freedom of expression.
Canadian Human Rights Foundation
http://www.chrf.ca/
The Canadian Human Rights Foundation (CHRF) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization created in 1967 with a mandate to advance democracy, human development, peace and social justice through educational programs. Under the section Education Manuals and Resources you find downloadable Manuals for human rights education activities.
Center on Democratic Performance
http://cdp.binghamton.edu/
The Center on Democratic Performance was established in 1999 at Binghamton University in New York to promote greater understanding of the functioning of democratic political institutions among the academic and policy communities.
Choike
http://www.choike.org/
Choike is a portal dedicated to improving the visibility of the work done by NGOs and social movements from the South. It serves as a platform where citizen groups can disseminate their work and at the same time enrich it with information from diverse sources, which is presented from the perspective of Southern civil society.
CIVICUS
http://www.civicus.org/new/default.asp
CIVICUS is an international alliance established in 1993 to nurture the foundation, growth and protection of citizen action throughout the world, especially in areas where participatory democracy and citizens' freedom of association are threatened.
DPMF
http://www.dpmf.org/
From its office in Addis Ababa the Development Policy Management Forum (DPMF) covers sub-Saharan African Countries. Since its inception in March 1995, the regional CSO (Civil Society Organization) DPMF has carried out activities aimed at consolidating and institutionalizing democratic governance in Africa with particular focus on the institutional capacity of the policy management process in African countries.
EISA
http://www.eisa.org.za/
The South African based EISA is a not for profit section 21 company, established in 1996. Through its head office in Johannesburg and field offices in Angola, DRC and Mozambique it works to strengthen electoral processes, good governance, human rights and democratic values through research, capacity building, advocacy and other targeted interventions throughout Africa.
European Network Against Racism
http://www.enar-eu.org/
ENAR, based in Brussels, is an outcome of the European Year Against Racism 1997. It serves as an umbrella organization for a large number of european NGO's working against racism, xenophobia, anti-Semitism and Islamophobia.
ENAR provides current news and information around the European Union on anti-racism and discrimination legislation. The website also includes links to various shadow rapports.
Freedom House
http://www.freedomhouse.org/
The US-based non-profit, nonpartisan organization Freedom House is working to advance the worldwide expansion of political and economic freedom. Although with discussable criteria, as in any categorization, Freedom House gives annual country-specific rating on political freedoms from 1973 to present.
Human Rights Internet
http://www.hri.ca/index.aspx
Works for the advancement of human rights through research, education, and the networking of NGOs and other civil society organizations. The site contains reports and information on current events.
Human Rights Watch
http://www.humanrightswatch.org/
HRW is together with Amnesty perhaps the largest world wide human rights organization. Based in the US, it brings the world up to date reports on human rights violations and abuses around the world. It is a critical and independent organization, well worth having a look at.
Inter-American Institute of Human Rights
http://www.iidh.ed.cr/
The Inter-American Institute of Human Rights (IIHR) is an independent international academic institution, created in 1980 under an agreement between the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and the Republic of Costa Rica. Today, the IIDH is an important center for teaching and academic research on human rights, with a multidisciplinary approach and with emphasis on the problems of America.
International Save the Children Alliance
http://www.savethechildren.net/alliance/
The International Save the Children Alliance is the world's largest independent movement for children. Within the Alliance there are 29 national Save the Children offices and programme work is carried out in more than 120 countries.
Save the Children works for three goals: 1. a world which respects and values each child, 2. a world which listens to children and learns, 3.
a world where all children have hope and opportunity.
National Endowment for Democracy
http://www.ned.org/
The US based National Endowment for Democracy (NED) is a private, nonprofit organization created in 1983 to strengthen democratic institutions around the world through nongovernmental efforts. With its annual congressional appropriation, it makes hundreds of grants each year to support prodemocracy groups in Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and the former Soviet Union.
NDI
http://www.ndi.org/
The US based National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) is a nonprofit organization working to strengthen and expand democracy worldwide. Through its worldwide field offices, NDI provides practical assistance to civic and political leaders in order to build political and civic organizations, safeguard elections, and to promote citizen participation, openness and accountability in government.
Open Democracy
http://www.opendemocracy.net/home/index.jsp
''OpenDemocracy is a channel for knowledge, learning, participation and understanding that is not owned by a media corporation, does not serve a special interest and does not adhere to a single ideological position. With enough readers and members it will be a true arena for democratic change, for closing the distance between people and power, influencing global policy and will also be an enjoyable experience that shares knowledge across borders and differences.'' Have a look...
Raoul Wallenberg Institute
http://www.rwi.lu.se/index.shtml
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, named after a famous Swedish diplomat, is an independent academic institution dedicated to the promotion of human rights. In the homepage's ''Library'' you also find a useful selection of human rights related links to databases, specific topics and gateways etc.
Rights and Democracy
http://www.dd-rd.ca/splash.html
The Canadian center offers reports and papers covering the current situation on Human Rights worldwide.
Statewatch
http://www.statewatch.org/
According to themselves, Statewatch encourages the publication of investigative journalism and critical research in the fields of the state, civil liberties and openness within the EU. The website includes news, features and research sources on national governments and the EU institutions in Brussels as well as reporting from the ground on the effect of policies and state practices in the community. It includes a large number of keys texts and background documents from the Council of the European Union, the European Commission, the European Parliament and cases in the European Court of Justice and the Court of First Instance with full-text of decisions in pdf format.
Third World Network
http://www.twnside.org.sg/
The TWN is an independent non-profit international network of organizations and individuals involved in issues relating to development, the Third World and North- South issues. Its objectives are to ''conduct research on economic, social and environmental issues pertaining to the South, to publish books and magazines, to organize and participate in seminars, and to provide a platform representing broadly Southern interests and perspectives at international fora such as the UN conferences and processes''.
VOICE
http://www.voiceinternational.org/
The mission of VOICE International (Voluntary Organizations Initiative in Central and Eastern Europe/Eurasia) is to assist in the strengthening of civil society by supporting the formation, independence, and diversity of nongovernmental organizations in Central and Eastern Europe and the Newly Independent States.
World Movement for Democracy
http://www.wmd.org/
The World Movement for Democracy is a global network of democrats, including activists, practitioners, academics, policy makers, and funders, who works to strengthen democracy where it is weak, to reform and invigorate democracy even where it is longstanding, and to bolster pro-democracy groups in countries that have not yet entered into a process of democratic transition.
Worldpolicy
http://www.worldpolicy.org/
The Worldpolicy is an US-based website focused on international human rights and democracy. The Project studies and popularizes the developments of different policies such as the United Nations Convention Against Torture, the European Convention on Human Rights and the American Convention on Human Rights. It's updated with maps and tables of ratifications all around the world. It also includes a regionbased archive on articles and essays concerning human rights, democracy, religion, environment and sexual-oriented issues.
03 Conflict Material
ACCORD
http://www.accord.org.za/web/home.htm
The African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD) is an international civil-society organisation working throughout Africa to bring appropriate African solutions to the challenges posed by conflict. Among other things, their homepage gives online access to the Conflict Trends magazine (reporting trends in current and emerging conflicts on the continent of Africa) and the African Journal of Conflict Resolution (focusing on conflict transformation in Africa).
Alliance for Conflict Transformation
http://conflicttransformation.org/Default.aspx
The Alliance for Conflict Transformation (ACT), established in 1999, is a non-profit organization dedicated to expanding the knowledge and practice of conflict transformation and peacebuilding within U.S. and international communities. At their homepage you'll find more about their work as well as interesting articles.
Conciliation Resources
http://www.c-r.org/
Founded in 1994, Conciliation Resources (CR) is a multi-racial and international organization with staff in London and Sierra Leone. CR provides practical and sustained assistance to people and groups in areas of armed conflict or potential violence. Their homepage gives information on their programme activities in Angola, Caucasus, Fiji, Uganda and West Africa as well as online access to their Accord Series (providing detailed analysis on specific peace processes).
Conflict Resolution Network
http://www.crnhq.org/index.html
The Conflict Resolution Network, founded in 1986, is concerned with every area of conflict ranging from the international to the personal and intimate. Its purpose is to research, develop, teach and implement the theory and practice of Conflict Resolution. Their homepage give access to many interesting manuals and documents.
Department of Peace and Conflict Research
http://www.pcr.uu.se/
The Department of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University, Sweden, was established in 1971. At their homepage you find interesting reports and studies (some for download in PDF) as well as searchable datasets on conflicts worldwide (the UCDB and UCDP).
Do No Harm Project
http://www.cdainc.com/dnh/
The Do No Harm Project is an outcome of the Local Capacities for Peace Project of the Collaborative for Development Action, Inc., a collaborative project of a number of international agencies, including bi-lateral donors, non-governmental agencies and agencies of the United Nations. ''The Project seeks to identify the ways in which international humanitarian and/or development assistance given in conflict settings may be provided so that, rather than exacerbating and worsening the conflict, it helps local people disengage from fighting and develop systems for settling the problems which prompt conflict within their societies.''
Handbook for Conflict Transformation
http://www.berghof-handbook.net/complete.htm
The Berghof Handbook for Conflict Transformation, published by Berghof Research Center for Constructive Conflict Management, is a substantive internet resource for readings on conflict transformation and peace (all articles in pdf).
Human Security Network
http://www.humansecuritynetwork.org/
The Human Security Network is one of today's leading networks advocating for a new conception of security.
Inclusive Security
http://www.womenwagingpeace.net/
Launched at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, Inclusive Security: Women Waging Peace is a program advocating for the full participation of all stakeholders (especially women) in peace processes.
INCORE
http://www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/
The International Conflict research (INCORE), is a joint project of the United Nations University and the University of Ulster. It works in the combined fields of research, education and comparative analysis. Their homepage provide extensive information on country-specific conflicts worldwide as well as thematic readings.
International Alert
http://www.international-alert.org/
International Alert is an international NGO that works to help build lasting peace in Africa, the Caucasus and Central, South and South East Asia. In addition, they conduct policy analysis and advocacy at government, EU and UN levels on cross-cutting issues such as business, humanitarian aid and development, gender, security and religion in relation to conflict.
International Crisis Group
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?
The International Crisis Group is an independent, non-profit organisation working through field-based analysis and high-level advocacy to prevent and resolve deadly conflict. At their homepage you find extensive resources on conflict-torn regions and countries. In addition, their monthly bulletin Crisis Watch gives you regular update on the state of the most significant situations of conflict or potential conflict around the world.
International Listening Association
http://www.listen.org/Templates/try_new.htm
The International Listening Association (ILA), formed in 1979, is a professional organization dedicated to learn more about the impact that listening has on all human activity.
ISN
http://www.isn.ethz.ch/
Based in Zurich, Switzerland, the International Relations and Security Network (ISN), is a free public service working to promote a better understanding of the strategic challenges in today's changed security environment. Their website contains updated news, downloadable publications and a substantive Library of links.
Life and Peace Institute
http://www.life-peace.org/
The Life and Peace Institute was founded in 1985 by the Swedish Ecumenical Council. LPI is an international and ecumenical centre for peace research and action, working to further the causes of justice, peace and reconciliation through a combination of research, seminars and publications.
PeaceWomen
http://www.peacewomen.org/wpsindex.html
PeaceWomen is a project of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) United Nations Office, in New York City. It monitors and works toward rapid and full implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security.
PRIO
http://www.prio.no/
The International Peace and Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), is an independent research institute.
ReliefWeb
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/dbc.nsf/doc100?OpenForm
Provided by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, this site gives you news on contemporary emergencies worldwide.
Search for Common Ground
http://www.sfcg.org/index.html
Since 1982, Search for Common Ground has worked to fulfil their mission: to transform the way the world deals with conflict. Today, their two headquarters offices in Brussels and Washington DC support thirteen field programmes on four different continents. At their homepage you will find interesting publications and training materials. Under the section Training Resources (Conversation About Conflict/Conflict Styles) you also find an online test establishing your personal conflict profile.
SIPRI
http://www.sipri.org/
Located in Sweden, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) is a platform for researchers from different countries. At their homepage you find lists of relevant publications and datasets on military expenditures etc.
TFF
http://www.transnational.org/
The Transnational Foundation for Peace and Future Research (TFF) is an independent think-tank working with peace research, conflict-mitigation and education. Their homepage offers up to date analyses, commentaries and debates.
The Global Partnership
http://www.gppac.net/index.html
The Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict, formed in 2003, is an international network of organisations working in conflict prevention and peacebuilding worldwide. With the European Centre for Conflict Prevention as Secretariat, the Global Partnership has developed a programme, entitled 'The Role of Civil Society in the Prevention of Armed Conflict', which is exploring the role of and strengthening networks of civil society organisations in the prevention of armed conflict.
TRANSCEND
http://www.transcend.org/
Under the slogan 'A philosophy of peace - and one way of enacting it', TRANSCEND: A Peace and Development Organization for Conflict Transformation by Peaceful Means, works to bring about a more peaceful world by using action, education/training, dissemination and research to handle conflicts creatively and nonviolently. Their homepage contains many interesting reports, studies, articles and manuals (some downloadable in PDF).
United States Institute of Peace
http://www.usip.org/
Established in 1984 the United States Institute of Peace is 'an independent, nonpartisan federal institution created by Congress to promote the prevention, management, and peaceful resolution of international conflicts.' Their homepage gives online access to Special Reports, useful links and News.
04 Gender Issues
AMAN
http://www.amanjordan.org/
The Arab Regional Resource Center on Violence Against Women (AMAN) is an initiative of the Sisterhood Is Global Institute / Jordan (SIGI/J). It is a Jordanian non-governmental, non-profit organization dating back to 1998. The AMAN Web site (among other things) includes, copies of legislation, international conventions, treaties and protocols, articles and research, relevant news items, and interactive resources.
ARROW
http://www.arrow.org.my/
The Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW), was formally established in 1993 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. As a regional non-profit and non-governmental organisation it works with ensuring that development policies, plans and health status include gender perspectives.
Asia Foundation
http://www.asiafoundation.org/
Among other things The Asia Foundation works to advance women's political participation and influence in decision-making.
Center for Women's Global Leadership
http://www.cwgl.rutgers.edu/
The Center for Women's Global Leadership (Global Center) develops and facilitates women's leadership, human rights and social justice worldwide.
Equality Now
http://www.equalitynow.org/english/index.html
Equality Now was founded in 1992. Today working with national women's rights organizations and individual activists, Equality Now documents violence and discrimination against women and support their efforts to advance equality.
European Women's Lobby
http://www.womenlobby.org/index2.htm
The European Women's Lobby (EWL) is a co-ordinating body of national and European non-governmental women's organisations in the EU. The EWL's goal is to achieve equality of women and men in Europe and to serve as a link between political decision-makers and women's organisations. The EWL website includes genderbased policies and information about gender-organisations in 15 EU-countries.
Global Fund for Women
http://www.globalfundforwomen.org/
The Global Fund for Women is an international organization that makes grants to support and strengthen women's rights groups around the world. It supports issues as diverse as literacy, domestic violence, economic autonomy, the international trafficking of women, among others.
International Center for Research on Women
http://www.icrw.org/
The International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of women in poverty, advancing equality and human rights, and contributing to broader economic and social well-being.
International Women's Democracy Center
http://www.iwdc.org/
The International Women's Democracy Center (IWDC) was established to strengthen women's global leadership through training, education, research and networking in all facets of democracy with a particular focus on increasing the participation of women in policy, politics and decision-making.
International Women's Tribune Centre
http://www.iwtc.org/
The International Women's Tribune Centre (IWTC) is an international non-governmental organization established in l976. IWTC provides communication, information, education, and organizing support services to women's organizations and community groups working to improve the lives of women, particularly low-income women, in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, Eastern Europe and Western Asia.
National Organization for Women
http://www.now.org/
The National Organization for Women (NOW) is with its 500,000 contributing members the largest organization of feminist activists in the United States.
Online Women in Politics
http://www.onlinewomeninpolitics.org/
Online Women in Politics is an online network of women in governance, politics, decision-making and transformative leadership. The site provides readings, training modules, campaigns, announcements, and latest news about women and politics in Asia and the Pacific.
United Nations Development Fund for Women
http://www.unifem.org/
United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), provides financial and technical assistance to innovative programs and strategies that promote women's human rights, political participation and economic security. UNIFEM also promotes gender equality within the UN-system and links women's issues and concerns to national, regional, and global agendas by fostering collaboration and providing technical expertise on gender mainstreaming and women's empowerment strategies.
Womankind Worldwide
http://www.womankind.org.uk/
Womankind Worldwide is a British charity dedicated to work internationally to raise the status of women in 20 countries of Africa, South Asia, Central and South America, the Balkans and Western Europe. The organization works in partnership with local organizations and networks to achieve real, sustainable change and respect for women's human rights.
Women's Human Rights net
http://www.whrnet.org/
Since 2003 WHRnet is a special programme/project under the Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID). Their homepage provides an introduction to women's human rights issues worldwide, an overview of UN/Regional Human Rights Systems, a gateway to available online resources relevant to Women's human rights advocacy, and a comprehensive collection of related Links.
Women's Rights are Human Rights
http://www.unhchr.ch/women/
Set up by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Women's Rights are Human Rights site gives readers basic information on the women's rights as human rights framework, as well as the latest news, conferences, documents, and other information arising from the United Nations' work to promote and protect women's rights.
Women's Rights Division of Human Rights Watch
http://www.hrw.org/women/
The Women's Rights Division of Human Rights Watch fights against the dehumanization and marginalization of women. Their homepage give you worldwide news on women's rights, international legal standards, as well as many interesting reports (downloadable in PDF).
WomenWatch
http://www.un.org/womenwatch/
WomenWatch is a gateway to information and resources on the promotion of gender equality throughout the United Nations system, including the U.N. Secretariat, regional commissions, funds, programs and specialized agencies.
05 HIV/AIDS
AIDS.ORG
http://www.aids.org/
The AIDS.ORG, Inc. is a nonprofit organization working to help preventHIV infections and to improve the lives of those affected by HIV and AIDS by providing education and facilitating the free and open exchange
of knowledge.
AIDSchannel.org
http://www.aidschannel.org./article/frontpage/251/4907
AIDSchannel.org is launched with a partnership of over 100 leading Aid Agencies, human rights and campaign groups worldwide. The site aims to promote understanding, knowledge sharing and action on AIDS as a development, social, economic and human rights issue.
ANNEA
http://www.annea.or.tz/index.html
The AIDS NGO's Network in East Africa (ANNEA), established in 1994,by the end of 2000 had more than 120 members of NGOs involved in HIV/AIDS related activities in Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda.
ELDIS
http://www.eldis.org/hivaids/governance.htm
Funded by Sida, NORAD, DFID and SDC, and hosted by IDS, ELDIS is a gateway to information on development issues, providing free and easy access online resources. In their section on HIV/AIDS and Governance you find substantive material on many aspects of HIV/AIDS and its political implications.
Health and Development networks
http://www.hdnet.org/home.asp
Health and Development Networks (HDN) is a non-profit organisation working to mobilize a more effective response to HIV/AIDS and other health-and-development-related issues by improving information, communication and the quality of debate.
HIV InSite
http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/
Launched in March 1997, HIV InSite is run by the Center for HIV Information (CHI) at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). The HIV InSite's mission is to 'be a source for comprehensive, in-depth HIV/AIDS information and knowledge' and their homepage provides broad-ranging readings and links on HIV/AIDS.
HRW on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights
http://hrw.org/doc/
Under 'Global Issues' you find information on how the HIV/AIDS section of the Human Rights Watch work in this area as well as news, reports and links related to HIV/AIDS.
Idasa on HIV/AIDS and Democracy
http://www.idasa.org.za/
The Institute for Democracy in South Africa (Idasa), is an independent public interest organisation committed to promoting sustainable democracy in South Africa and elsewhere by building democratic institutions, educating citizens and advocating social justice. At their homepage you'll, among other things, find interesting reading on HIV/AIDS and democratization.
International AIDS Society
http://www.iasociety.org/index.asp
The International AIDS Society (AIS), founded in 1988, today represents the world's professional society for scientists, health care and public health workers and others engaged in HIV/AIDS prevention, control and care. Practically, it works to contribute to the control and management of HIV infection and AIDS through advocacy, education, facilitation of networks and scientific debate.
NAM Aidsmap
http://www.aidsmap.com/
The Aidsmap provided by NAM, a UK based organisation, give you access to daily news on HIV/AIDS, a searchable database of HIV treatment and care, as well as links to worldwide HIV organisation.
PlusNews
http://www.plusnews.org/
PlusNews is an Internet-based HIV/AIDS information service for sub-Saharan Africa, run by the Integrated Regional Information Network (IRIN). The homepage provides country specific reports as well as up to date news on HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa.
The HIV/AIDS department of WHO
http://www.who.int/en/
Information on how the HIV/AIDS department of the World Health Organization (WHO), the UN's specialized agency for health, works to respond to the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
The World Bank on HIV/AIDS
http://www1.worldbank.org/hiv_aids/
This site gives information on how the The World Bank, in partnership with others, is working to roll back the spread of the global HIV/AIDS epidemic.
Transatlantic Partners Against Aids
http://www.tpaa.net/index.html
The Transatlantic Partners Against AIDS (TPAA), is an independent, non-governmental organization that leverages the political, civic, scientific, and economic resources of North American, European, and Eurasian partners to combat the rapid and devastating spread of HIV/AIDS in Russia, Ukraine and neighbouring countries.
UNAIDS
http://www.unaids.org/en/default.asp
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, UNAIDS, is the main advocate for global action on the epidemic. It leads, strengthens and supports an expanded response aimed at preventing transmission of HIV, providing care and support, reducing the vulnerability of individuals and communities to HIV/AIDS, and alleviating the impact of the epidemic.' The website contains news on program activities, related events, program information, publications, full text documents and reports on HIV/AIDS, a section for journalists, and links.
UNDP on HIV/AIDS
http://www.undp.org/hiv/
This site outlines how the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) advocates for placing HIV/AIDS at the centre of national planning and budgets: helps build national capacity to manage initiatives that include people and institutions not usually involved with public heath: and promotes decentralized responses that support community-level action.
USIP on AIDS and Violent Conflict in Africa
http://www.usip.org/pubs/specialreports/Linking
This site of the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) gives an introductory reading on the interplay between AIDS and violent conflict in Africa.
YouandAIDS
http://www.youandaids.org/
'YouandAIDS.org is an HIV/AIDS portal for Asia Pacific that seeks to address the strongly-felt information and services needs of the region, particularly in the overall development context, and act as a regional platform to synergise multisectoral responses against the HIV/AIDS epidemic.'
06 United Nations
Alphabetic Index
http://www.unsystem.org/
Alphabetic Index of Websites of the United Nations System of Organizations.
Dag Hammarskjolds library
http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/
The Dag Hammarskjold Library is a special library whose mandated role is to serve the information needs of United Nations permanent Mission staff and Secretariat staff. There is also a Help Line that has been set up to provide guidance for external researchers and other interested needing assistance in tracking down information about the United Nations and its documentation.
ICTY
http://www.un.org/icty/
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, ICTY, was established by Security Council resolution 827. This resolution was passed on 25 May 1993 in the face of the serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in the territory of the former Yugoslavia since 1991, and as a response to the threat to international peace and security posed by those serious violations. The Tribunal is situated in Hague, The Netherlands.
International Court of Justice
http://www.icj-cij.org/
The ICJ, also known as the World Court, is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. Founded in 1946 its mission is to settle in accordance with international law the legal disputes submitted to it by States, and to give advisory opinions on legal questions referred to it by duly authorized international organs and agencies.
International Criminal Court
http://www.icc-cpi.int/
The ICC is the first permanent international judicial body capable of trying individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. In July 2003 91 countries had ratified the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
The court claims a ''universal'' jurisdiction, meaning its decisions not only overrule national law, but apply even to countries that did not ratify the 1998 Rome Statute on the International Criminal Court.
International Labour Organization
http://www.ilo.org/
The International Labour Organization, ILO, is the UN specialized agency which seeks the promotion of social justice and internationally recognized human and labour rights. It was founded in 1919 and is the only surviving major creation of the Treaty of Versailles which brought the League of Nations into being and it became the first specialized agency of the UN in 1946.
UN Millennium Development Goals
http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/
This page contains the detailed objectives that UN Member States, as stated in the Millennium Development Goals (MDG), have pledged to achieve by the year 2015.
UN Volunteers
http://www.unv.org/
The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme is the UN organization that supports human development globally by promoting volunteerism and by mobilizing volunteers. It is administered by United Nations Development Program (UNDP), and operates amidst growing recognition that volunteerism makes important contributions, economically and socially, to more cohesive societies by building trust and reciprocity among citizens.
UNDP
http://www.undp.org/
The United Nations Development Programme works with the aim of strengthening the democratic development in the world, reducing poverty, working with crisis prevention, to work with Energy- and Environmental questions, Information and Communications Technology
as well as preventing HIV/AIDS. You will find their home page here.
UNESCO
http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=15006&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
The main objective of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, is to contribute to international peace and security, by promoting collaboration among nations through education, science, culture and communication, in order to further universal respect for justice, for the rule of law and for the human rights and fundamental freedoms which are affirmed for the peoples of the world, without distinction of race, sex, language or religion, by the Charter of the United Nations.
UNHCR
http://www.unhcr.ch/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/home
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees was established on December 14, 1950 by the United Nations General Assembly. The agency is mandated to lead and co-ordinate international action to protect refugees and resolve refugee problems worldwide. Its primary purpose is to safeguard the rights and well-being of refugees.
United Nations homepage
http://www.un.org/
The UN was established in 1945. The purposes of the organisation are to maintain international peace and security, to develop friendly relations among nations, to cooperate in solving international economic, social, cultural and humanitarian problems and in promoting respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, and to be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations in attaining these ends. Visit their homepage.
07 IGOs
African Union
http://www.africa-union.org/
In 1999 the African Union, AU, was established. Its aim is said to be: ''to rid the continent of the remaining vestiges of colonization and apartheid, to promote unity and solidarity among African States, to coordinate and intensify cooperation for development, to safeguard the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Member States and to promote international cooperation within the framework of the United Nations''.
ASEAN
http://www.aseansec.org/
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN, was established in 1967 in Bangkok, then constisting of five member states. Its stated aims are to: 1. accelerate the economic growth, social progress and cultural development in the region through joint endeavours in the spirit of equality and partnership in order to strengthen the foundation for a prosperous and peaceful community of Southeast Asian nations, and 2. to promote regional peace and stability through abiding respect for justice and the rule of law in the relationship among countries in the region and adherence to the principles of the United Nations Charter.
Council of Europe
http://www.coe.int/DefaultEN.asp
Founded in 1949, the Council of Europe is the continent's oldest political organisation and today groups together 46 countries. Its main objectives are to act as a political anchor and human rights watchdog for Europe's post-communist democracies, assist the countries of central and eastern Europe in carrying out and consolidating political, legal and constitutional reform in parallel with economic reform and to providing know-how in areas such as human rights, local democracy, education, culture and the environment.
ECOWAS
http://www.sec.ecowas.int/
The Economic Community Of West African States is a regional group of sixteen countries, founded in 1975. Its mission is to promote economic integration in: all fields of economic activity, particularly industry, transport, telecommunications, energy, agriculture, natural resources, commerce, monetary and financial matters, social and cultural issues.
European Union
http://www.europa.eu.int/
The European Union (EU) is an organisation of European countries, comprising both supranational and intergovernmental cooperation between its, currently 25, member states. The Union was established under that name in 1992 but its predecessor dates back to the 1950s. At the portal-site of the European Union you (among other things) find up-to-date coverage of European Union affairs and links to the websites of each of the EU institutions.
IAEA
http://www.iaea.org/
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), established in 1957, serves as an intergovernmental forum for scientific and technical co-operation in the peaceful use of nuclear technology.
IDEA
http://www.idea.int/
Created in 1995, the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) is an intergovernmental organization that seeks to nurture and support sustainable democracy worldwide.
IMF
http://www.imf.org/
The International Monetary Fund (IMF), created in 1945, is the international organization responsible for managing the global financial system and for providing loans to its over 180 member states to help alleviate balance of payments problems. The organization and its policies have however been a constant target for criticism from socialists, the left and the anti-globalization movement.
Inter-Parliamentary Union
http://www.ipu.org/english/home.htm
The IPU is the international organization of Parliaments of sovereign States, established in 1889. The Union is the focal point for world-wide parliamentary dialogue and works for peace and co-operation among peoples and for the firm establishment of representative democracy.
League of Arab States
http://www.arableagueonline.org/
Arab League, the informal name of the League of Arab States, is a voluntary association of independent countries whose peoples are mainly Arabic speaking. Its stated purposes are to strengthen ties among the member states, coordinate their policies, and promote their common interests.
NATO
http://www.nato.int/
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, NATO, is an military security allience, constisting of 19 countries from Europe and North America. It was established in 1949, and its purpuse is said to be to defend its memeber states from aggression.
OECD
http://www.oecd.org/
The OECD groups consists of 30 member states, ''sharing a commitment to democratic government and the market economy. With active relationships with some 70 other countries, NGOs and civil society, it has a global reach. Best known for its publications and its statistics, its work covers economic and social issues from macroeconomics, to trade, education, development and science and innovation''.
Organization of American States
http://www.oas.org/
OAS is working to ''strengthening democracy, advancing human rights, promoting peace and security, expanding trade and tackling complex problems caused by poverty, drugs and corruption''. From its original 21 members signing the OAS charter in 1948, the organization today is made up of 35 member states, making the OAS ''the region's premier political forum for multilateral dialogue and action. With four official languages, English, Spanish, French and Portuguese, the Organization reflects the rich diversity of peoples and cultures across the Americas''.
OSCE
http://www.osce.org/
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, OSCE, is the largest regional security organization in the world, with 55 participating States from Europe, Central Asia and North America. It is active in early warning, conflict prevention, crisis management and post-conflict rehabilitation.
Its head office is sitatued in Vienna, Austria.
World Bank
http://www.worldbank.org/
The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), commonly known as the World Bank, was created in 1945. Originally, the organization's mission was to finance the reconstruction after WWII. Today, it's mainly focused on development in Less Developed Countries. With close connections to the IMF, the World Bank too has been regarded with scepticism from many political groups.
World Trade Organization
http://www.wto.org/
The World Trade Organization, WTO, is the ''only global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations. At its heart are the WTO agreements, negotiated and signed by the bulk of the world's trading nations and ratified in their parliaments. The goal is to help producers of goods and services, exporters, and importers conduct their business''.
08 Media
AFP
http://www.afp.com/english/home/
Agence France-Presse (AFP), is the largest French agency and also one of the oldest news agencies in the world.
Aljazeera
http://english.aljazeera.net/HomePage
The Qatar based Arabic television channel Aljazeera started broadcasting in 1996. Today many people in the Arab world regard it a more trustworthy source of information than government and foreign channels and it is probably the most watched news channel in the Middle East. The station gained worldwide attention as well as a lot of criticism following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, when it broadcasted videos with Osama bin Laden.
AllAfrica
http://allafrica.com/
AllAfrica Global Media is a Mauritius registered content service provider, systems technology developer and the largest electronic distributor of African news and information worldwide. This site gives you access to daily news from all of Africa.
AP
http://www.ap.org/
The Associated Press (AP) is today the largest national news service in the United States with thousands of daily newspaper, radio, television and online customers. The Associated Press is a not-for-profit cooperative, owned by its 1,500 U.S. daily newspaper members.
BBC
http://news.bbc.co.uk/
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) News claims to be the largest broadcast news gathering operation in the world with regional centres across the UK and bureaux around the world. As financed by TV licences paid by households, the BBC is (at least in theory) free from both political and commercial influence and only answers to its viewers and listeners.
CNN
http://www.cnn.com/
The US based Cable News Network (CNN) is one of today's most influential news delivery corporations, and owned by the world's largest media company Time Warner.
Common Dreams
http://www.commondreams.org/
The Common Dreams News Center is run by american Craig Brown, a former environmental and political activist. The site consists of news, analysis and columns from several other media sites, and has an impressive link archive.
Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting
http://www.fair.org/index.php
FAIR, the national media watch group, has been offering well-documented criticism of media bias and censorship since 1986. According to themselves, they work to ''invigorate the First Amendment by advocating for greater diversity in the press and by scrutinizing media practices that marginalize public interest, minority and dissenting viewpoints''.
Frontline
http://hinduonnet.com/fline/
Weekly news magazine from India, covering the latest development in world affairs, Asia in particular. Writer Arundhati Roy occasionally contributes with articles.
IC Publications
http://www.africasia.com/index.php
The IC publishes three magazines with special reports on Africa and the Middle East: African Business, New African and The Middle East. They cover political, social and cultural developments, and presents deeper analysis from several countries in the developing world.
Independent Media Center
http://www.africasia.com/index.php
IMC is a collective of independent media organizations and hundreds of journalists offering grassroots, non-corporate coverage. Indymedia is a ''democratic media outlet for the creation of radical, accurate, and passionate tellings of truth''.
IRIN news
http://www.irinnews.org/
United Nations Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN), is a website connected to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). It was born out of the 1994 crisis in the Great Lakes region of central Africa, commited to providing deeper analysis of the development in countries belonging to Africa and Central Asia.
ITAR-TASS
http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/
The Information Telegraph Agency of Russia (ITAR-TASS) has been in existence since 1904. Today, the state funded ITAR-TASS is the major News Agency of the Russian Federation.
Monthly Review
http://www.monthlyreview.org/index.html
The Monthly Review is a famous socialist magazine as well as book publisher. Several famous academic radicals such as Samir Amin, Immanuel Wallerstein and Peter Gowan contributes with analysis about current world affairs. Well worth having a look at.
Reporters Without Borders
http://www.rsf.org/
RSF is an international journalistic organisation fighting for press-freedom in countries where such freedom is lacking. The website is frequently updated with articles by, or about, oppressed journalists and the general media situation in these countries. All information is trilingual, english, french and spanish.
Reuters
http://today.reuters.com/news/default.aspx
Reuters is a global information company providing information for professionals in the financial services, media and corporate markets. Today it operates in almost 100 countries with many major news outlets in the world as subscribes. However, more than 90 percent of their revenues derive from financial services business.
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/
The famous Economist is a weekly magazine devoted to analysis and opinions regarding business and politics. It is a liberal magazine, 50 procent owned by the Financial Times, and has an explicit standpoint that free trade and free markets is what constitutes democracies. You will find selected articles from its printed edition on the homepage.
The Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/
A british daily newspaper covering current affairs from a broad perspective. The Guardian always incudes deeper analysis and daily comments from writers such as Naomi Klein. The newspaper has a large and functional on-line archive for free.
The website does also contain a global country-by-country directory of news and government websites.
The Independent
http://www.independent.co.uk/
The British Independent has for long been considered a relevant news source, with Robert Fisk as one of their head journalists. Have a look.
The Nation
http://www.thenation.com/
The left wing magazine The Nation, has provided the world with ''Unconventional Wisdom'' since 1865. Writers such as Naomi Klein and Christopher Hitchens often contribute, and a large archive of its printed articles can be found on its homepage.
The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/
Argubly one of the most influential newspapers in the american press. Often very criticized from radicals, but still worth having a look at.
UN-News
http://www.un.org/News/
Top news from the UN-body.
Z NET
http://www.zmag.org/weluser.htm
A huge website commited to providing critical information on subjects varying from International Relations and globalization, to labour and gender issues. Radical thinkers such as Noam Chomsky, John Pilger, Howard Zinn and Robert Fisk are just a few of thouse contributing with articles frequently.
09 Parties, Movements, Unions
EU - ALDE
http://alde.europarl.eu.int/Content/Default.asp?
The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE), established in 2004, was created out of cooperation between the liberal democrat European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (ELDR), the European Democratic Party, the Lithuanian Labour Party and the Italian Margherita. Today they hold 88 seats in the European Parliament.
EU - Greens/EFA
http://www.greens-efa.org/
The European Greens - European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA) group in the European Parliament is based on the cooperation between two distinct European political parties: the European Greens and the European Free Alliance.
EU - GUE/NGL
http://www.europarl.eu.int/gue/
The Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL or EUL/NGL) is the fifth largest group in the European Parliament and is, at present, made up of forty-one MEPs from sixteen political parties in twelve European countries.
EU - IND/DEM
http://www.europarl.eu.int/inddem/default.htm
The Independence and Democracy group (IND/DEM or ID), formed in 2004, is a euro-sceptic political group currently holding 37 seats in the European Parliament.
EU - PPE-ED
http://www.epp-ed.org/home/en/default.asp
The Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats (EPP-ED) has been the largest political group in the European Parliament since 1999.
EU - PSE
http://www.eurosocialists.org/
The Party of European Socialist (PSE) comprises social democratic, socialist and labour parties of the European Union member states. With its 202 seats the PES is today the second largest group in the European Parliament.
EU - UEN
http://www.uengroup.org/home.html
The Union for Europe of the Nations (UEN) is a nationalist and (mostly) euro-sceptic party grouping in the European Parliament.
European Trade Union Confederation
http://www.etuc.org/
The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) was established in 1973 to provide a trade union counterbalance to the economic forces of European integration. At present, the ETUC has in its membership 78 National Trade Union Confederations from a total of 34 European countries, as well as 11 European industry federations, making a total of 60 million members.
Global Unions
http://www.global-unions.org/
Global Unions comprises: the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU), the ten Global Union Federations (EI, ICEM, IFJ, ITGLWF, PSI, ITF, IFBWW, IMF, IUF, and UNI), and the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD.
ICFTU
http://www.icftu.org/
The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU), was set up in 1949 and has 231 affiliated organisations in 150 countries. Among others ICFTU works with issues such as: the respect and defence of trade union and workers' rights, the eradication of forced and child labour, the promotion of equal rights for working women etc.
International Federation of Liberal Youth
http://www.iflry.org/
IFLRY is the international umbrella organisation of liberal and radical youth organisations. According to themselves they are ''the platform for co-operation among liberal and radical youth and student organisations in the world''.
Have a look at their homepage. Several discussion forums and documents are availible.
Labour in Great Britain
http://www.labour.org.uk/home
The Labour Party is a democratic socialist party. It believes that by the strength of our common endeavour we achieve more than we achieve alone, so as to create for each of us the means to realise our true potential and for all of us a community in which power, wealth and opportunity are in the hands of the many, not the few.''
- Clause 4 of the Labour Party constitution.
Visit Labours homepage, and read about their view on democracy.
Left Parties of the World
http://www.broadleft.org/
Massive website with hundreds of links to left parties around the world, divided both into regions and ideologies. You will also find links to international party organizations.
Liberal International
http://www.liberal-international.org/
The Liberal International (LI) is the world union of over 70 liberal parties in 48 countries and was founded in 1947. The LI coordinates the foreign policy work of its member parties, promotes freedom, tolerance, democracy, international understanding, the protection of human rights and an economy based on market principles.''
Parliamentarians for Global Action
http://www.pgaction.org/
A network of over 1350 legislators from 110 parliaments engaged in a range of action-oriented initiatives that promote democracy, peace, justice and development throughout the world.''
Social Democrats in Sweden
http://www.socialdemokraterna.se/
Learn more about the Swedish Social Democratic Party. On this page you will be able to find up-dated information on political topics in several different languages. You can also find information from our latest congress and on how to become a member of the Swedish Social Democratic Party.
Socialist International
http://www.socialistinternational.org/
The Socialist International is the worldwide organisation of social democratic, socialist and labour parties. It currently brings together 141 political parties and organisations from all continents. The Socialist International, whose origins go back to the early international organisations of the labour movement, has existed in its present form since 1951, when it was re-established at the Frankfurt Congress. Since then it has been increasingly active and grown considerably in membership, particularly in recent years doubling the number of its members during the 1990s.
The Democratic Party, USA
http://www.democrats.org/
Founded by Thomas Jefferson in 1792, the Democrats has a long tradition of governing USA. At present, their dissatisfaction with president Bush and the Republicans could argubly be said to have led to an ideological widening between the two parties.
The Green Party, USA
http://www.gp.org/
The growth of the Green Party has been quite rapid since their founding in 1996. According to themselves, they are compunded by ''grassroots activists, environmentalists, advocates for social justice, nonviolent resisters and regular citizens who've had enough of corporate-dominated politics.''
The Republicans in the USA
http://www.gop.com/
BE IT RESOLVED, That the Republican Party is the party of the open door. Ours is the party of liberty, the party of equality of opportunity for all and favoritism for none.'' -The Rules Of The Republican Party, Preamble.
Visit the hompage of todays perhaps most powerful political party.
World Federation of Trade Unions
http://www.wftu.cz/
After a division in the late 1940s, The World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) was primarily made up by state-run unions from communist countries and unions affiliated with or sympathetic to communist parties elsewhere. Since the fall of the communist regimes in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, the WFTU has declined further with many of its former constituent unions joining the ICFTU.
World Socialist Forum
http://www.wftu.cz/
WSF claims to be an ''open meeting place where social movements, networks, NGOs and other civil society organizations opposed to neo-liberalism and a world dominated by capital or by any form of imperialism come together to pursue their thinking, to debate ideas democratically, for formulate proposals, share their experiences freely and network for effective action''. Since the first world encounter in 2001, it has taken the form of a permanent world process seeking and building alternatives to neo-liberal policies.
10 Political Resources
Administration and Cost of Elections Project
http://www.aceproject.org/main/english/index.htm
Through cooperation between the International Foundation for Election Systems (IFES), the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) this publication contains comprehensive information on various aspects of organising elections.
Constitutions and other Official Documents
http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/const.htm
At this page you will find constitutions, treaties, and official declarations from all around the world.
Elections around the world
http://www.electionworld.org/index.html
Elections around the world is your entrance to the world of elections. Its a database on elections, parties and parliaments from all over the world. Under ''background'', you will also find selected articles on electoral processes worth having a look at.
Kimber's Political Science Resources
http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/psr.htm
Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources is a gateway to most significant resources relevant to political science. Among others, you will find links to ''Area Studies'' covering virtually every country in the world, links to internet sites on electoral processes, governments of the world, political parties, political theories etc. Large Internet portal, taking you basically everywhere you want to go.
Lijphart Elections Archive
http://dodgson.ucsd.edu/lij/
The archive housed at the University of California, San Diego campus, is a research collection of district level election results for approximately 350 national legislative elections in 26 countries.
Political Science Links
http://www.library.ubc.ca/poli/digital
The University of British Columbia Library has a comprehensive Link archive, covering a range of institutes and University institutions focusing on the study of politics. The Links are devided into: Public Policy, Social Policy, Environmental Policy, Foreign Policy, Economic Policy as well as Digital Democracy. Well worth looking into.
The Global Site
http://www.theglobalsite.ac.uk/
A critical gateway to world politics, society and culture. Linked to the University of Sussex, the site includes writings from authors such as Mary Kaldor and Martin Shaw. Most articles downloadable in pdf.
Various Political Resources
http://www.politicalresources.net/index2.htm
This site, provided by Radio Radicale, gives you access to a lot of information on Elections, Parliaments, Governments, Political Leaders and much more.
11 Online Courses and Games
Food Force
http://www.food-force.com/index.php/game/
In this game from the United Nations World Food Programme your mission is to deliver food to an area in crisis, but you will also gain knowledge on how food aid can help people rebuild their lives following a disaster. Follow the link for further reading and download access.
On Democracy
http://www.dadalos.org/int/Demokratie/Demokratie/demokratie.htm
What is democracy, are there different forms of democracy and how has democracy developed since its beginnings in Ancient Greece. These are just a few of the questions addressed in the UNESCO (d@dalos) online course on Democracy.
On Democracy and Human Rights
http://www.hrea.org/
Human Rights Education Associates (HREA) is an international non-governmental organisation that supports human rights learning, the training of activists and professionals, the development of educational materials and programming, and community-building through on-line technologies.'' At their 'Learning Centre' you can apply for several courses in democracy and human rights.
On Human Rights
http://www.dadalos.org/int/Menschenrechte/start_MR.htm
This online course on Human Rights provided by UNESCO (d@dalos) gives you introductory answers to the questions of: what are human rights, where do they come from, what do they mean for me and who is responsible for their monitoring.
On Intractable Conflict
http://www.colorado.edu/conflict/peace/
The International Online Training Program on Intractable Conflicts, provided by the University of Colorado, USA, contains a set of materials designed to help people better deal with difficult, long-lasting conflicts. The readings encompass both theoretical and practical material.
On Peace Education
http://www.dadalos.org/frieden_int/
The 5 basic courses in D@dalos - Peace Education, provided by UNESCO, give introductory reading on peace and peace education: what it is, why it is needed, what it means and what peace teachers do etc.
12 Additional Resources
Advocates I
http://www.nobel.no/eng_lau_list.html
Prominent advocates for democracy, human rights and peace, and Nobel Peace Prize Laureates.
Advocates II
http://www.rightlivelihood.org/recip.htm
Prominent advocates for democracy, human rights and peace, rewarded with the Right Livelihood Award.
Conflict I
http://v4.crinfo.org/
The Conflict Resolution Information Source (CRInfo), provided by the University of Colorado, give you access to resources and links on all aspects of conflict.
Conflict II
http://www2.etown.edu/vl/peace.html
This site edited and maintained by Professor Wayne A. Selcher, give you access to a substantial collection of organisations, search-engines and gateways related to peace and conflict.
Conflict III
http://www.colorado.edu/conflict/
Comprehensive Gateway to conflict related Websites of the University of Colorado Conflict Research Consortium.
Democracy and HR I
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/DicHist/dict.html
The Dictionary of the History of Ideas from the University of Virginia Library is a useful search-tool for more information on topics such as democracy, ideology, liberalism and socialism.
Democracy and HR II
http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/
The University of Minnesota Human Rights Library contains one of the largest online collections of International Treaties, Human Rights Documents and links to other human rights resources.
Democracy and HR III
http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/links/ngolinks.html
Links to more than a hundred HR-related Non-Governmental Organizations, listed by the University of Minnesota Human Rights Library.
Gender I
http://www.owl.ru/eng/
Documentation Center on Women's Rights and Opportunities is an interactive virtual open information resource where you can search books, reports, organizations and other kinds of information.
Gender II
http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/links/women.html
The Women and Human Rights page of the University of Minnesota contains links to women's human rights organizations, international instruments and documents.
Gender III
http://www.wwwomen.com/
Search directory on Women and Gender Issues.
HIV/AIDS I
http://www.inasp.info/health/links/hivguides.html
Gateway on HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS II
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/hiv
Resources related to Development and HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS III
http://www.aegis.com/
Vast database of facts regarding the history, prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS. In addition, the AEGIS site has an extensive link section with country specific organisations, news and information.
IGOs I
http://www.library.northwestern.edu/govpub/resource/internat/igo.html
Collection of alphabetically sorted International Governmental Organizations, provided by the Northwestern University Library.
IGOs II
http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/links/igolinks.html
Links to almost 50 Inter-Governmental Organizations listed by the University of Minnesota Human Rights Library.
Media I
http://www2.etown.edu/vl/newsourc.html
Gateway to international media.
Media II
http://www.journalismnet.com/news/newsagencies.htm
Alphabetically listed links to International News Agencies.
Media III
http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/
Search engine with country specific online newspapers from all over the world.
Parties and Movements I
http://www.politicalresources.net/
Country sorted listing of political parties from all around the world.
Parties and Movements II
http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/parties.htm
Gateway to resources on political movements worldwide as well as country sorted information.
Parties and Movements III
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_political_parties
This site gives you political parties listed by country all over the world.