National Human Rights Commission – India
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India is an autonomous commission constituted by the Government of India to protect human rights in India under the Protection of Human Rights Act of 1993. |
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The Protection of Human Rights Act 1993 (India)
An Act to provide for the constitution of a National Human Rights Commission. State Human Rights Commission in States and Human Rights Courts for better protection of Human Rights and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. It was enacted by the parliament in the forty-fourth year of the Republic of India.
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Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
The Office of High Commissioner works to keep The vision of United Nations which is for a world in where the human rights of all are fully respected and enjoyed in conditions of global peace - keep this vision to the forefront through constant encouragement of the international community and its member States and to uphold universally agreed human rights standards.
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Here you will find the most comprehensive collection of translations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted and proclaimed by General Assembly resolution 217 A (III) of 10 December 1948. Over 300 different language versions are available in HTML, PDF and graphical forms. |
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UDHR.org
This web site has been maintained as a resource for all those who want to join in the ongoing struggle for human rights and is based on the Universal declaration of Human Rights. |
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Peoples Union For Civil Liberties
An Indian organisation free from political ideologies, that people belonging to various political parties come together on one platform for the defence of Civil Liberties and Human Rights.
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Amnesty International
Amnesty International (AI) is a worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized human rights |
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Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch is the largest human rights organization based in the United States. Human Rights Watch researchers conduct fact-finding investigations into human rights abuses in all regions of the world. HRW comprises of individuals like lawyers, journalists, academics, and country experts of many nationalities and diverse backgrounds
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Human Rights Watch – Asia
Human Rights Watch is dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world. |
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Human Rights Watch – India
Human Rights Watch is dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world. |
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Share The World's Resources
STWR (Share The World's Resources) is a non-politically affiliated network campaigning for justice and peace through the fair and equitable distribution of world resources. We believe the current world economic system perpetuates global poverty, denies basic human rights to many millions and damages all nations. |
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National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR)
The National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR) is part of a wider struggle to abolish "untouchability" and to "cast out caste". "Untouchability" and caste discrimination continue to be a brutal reality for more than 160 million Dalits living in India today |
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SANGAMA
Sangama is a sexual minorities' rights organization based in Bangalore. That aims to assist sexuality minorities (lesbians, bisexuals, homosexuals, gays, kothis, hijras, transgender people and others who are discriminated against due to their sexual orientation/gender identity) to live their lives with self acceptance, self respect and dignity; to bring sexuality, sexual orientation/identity and gender identity into the realm of public discourse and link it to gender, human rights and development issues/movements in India. |
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May I Speak Freely
The Web site of May I Speak Freely Media, examines human rights issues and the legacy of U.S. involvement in Honduras in the 1980s.Twenty years after a Honduran military, trained and funded by the United States, committed brutal human rights abuses, its victims are still seeking justice. As part of a campaign to raise awareness, gain access to U.S. information on past abuses, help to achieve justice for victims, and prevent the repetition of past U.S. foreign policy mistakes that http://www.mayispeakfreely.org was launched
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Peoples Watch - Tamil Nadu
People's Watch - Tamilnadu is a human rights organization which has been actively engaging itself in the protection and promotion of human rights within the State of Tamilnadu since 1995 |
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Stop Torture - Amnesty International
Everyone has the right to live free of the threat of torture and ill-treatment. International law unequivocally and absolutely prohibits torture in all circumstances. Yet despite universal condemnation, torturers continue to inflict physical agony and mental anguish on countless victims - and to get away with it.
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The South Asia Human Rights Documentation Centre (SAHRDC)
The South Asia Human Rights Documentation Centre (SAHRDC) is a network of individuals across the region. It seeks to investigate, document and disseminate information about human rights treaties and conventions, human rights education, refugees, media freedom, prison reforms, political imprisonment, torture, summary executions, disappearances and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment. |
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Countercurrents.org
www.countercurrents.org is an alternative news site. That brings out what the mainstream media fails to tell you, or hides from you. These are the things that really matter. The things which may determine the fate of planet earth! The future of our children! In a word, the survival of the species! |
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INDLAW - Human Rights Module
INDLAW is a business-to-business Internet provider of research modules relating to Indian legal, tax, business and regulatory issues.
This is a link to the Human Rights Module on INDLAW |
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Child Rights Information Network - CRIN
The Child Rights Information Network (CRIN) is an independent, non-religious, non-political forum committed to facilitating information exchange between child rights professionals in different parts of the world. |
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Human Rights Internet - HRI
HRI is dedicated to the empowerment of human rights activists and organizations, and to the education of governmental and intergovernmental agencies and officials and other actors in the public and private sphere, on human rights issues and the role of civil society.
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The World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT)
The World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) is the world’s largest coalition of non-governmental organisations fighting against arbitrary detention, torture, summary and extrajudicial executions, forced disappearances and other forms of violence. |
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The Human Rights Media (HRM)
The Human Rights Media is a media forum dedicated to human rights. It specializes in the investigation, documentation, broadcast and dissemination of accurate, truthful and factual human rights news, issues, violations and advancements. |
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Minority Rights Group International (MRG)
Minority Rights Group International (MRG) works to secure the rights of ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities and indigenous peoples worldwide, and to promote cooperation and understanding between communities. |
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War Profiteers
The War Profiteers website is maintained and updated by Corpwatch, an organization based in Oakland, California, that counters corporate-led globalization through education, network-building and activism. The orginal site was created by the Ruckus Society, an organization that specializes in engaging nonviolent direct action, also based in Oakland, California.
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