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This is a guide to selected sources of information related to Human Rights available at URI.  To find additional information, conduct a Subject search in the HELIN Catalog using Subject Headings such as HUMAN RIGHTS, WOMEN'S RIGHTS, CHILDREN'S RIGHTS, GAY RIGHTS, CIVIL RIGHTS, etc.

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URI Ref JC571 .F66

Freedom in the World. (Latest on Ref; previous volumes in Serial Stacks).

Annual survey data of political rights and civil liberties as experienced by individuals in over 192 countries and 18 territories.

  

URI Ref JC571 .G5855 2003

The Globalization of Human Rights. 2003.

Focuses on the construction, incorporation, and practice of human rights at the national, regional, and international levels. Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapter.

  

URI Ref K3238 .I58 1997

International Instruments of the United Nations:  a compilation of: agreements, charters, conventions, declarations, principles, proclamations, protocols, treaties, adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations.

Includes bibliographical references.

  

URI Ref JC571 .W4725 2003

The Wilson Chronology of Human Rights. 2003.

Traces the history of human rights, including civil rights, women's rights, gay rights, rights of indigenous peoples, etc. and covers events, trends, key figures, organizations, laws, court cases, and ideas about human rights.

URI Ref KF4747 .C37 2000

Cartwright, Rita Cantos and Victor Conde. Human Rights in the United States:  A Dictionary and Documents.  2 vols. 2000.

Explains American human rights cases, laws, and concepts.  Includes extensive primary source material.

  

URI Ref K3239.3 .G53 1996

Gibson, John S. Dictionary of International Human Rights Law. 1996.

Provides sources, definitions, and cross references for 64 rights in international treaties and four declared rights.  Includes a directory and extensive bibliography.

URI Ref JC571 .G5855 2003

The Globalization of Human Rights. 2003.

Focuses on the construction, incorporation, and practice of human rights at the national, regional, and international levels. Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapter.

  

URI Ref BL65 .H78 H8595 2005

Human Rights and the World's Major Religions. 5 vols. 2005.

Human Rights issues are examined within the context of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism. Includes primary sources, biographies, and annotated bibliographies in each volume.

URI Ref JC571 .L523 2001

The Human Rights Encyclopedia. 3 vols. 2001.

Discusses the context of human rights in various countries, as well as an overview of issues. Over 175 maps are included, as well as appendixes of United Nations human rights documents and a listing of human rights organizations.

URI Ref JC571 .H783 2003

Human Rights Violations.  3 vols. 2003.

Survey of major abuses in human rights. Articles are arranged chronologically from 1953-2001.

  

URI Ref JC571 .L2747 1999

Langley, Winston. Encyclopedia of Human Rights Issues Since 1945. 1999.

Entries cover human rights incidents and violations, concepts and terms, activists and organizations. Includes listings of important dates and human rights groups, as well as a glossary.

URI Ref JC571 .M3243 2000

Maddex, Robert L. International Encyclopedia of Human Rights:  Freedoms, Abuses, and Remedies. 2000.

Articles include practical information on remedies for violations of human rights and freedoms, as well as basic overviews and definitions of human rights concepts.

  

URI Ref K3239.3 .R67 2004

Robertson, David. A Dictionary of Human Rights.  2004.

A collection of 230 topical essays covering various human rights concepts and issues.

http://www.uri.edu/library/reference_databases/title.html

Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost).

Provides full text for nearly 3,180 scholarly publications covering academic areas of study including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies. Updated daily.  Coverage varies by publication, but generally covers the early-to-mid 1990's to present.

http://www.uri.edu/library/reference_databases/title.html

CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online).

Comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs. Publishes a wide range of scholarship, including working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, proceedings from conferences, books, journals, and policy briefs. 1991-. Updated monthly.

http://www.uri.edu/library/reference_databases/title.html

LexisNexis Academic.

News, law, and business information service. Includes news from national and international newspapers; wire services and articles from hundreds of periodicals; and a number of other reference sources. All sources are full-text. Updated daily.

http://www.uri.edu/library/reference_databases/title.html

PAIS International (CSA).

Indexing of journal articles, books, government publications, research & conference reports, publications of international agencies, and other materials from over 120 countries. Covers topics related to public policy and international relations. 1972-. Updated monthly.

http://www.uri.edu/library/reference_databases/title.html

Project MUSE.

Project MUSE offers the full text of over 220 journal titles from 37 scholarly publishers covering the fields of literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, economics, and many others.  Journals may be browsed or searched by keyword.

http://www.uri.edu/library/reference_databases/title.html

Sociological Abstracts (CSA).

Abstracts and indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. Covers over 1,700 journals plus books, dissertations, and conference papers. 1952-. Updated monthly.

http://www.amnesty.org/

Amnesty International.

Organization working to protect human rights worldwide. Full text of the Annual Report on Amnesty’s work and its concerns throughout the world. Amnesty library contains an archive of most reports, news releases, and urgent actions published from 1996 to date.

http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/

Human Rights Library.

Web resource directory produced by the University of Minnesota’s Human Rights Center. Contains one of the largest collections with more than twenty-five thousand core human rights documents, access to more than four thousand links, and a unique search device for multiple human rights sites.

http://www.du.edu/gsis/hrhw/digest/

Human Rights Review Digest.

Comprised of annotated bibliographies, organized by topic and authored by graduate students at the University of Denver’s Graduate School of Information Studies. Also gives background information on issues and concepts related to Human Rights.

http://www.hrw.org

Human Rights Watch.

Organization dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world. Site contains the organization’s publications, including the annual World Report containing information on human rights developments in more than 60 countries.

http://www.icrc.org/ihl

International Humanitarian Law — Treaties & Documents.

Hundreds of treaties and documents in full text provided by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).

http://www.un.org/rights

United Nations Human Rights.

Includes Web sites and information on the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the Human Rights Council, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Treaties, and a document research guide.

http://www.state.gov/g/drl/hr/

U.S. Department of State — Human Rights.

Search human rights pages, country reports, and view the full text of Supporting Human Rights and Democracy:  The U.S. Record 2005 -- 2006.

http://www.aclu.org/

American Civil Liberties Union.

Advocating individual rights by litigating, legislating, and educating the public on issues affecting individual freedom. Site contains publications, legal documents, supreme court cases, and fact sheets pertaining to human rights issues in the United States.

URI Ref E184 .A1 C47 2000

Civil Rights in the United States.  2 vols. 2000.

Covers the period from 1865 to the present and examines the efforts of the United States to secure civil rights for African-Americans, Asian-Americans, children, senior citizens, etc.

URI Ref JC599 .U5 E53 2005

The Encyclopedia of Civil Liberties in America.  3 vols. 2005.

Examines the concept and practice of civil liberties in the United States, with detailed history of court cases, events, constitutional amendments, and a chronology.

URI Ref E186.61 .E54 2003

The Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Civil Rights:  From Emancipation to the Twenty-First Century.  2 vols. 2003.

Includes over 120 primary documents and extensive chronology and bibliography to supplement the entries.

http://www.usccr.gov/

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.

Includes news releases, on-line publications, and other official information.

URI Ref HQ76.8 .U5 G37 2003

Gay and Lesbian Rights in the United States: A Documentary History.  2003.

Primary documents, including personal testimonies, court cases, laws, and other documents dating from colonial times to the present day.

URI Ref HQ76.8 .U5 L73 2005

Kranz, Rachel.  Gay Rights.  Revised Edition. 2005.

Includes chronology, laws, glossary, annotated bibliography, and court decision excerpts.

http://www.ngltf.org/

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force.

National organization working for the civil rights of GLBT people by, “building a powerful political movement in the fifty states and the District of Columbia.”

http://www.law-lib.utoronto.ca/Diana/

Women’s Human Rights Resources.

The Women’s Human Rights Resources Programme (WHRR) was created by the Bora Laskin Law Library of the University of Toronto, which collects, organize, and disseminates information on women’s human rights law. Includes a research database, bibliographies, and research guides.

URI Ref HQ1236 .W65253 2005

Women’s Rights. 2005.

Focuses on current issues and social trends in women’s rights, including sex trafficking, Muslim women and the East-West divide, and reproductive rights.

URI Ref HQ1236 .W6527 2001

Women’s Rights: A Global View. 2001.

Fifteen case studies exploring women’s rights in different countries.

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