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Free speech and human rightsAAAS Science & Human Rights Program's A resource for conducting human rights research on the InternetAlternet A group of US charities and NGOs American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Article 19 Named after Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the group works worldwide to combat censorship by promoting freedom of expression and access to official information. Banned Books On-line Links to on-line texts of books which have been suppressed The Blue Ribbon Campaign for free speech on-line Committee to Protect Journalists Censor Scrap - Fight Potty UK Censorship A UK site examining the country's laws on home use video pornography. Death penalty homepage campaigns against the death penalty Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR) European Master’s Programme in Human Rights and Democratisation A multidisciplinary one year postgraduate course established in 1997 through the joint efforts of 15 European universities and the European Commission. The File Room An archive of censorship cases Freedom of the Press - An annotated Bibliography A database of 8,000 articles on press freedom Feminists for Free Expression offer a feminist perspective on free speech issues, including items on pornography and sexual harrassment GreeNet networking for the environment, peace and human rights Human Rights Watch and their gopher site for documentation of human rights abuses around the world The Internet Free Expression Alliance Internet Freedom- UK based anti-censorship site that includes much controversial/banned material, inc The Nuremburg Files The Media Coalition defends First Amendment rights of all those involved in the book and publishing trade. OneWorld Online publishes the sites of many UK human rights, environmental and development groups Peacenet does the same in the US Soros Foundations Network made up of nonprofit foundations and organizations created and funded by the philanthropist George Soros University of Minnesota Human Rights Library an international human rights database US State Department Reports give the US government's verdicts on the state of human rights in countries around the world Libraries and international freedom Canadian Journalists for Free Expression
AmericasAmerican Communications Association Articles on free speech, freedom of religion, intellectual property and more in the USACenter for Democracy and Technology Drug Reform Co-ordination Network Pushing for reform of US drug control laws The Freedom Forum First Amendment Center Institute for First Amendment studies Provides information on the religious right Internet Resources for Latin America The National Prison Project protests against overcrowding and campaigns for better conditions and rights of prisoners in the US PEN Canada fighting for imprisoned writers around the world Separation of Church and State Homepage Puts the case for a secular state and opposes the growth of the religious right The Texas Observer DownHome Page An advocacy journal with "unabashed populist and progressive values", the Observer keeps its focus on Texas' environment, culture, politics, literature, and grassroots movements.
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Drugtext USA Guide to drug policies of countries around the world IGC PeaceNet's directory of NGOs and much more Political Resources on the Net has very useful links to resources on politics and government around the world |