Human Rights Internet Resources Archive
The Human Rights Internet Resources Archive contains full websites, individual web pages, photographs, audio recordings, video files, articles, and reports on human rights struggles in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. The collection focuses on fragile internet content that is produced by human rights actors and organizations with limited resources to distribute their work widely and preserve it for the long-term.
A list of archived full websites can be seen here.
Recent Submissions
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Case The Prosecutor v. Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir
(International Criminal Court, 2009-03-04)Files from the International Criminal Court (ICC) case against Sudanese president Omar Al Bashir for the crime of genocide. -
Brief of Amici Curiae Human Rights Advocates, Human Rights Watch, Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights, Human Rights Committee, Bar of England and Wales in Support of the Petitioner
(undated)Amici curiae filed in support of the Petitioner's [Napoloen Beazley] Writ of Certiorari. -
Returning Home: Resettlement and Reintegration of Detainees Released from the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
(2009-03)On January 22, 2009, President Obama signed an executive order to close the detention facilities in Guantánamo Bay Naval Base within 12 months. A comprehensive plan for closing the camp should include a resettlement ... -
Protecting People and the Planet: a proposal to address the human rights impacts of climate change policy
(2009-12)To ensure that responses to global climate changes are effective, sustainable, and advance global human development, security, equality, and freedom, this paper proposes that the Conference of Parties (COP) mandate a ... -
In the Child's Best Interest? The Consequences of Losing a Lawful Immigrant Parent to Deportation
(2010-03)Congress is considering a comprehensive overhaul of the nation’s immigration laws more than a decade after the enactment of strict immigration measures. Lawmakers should take this opportunity to reaffirm the nation’s ... -
Truth Behind Bars: Colombian Paramilitary Leaders in U.S. Custody
(2010-02)Despite U.S. stated goals, review of available data indicates that the extraditions of paramilitary leaders have had adverse consequences for U.S. foreign policy by undermining rule of law in Colombia. The extraditions ... -
Crimes in Burma
(Harvard Law School, 2009-05)This report evaluates Burma’s breaches in light of the Rome Statute, which provides one of the available sets of international criminal standards. Part I of the report provides a brief history of Burma. Part II summarizes ... -
A House With Two Rooms: Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Liberia Diaspora Project
(DRI Press, 2009)From 1979 to 2003, more than 1.5 million Liberians were forced from their homes to escape from the violence and destruction of a protracted civil conflict. Hundreds of thousands became refugees and many eventually made ... -
Death Sentences and Executions in 2005
(Amnesty International, 2006-04-19)This document details the countries and territories that carried out executions, and the countries and territories that imposed death sentences, in 2005. During 2005, at least 2,148 people were executed in 20 countries. ... -
Death Sentences and Executions in 2006
(Amnesty International, 2007-04-27)This document details the countries and territories that carried out executions, and the countries and territories that imposed death sentences, in 2006. During 2006, at least 1,591 people were executed in 25 countries. ... -
Death Sentences and Executions in 2008
(Amnesty International, 2009-03-24)This document summarises Amnesty International's global research on the death penalty. Information was gathered from various sources including official statistics (where available), non-governmental and inter-governmental ... -
Death Sentences and Executions in 2007
(Amnesty International, 2008-04-15)This document details the countries and territories that carried out executions, and the countries and territories that imposed death sentences, in 2007. During 2007, at least 1,252 people were executed in 24 countries. ... -
The Anti Homosexuality Bill, 2009
(UPPC, Entebbe by Order of the Government, 2009-09-25)Text of The Anti Homosexuality Bill, 2009 for the Ugandan Parliament. -
Loi N°011 /2002 du 29 août 2002 portant Code forestier
(Reseau Documentaire International Sur la Region de Grands Lacs Africains, 2002-08-29) -
Cencertation informelle entre les composantes "opposition Politique" et "Forces vives aux négociations politiques intercongolais
(Reseau Documentaire International Sur la Region de Grands Lacs Africains, 2002-01-17) -
Causes et conséquences de la guerre en République Démocratique du Congo
(Reseau Documentaire International Sur la Region de Grands Lacs Africains, 2003-04-27) -
Congo Afrique XXXXe Année N° 349: In Memoriam- Bons Pasteurs
(Reseau Documentaire International Sur la Region de Grands Lacs Africains, 2000-11-01) -
Après les Banyamulenge; voici les Banyabwisha aux Kivu-La carte ethnique du Congo Belge en 1959
(Reseau Documentaire International Sur la Region de Grands Lacs Africains, 1999-03-01) -
Les accords de Lusaka et leurs implications: Congo Afrique XLIIe année - n° 362
(Reseau Documentaire International Sur la Region de Grands Lacs Africains, 2002-02-01)