Human Rights Research Project

    Listed below are links to websites and online databases that have information about countries and their human rights issues.  Some links have research hints next to them to make finding information easier.

     

     Everybody Research Links 

    Research Hints 
    Image Quest Lots and Lots of Pictures

    CIA World Fact Book 

     
    • Highlight your country’s region on the map 
    • Select your country name from the list 
    • Find map, photos, general information 
    • Read “Introduction” and “Transnational Issues” 
    • 1. Government & Laws
     
    US State Department HRR  
    • Scroll to your country name – click 
    • Read the first section, and then scan for other sections of interest 
    • 2. Enforcement & Resistance
    • 4. Current day human rights
     
    Amnesty International 
    • Highlight your region on the world map and click 
    • Select “Go To Country List”, and select your country name 
    • Use the scroll arrows carefully to read your country report  
    • Search PhotoGallery for photos 
    • 2. Enforcement & Resistance
    • 4. Current day human rights
     
    Human Rights Watch 
    •  Type your country name in the search box
    •  Click “Essential Background” 
    • World Report Chapters 2010: Click “Read Full Chapter”  
    • Browse “News Releases” and “Reports” for your country 
    • 2. Enforcement & Resistance
    • 4. Current day human rights
     
    FactMonster 
    • Click your country for general history & information 
    • 1. Government and Laws
     
    World Book Online 
    • Select World Book Student
    • Search for your Country, Political Leader or Historical Event 
    • 1. Government & Laws
    • 2. Enforcement & Resisance - search for historical event
    • 3. Important Leaders - look up by name of leader
     
    Encyclopedia Britannica 
    • Scroll to bottom of page and search for your Country, Political Leader, or Historical Event
    • The results screen will have 3 columns.  One is the high school encyclopedia, on is middle school and the last is elementary.  Click on the title of the article at the level you want to read.
    • 1. Goverment & Laws
    • 2. Enforcement & Resisance - search for historical event
    • 3. Important Leaders - look up by name of leader
     
    Issues & Controversies 
    • Type in the search box:  YourCountryName "Human Rights"
    • Look for information and lots of pictures
    • 2. Enforcement & Resistance
     

     

    Links and Hints for Particular Countries

    Country

     

      Links/Hints for that country

      1. Government & Laws

      2. Enforcement & Resistance

    China 

    		  

    Cuba 
    • No individual links, try searching for Fidel Castro and Cuba Human Rights in the links above
     

    Germany 
    • Search term hints:  Germany Human Rights, Hitler, Holocaust
    • Holocaust History information from about.com with photos
    •  US Holocaust Museum - lots of information and photos
      •  Click on the “Introduction to the Holocaust” (Left sidebar) 
      •  Click on “Holocaust Encyclopedia” (left Sidebar) to look things up  -  Many Photos 
      •  Click on  “Education” (Top Toolbar) for more articles  
     

    Middle East 
    • Search Terms:  Middle East, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tukey, Yemen, and may include Afghanistan and Pakistan though they are really in South Asia
    • MiddleEast Civil Liberties   lots of links to articles from about.com
    • MiddleEast Countries  click on "basics" then look at countries, more from about.com
     

    South Africa