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Basic course on international human rights protection Introduction to Human Rights Resources Online (Part I-IV) Part IV - Friday Nov. 23, 9-9:15 ”Human Rights Country Information Online” Part I – Monday Nov 19, 9-10:20 am (lecture) “Finding the best HR-sources on the web” Part II - Monday Nov. 19, 14-14:15 ”Non-Discrimination and the Protection of Vulnerable Groups” Part III - Tuesday Nov. 20, 14-14:15 ”The Rule of Law” By NCHR-librarians Betty Haugen and Kristine Mesgrahl UNIVERSITY OF OSLO - Norwegian Centre for Human Rights Agenda part II-IV • • • Part II – Monday ”Non-Discrimination and the Protection of Vulnerable Groups” 1. Starting points for issues 2. Non-discrimination 3. Indigenous and minority rights Part III – Tuesday – ”The Rule of Law” 1. Rule of law/Fair trial 2. Transitional justice / Peace-building Part IV – Friday – ”Human Rights Country Information Online” 1. National institutions 2. Country information 3. Statistics on the Web UNIVERSITY OF OSLO - Norwegian Centre for Human Rights IV.1 National institutions • National Human Rights Institutions Forum – http://www.nhri.net/ • Paris Principles – http://www.nhri.net/default.asp?PID=312&DID=0 UNIVERSITY OF OSLO - Norwegian Centre for Human Rights National Human Rights Institutions Forum http://www.nhri.net/ UNIVERSITY OF OSLO - Norwegian Centre for Human Rights IV.2 Country information 1. UN OHCHR – countries – http://www.ohchr.org/english/countries/ 2. Amnesty International – http://www.amnesty.org/ 3. Human Rights Watch – http://www.hrw.org/ 4. US State Dept. – http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/http://www.interights.org/ 5. U of M Country links – http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/research/ 6. General domestic law UNIVERSITY OF OSLO - Norwegian Centre for Human Rights IV.2.1 UN OHCHR – countries http://www.ohchr.org/english/countries/ UNIVERSITY OF OSLO - Norwegian Centre for Human Rights IV.2.2 Amnesty International – ex. Indonesia info. http://www.amnesty.org/ UNIVERSITY OF OSLO - Norwegian Centre for Human Rights IV.2.3 HRW – ex Vietnam http://www.hrw.org/ UNIVERSITY OF OSLO - Norwegian Centre for Human Rights IV.2.6 General domestic law • World Legal Information Institute – http://www.worldlii.org/ • The Pritzker Legal Research Center – http://www.law.northwestern.edu/library/rese arch/foreignandcomparative/countrylegal/ UNIVERSITY OF OSLO - Norwegian Centre for Human Rights IV.3 Statistics on the web 1. World Freedom Atlas – http://www.freedom.indiemaps.com/ 2. Globalis – in Norwegian only – www.globalis.no – http://www.gapminder.org/world 3. Gapminder 4. Hans Rosling talks at TED – http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/140 UNIVERSITY OF OSLO - Norwegian Centre for Human Rights IV.3.1 World Freedom Atlas http://www.freedom.indiemaps.com/ UNIVERSITY OF OSLO - Norwegian Centre for Human Rights IV.2.2 Gapminder http://tools.google.com/gapminder UNIVERSITY OF OSLO - Norwegian Centre for Human Rights