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Human rights
"All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood," reads Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, proclaimed by the UN on December 10, 1948. A result of the atrocities of World War II, a lot of countries have the four basic principles of the declaration - freedom of speech and expression, freedom of worship, freedom from want and freedom from fear - embedded in their constitutions and all states formally accepted it. Yet human rights abuses are still occuring every day around the world. Speak out against them, make a programme!
History
Know Your Rights!
Learn about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights's origins and significance and find some of the historic speeches, essays and reports on the UDHR site.
Organisations
OneWorld.net
The parent-site of OneWorld Radio is dedicated to harnessing the democratic potential of the internet to promote human rights and sustainable development by bringing together the news of its partner organisations working for human rights from around the world.
Amnesty International
is documenting human rights abuses around the world. Amnesty can't tackle human rights violations with their grassroots alone, they do need the support of the media. Find the latest findings and concerns on the Amnesty news page.
Human Rights Watch
is the other big international human rights observation organisation. Find a lot of information on global human rights issues such as women's rights or refugees and a post-September-11-section. Also available online is their World Report for 2002.
Audio
A selection of the best audio on human rights available on OneWorld Radio website
Human Rights Watch
 Newly Released Documents Reveal Widespread Torture in Pentagon-Run Prisons Abroad
Interview with Reed Brody, special counsel with Human Rights Watch, conducted by Scott Harris
Between The Lines
BTL: Protesters Again Demand the Closing of the Pentagon's Infamous School of the Americas
Report on the 15th annual protest at Fort Benning, Ga. Produced by Between the lines' Melinda Tuhus
BTL:Palestinians Suffering in Lebanese Refugee Camps Hold Onto Hope for
Interview with Raida Hatoum, Lebanese activist and organizer, conducted by Stefan Christoff on the human rights situation of Palestinian refugees living in Lebanon.
Amnesty International
Irene Khan, Secretary General of Amnesty International, speaking at Press Conference on Sudan Crisis
Irene Khan, Secretary General of Amnesty International, outlines the findings and conclusions of the research undertaken in Sudan, September 2004. She proposes a number of recommendations to the Sudanese government and the international community.
Interview with Neil Sammonds, Amnesty International Campaigner on Syria
In this interview Neil Sammonds, Amnesty International Campaigner on Syria, describes the condition of detained people in Syria.
Interview with Drewery Dyke, Amnesty International Researcher for Iran
Drewery Dyke, Amnesty International researcher for Iran, summarises the flaws in the investigation and trial of Mohammad Reza Aghdam Ahmadi for the killing of Zahra Kazemi.
Interview with Nuria Garcia, Amnesty International Researcher on Peru
While illustrating a number of improvements in the human rights situation in Peru, Nuria Garcia, Amnesty International researcher on Peru, also details continuing concerns and recommendations.
Links
Human Rights Education
What does Human Rights Education mean and who is doing it? Find links to offline and online resources on Human Rights Education - and how to use radio for the promotion of it.
Resources
Human Rights Internet
This website has it all: an extensive databank with loads of relevant funding sources, publications, jobs, events and organizations; news and alerts, a youth center teaching human rights...
Human Rights Web
Contains names of human rights organizations, other organizations doing substantial amounts of human rights work, and resources (such as libraries and internet-based information) of use to human rights activists and researchers.
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