ONLINE RESOURCES

1. JOB OPPORTUNITIES

• General databases

The Public Service Law Network (PSLawNet.org) is the website for law students and lawyers interested in doing international public interest work.

Human Rights Internet’s Organizations Database (http://www.hri.ca/databank) is a fairly comprehensive resource. The authors assert that it currently holds over 10,000 records. It can be searched by name, type, issues addressed, countries the organization works in and other criteria.

The Human Rights Resource Center (www.hrusa.org) works in partnership with the University of Minnesota Human Rights Library to create and distribute human rights resources. The website contains substantive human rights information and links to other human rights groups and resources.

For humanitarian work, please see ReliefWeb Directory (http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwc.nsf/doc202?OpenForm). For a comprehensive list of human rights job opportunities in inter-governmental organizations, please see http://intjobs.org. Idealist, http://www.idealist.org/en/about/index.html and Human Rights Jobs, http://www.humanrightsjobs.com are also useful resources.

For US citizens only, job and internship opportunities at the UN and other international organizations, please see http://www.state.gov/p/io/empl/

• Sample intergovernmental organizations:

COUNCIL OF EUROPE, http://www.coe.fr/jobs/Jobs_en.htm

INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE RED CROSS (ICRC), http://www.cicr.org/eng/hr

INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION (ILO), http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/pers/prof/prog.htm

ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES (OAS), http://www.oas.org/EN/PINFO/HR/job.htm

ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (OECD), http://www.oecd.org/hrm/

UNITED NATIONS, https://jobs.un.org/Galaxy/Release3/vacancy/vacancy.aspx

•  Regional resources:

AFRICA

African Human Rights NGOs
http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/africa/toc.htm
Extremely comprehensive site, with detailed organization information

The South African Legal Assistance Network (SALAN)
http://www.salan.org/
Site listing links to African NGOs as well as information, reports, and news about the activities conducted in the region.

ASIA-PACIFIC

Asian Women's Groups
http://www.aviva.org/asia.htm
Directory of nonprofit women's organizations in Asia, arranged by country.

Australian Community Legal Centers
http://www.naclc.org.au/
Contact details for all Australian community legal centers, sorted by state and center name.

Central Asia NGOs Network
http://www.cango.net.kg/
Database containing information on 3341 NGOs in Central Asia (including Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan). Searches can be performed by region or by practice sector.

Human Rights-related organizations in Nepal
http://www.hri.ca/partners/insec/Yb1992/Ch3.shtml
List of national non-profit organizations working in the area of human rights, providing detailed description of the organization and contact information.

NGOs in India
http://www.indianngos.com/
List of NGOs (including contact information and brief description of the organization) in India sorted by practice area; information on career opportunities.

UNIFEM East and Southeast Asia
http://www.unifem-eseasia.org/
Directory of organizations in East and South-East Asia working on elimination of violence against women.

Worldwide East Timor Human Rights Groups
http://www.etan.org/ifet/support.html
List of East Timor Support and Solidarity Groups Worldwide, arranged by name and country.

LATIN AMERICA

COLUMBIAN COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
http://www.colnodo.apc.org/
A communications network that provides information for NGOs dedicated to community development; information is in English and Spanish.

DIRECTORIES OF NGOs IN CENTRAL AMERICA
http://www.arias.or.cr/
List of recently published Directories of NGOs in Central America; information is in Spanish.

HUMAN RIGHTS IN MEXICO
http://www.redtdt.org.mx/
List of NGOs in Mexico, working in the area of human rights; information is in Spanish.

NGOs AGAINST CORRUPTION IN LATIN AMERICA
http://www.respondanet.com/
List of NGOs in Latin America focused on government reform and citizen participation; sorted by country and name; information is in English.

NGOs IN BRAZIL
http://www.abong.org.br/
Comprehensive list of NGOs in Brazil; searches can be performed by name, region, or state of the Federation; information is in Portuguese.

WOMEN'S RIGHTS IN LATIN AMERICA
http://www.derechos.org/nizkor/la/ong.html
List of national CLADEMs working for women's rights in 16 Latin American countries; information is in Spanish.

MIDDLE EAST

HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS IN ARABIAN COUNTRIES
http://www.arablaw.com/
Links to international and national organizations working in the area of human rights in several Middle Eastern countries.

MIDDLE EAST CHILDREN'S ALLIANCE
http://www.mecaforpeace.org/
List of recommended web links to Middle East NGOs focused on the welfare of Near Eastern Children.


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