Center for Justice and International Law CEJIL, Washington

also in spanish

  • MISSION, VISION AND PRINCIPAL OBJECTIVES:
  • The institutional mission of CEJIL is to contribute to the full enjoyment of human rights in the Americas through the effective use of the tools of the Inter-American System and international human rights law.
  • CEJIL aspires for its work to help forge the ideal of a hemisphere where people live freely, without fear or want, as established in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Preamble of the American Convention of Human Rights.
  • In this regard, CEJIL has established the following priority objectives: … (full text about).

english Homepage;
Inter American system; HR defenders; Litigations; Board; Strategies; Cases; Tools;
Address: CEJIL, 1630 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 401, Washington, D.C., 20009-1053; USA;
Contact online.

CEJIL: The Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL) is a non-governmental, non-profit organization that protects and promotes human rights in the Americas through the strategic use of the tools offered by international human rights law. Continuer la lecture de « Center for Justice and International Law CEJIL, Washington »

PAIL Institute – Procedural Aspects of International Law

The Procedural Aspects of International Law Institute (PAIL Institute) is a nonprofit organization devoted to furthering the observance of international law through research, consulting, and publishing monographs and other educational materials … (about 1/2).

Homepage; Guide;
Sources; Publications; Dispute Settlement; Doctrines; Board; Advisories; Links, Blogs;
Address: The Procedural Aspects of International Law Institute, Inc, P.O. Box 33016, Farragut Station, Washington, D.C. 20033-0016,USA;
Contacts.

About 2/2: … Established in 1965 by academic lawyers, governmental officials, and private practitioners, the Institute’s activities include work in areas as diverse as international claims settlements, a draft convention on terrorism, the concept of autonomy in international law, the reform of international organization and the international protection of human rights. The 26 volumes of The Pail Monograph Series represent the longest, continuously-edited collection of international law monographs.

Human Rights Library of the University of Minnesota

The University of Minnesota’s Human Rights Library houses one of the largest collections of more than sixty thousand core human rights documents, including several hundred human rights treaties and other primary international human rights instruments. The site also provides access to more than four thousands links and a unique search device for multiple human rights sites. This comprehensive research tool is accessed by more than a 250,000 students, scholars, educators, and human rights advocates monthly from over 150 countries around the world. Documents are available in nine languages – Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish.

Homepages: of the University; of the School of Law, of the General Library; of the Law Library Website, and finally the english Homepage of the Human Rights part of the Law Library;

PDA/Sitemap;

Treaties; UNdocs; Regionals; Topic Guides; Links to over 4’000 other sites;

About the University of Minnesota Human Rights Center and Library; Fellowship; Military and Medecine; Education Experience; Refugees/Asylums; US HR docs; HR USA; HR in the news; Donate;

Contacts: The University of Minnesota, the General Library, and the  Law Library, 120 Walter F. Mondale Hall, 229 19th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.

African Human Security Initiative AHSI

another project managed by Institute for Security Studies ISS /South Africa – also in french

The African Human Security Initiative 2 (AHSI2) is a follow-up to AHSI1, a regional programme that used the system of peer review to monitor the extent of compliance of eight African countries with their commitments to democracy, good governance and civil society participation. AHSI2 uses the peer review concept to complement the formal NEPAD/APRM (New Economic Partnership for Africa’s Development / Africa Peer Review Mechanism) process by focusing on the criminal justice system in selected countries identified for APRM review. Through local partnerships, AHSI2 intends to build the capacity of an expanded membership to undertake research on security issues in order to facilitate the work of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union … (full text english Homepage and latest News).

Background Papers; Partners; Country Reviews; Theoreticals; Events;
Addresses: Institute for Security Studies. Ethiopia Office, First Floor, Ki-ab Building, Alexander Pushkin Street, Pushkin Square, or PO Box 2329, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia;
Contact.

Project Information: The overarching goal of this project to generate information that can be used to review the scale of crime and the criminal justice systems in countries undergoing the APRM.  Continuer la lecture de « African Human Security Initiative AHSI »

Ethics Practitioners' Association of Canada EPAC

Association des praticiens en éthique du Canada APEC

To achieve our vision of exemplary ethical behaviour in Canadian organizations, our mission is to enhance the quality and availability of ethics advice and services across Canada, and enable individuals to work successfully in the field of organizational ethics. (Mission/Vision 1/2).

Homepage;
Standards; Competency Profile; Education; Training; Blogs; Newsletter; Join; Sponsors; Links;
Address: EPAC-APEC OFFICE SERVICES, Pat McGregor, 51 Dalgleish, Kingston, ON, K7L 5H6, Canada;
Contact.

Mission/Vision 2/2: … Our vision is that all Canadian organizations, whether public, private or voluntary, will operate in an exemplary ethical and socially responsible manner at home and abroad, in accordance with their own stated values, leading standards in their sector, and applicable international standards. Continuer la lecture de « Ethics Practitioners' Association of Canada EPAC »

Ethics Resource Center ERC

  • The Ethics Resource Center (ERC) is a private, nonprofit organization devoted to independent research and the advancement of high ethical standards and practices in public and private institutions.  For 88 years ERC has been a resource for institutions committed to a strong ethical culture.
  • ERC’s expertise also informs the public dialogue on ethics and ethical behavior.  ERC researchers analyze current and emerging issues and produce new ideas and benchmarks that matter – for the public trust … (about 1/2 /Mission and Values).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Resources; Research; Services; Board; Fellows; Leadership; Annual reports; Support;
Address: Ethics Resource Center, 2345 Crystal Drive, Suite 201, Arlington, VA 22202, USA;
Contact online.

About 2/2: … ERC has been in the organizational ethics business for a long time – 88 years and counting – and there are resources available at ethics.org that you would be hard-pressed to find elsewhere.   Continuer la lecture de « Ethics Resource Center ERC »

Ethics in Education

Human beings have an innate ethical sense that urges them to make predictable choices.  Although most people believe that their actions are guided by logic and reason, reason often acts only as a mechanism to justify these choices. Language allows people to construct sophisticated rationales which support what are often genetically driven decisions. Ethics education is about recognizing the real power of one’s innate ethical sense and how it influences our behavior. In this way we can free reason to become a tool to truly guide our actions.  Without the wisdom that results from understanding one’s innate ethical self, reason remains a powerful propaganda prop for unchallenged intrinsic human ethical imperatives … (What is Ethics 1/2).

Homepage;
Ethics Workbook: book one, 96 p and book two; 122 p, book two; Novels; Coat of Arms; Movie Jigs; Holocaust; FAQs;
Submissions (and a Contact possibility).

What is Ethics 2/2: … How do educators attack this problem? It is best to build on the beliefs, which students already bring with them, that ethics must be about individuals, and that the extent of individual freedom is a measure of what is right.  Continuer la lecture de « Ethics in Education »

African Elections Database

site hosted by Tripod.com, USA.

… The purpose of the African Elections Database is to provide a comprehensive archive of past and present election results for the 48 countries of Sub-Saharan Africa … (about the Database 1/2).

Homepage;
Authorities; Chronology; Updates; Terms, Definitions; Recents; Calendar;
Freedom, Democracy, Human Rights in Sub-Saharan Africa;
Contacts and addresses: for each country scroll down of any page and click on the link.

About the Database 2/2 (inkl. Sources and Links) /Election Pages & Results: Each country’s election page starts with a political profile.  Continuer la lecture de « African Elections Database »

African Elections Project

aussi en français

The African Elections Project :  your authoritative African Elections Information and Knowledge online portal, covering elections across the continent. (on the english Homepage).

Partners; Links; Countries: find most of them in the bottom line of each page;
Contacts online and some regional adresses.

About /Elections Project Scope (here after about West Africa):  Continuer la lecture de « African Elections Project »

US geological survey – USGS

Science for a changing world

  • Mission: The USGS serves the Nation by providing reliable scientific information to describe and understand the Earth; minimize loss of life and property from natural disasters; manage water, biological, energy, and mineral resources; and enhance and protect our quality of life.
  • Vision: USGS has become a world leader in the natural sciences thanks to our scientific excellence and responsiveness to society’s needs. (Our Mission and Vision).

Homepage; Continuer la lecture de « US geological survey – USGS »

Rising Sun Education and Welfare Society

fignting odds with special courage – Institute for special children

Vision: To make special children confident and self reliant members of the society.
Mission: To provide these children with all the educational & training facilities to enhance their apabilities and rehabilitate them in the society. (about 1/2 /Vision/Mission).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Members; Publications; Institute’s Photo; Education; Activities;
Addresses (1 of 2): Mughalpura Campus, 34 Larechs III, Post Office Scheme Mughalpura, Lahore, Pakistan;
Contact.

About /History: Rising Sun Institute for Special children, a project of Rising Sun Education & Welfare Society, is in exact keeping of this United Nation’s Convention for the development of a mentally or otherwise retarded child.   Continuer la lecture de « Rising Sun Education and Welfare Society »

AMANI Forum – The Great Lakes Parliamentary Forum of Peace

1. What is AMANI Forum? The Great Lakes Parliamentary Forum on Peace – AMANI Forum is an initiative of African Parliamentarians in the Great Lakes region. It is a network of parliamentarians who are committed to peace and to the peaceful resolution of conflicts, both within their own countries and in the region as a whole. Recognizing that the protracted conflicts in the Great Lakes region are fundamentally interlinked, and that parliamentarians are in a unique position to contribute substantially to conflict prevention and resolution, a group of parliamentarians decided in 1998 to create a regional structure to enable Parliamentarians work in a coordinated manner towards sustainable peace … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Activities; Events; Vacancies; Publications; Press; Blog; Links;
Address: Regional Secretariat, The Great Lakes Parliamentary Forum on Peace – AMANI Forum, 2nd Floor, Titan Complex, Chaka Road, P.O. Box 25592-00603, Nairobi, Kenya;
Contact.

About 2/2: … Since then, AMANI has grown to be a resolute voice of peace in the Region with a membership of over six-hundred and fifty (650) parliamentarians. Continuer la lecture de « AMANI Forum – The Great Lakes Parliamentary Forum of Peace »

AIDS and Rights Alliance for Southern Africa ARASA

We are a regional partnership of non-governmental organisations working together to promote a human rights based response to HIV/AIDS and TB. (Homepage).

Advocacy; Capacity building; Campaigns; Guidelines; Declarations; Fact Sheets; Newsletter; Staff; Forum; Partners; Downloads;
Contacts /office addresses.

About /Organisational Structure: ARASA is constituted in the form of a trust and all partner organisations are members of the trust. Three steering committees, comprising trust members, act as advisory boards to the three ARASA programme areas: training and awareness raising, advocacy and lobbying and regional treatment literacy and advocacy. Continuer la lecture de « AIDS and Rights Alliance for Southern Africa ARASA »

rabble.ca / rabble podcast network rpn

news for the rest of us, uncensored, unfiltered …

Linked with Africa Files (Toronto, Canada), with Vox Sambou and the Solid’Ayiti initiative for Haiti, and with Weekly Diaspora: Will $600 million border security bill target innocents?

The rabble podcast network is a growing collection of Canadian podcasts which offer an alternative take on politics, entertainment, society, stories, community and life in general. (Homepage and current rabble poll).

rabble; babble; rabble.tv; podcasts; blogs; Books; Photos; What’s up? Now what? Active topics; Support;
Address: rabble.ca, Suite 400, 215 Spadina Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5T 2C7, Canada;
Contact.

Landing Welcome: Come on in — we’re glad you’re here. rabble.ca was built on the efforts of progressive journalists, writers, artists and activists across the country. Continuer la lecture de « rabble.ca / rabble podcast network rpn »

Africa Files, Toronto /Canada

Linked with rabble.ca / rabble podcast network rpn.

  • AfricaFiles  is a network of people committed to Africa through its promotion of human rights, economic justice, African perspectives and alternative analyses.
  • AfricaFiles was launched early in 2002 by former volunteers from two groups based in Toronto but supported by numerous others – in Canada, Africa and elsewhere … (full text about).

Homepage;
Issue Ezine; Info Serv; Action; Research; Network; Pulse Podcast; Support; Membership;
Address: AfricaFiles, Room 21, 300 Bloor Street West, Toronto, ON  M5S 1W3, Canada;
Contact.

Join Us /subscribe; When you join AfricaFiles, you join a network of people who share a commitment to Africa and who seek radical change alongside her peoples in the best interests of all.  Continuer la lecture de « Africa Files, Toronto /Canada »