Information for Human Rights. Part II: Case Studies From Across the Globe

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Information for Human Rights. Part II: Case Studies From Across the Globe

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Activism Made Easy: A Study of Amnesty International’s Online Campaign to Stop Torture
John Lannon
"This paper analyses the Internet’s effectiveness in one area of human rights activism: as a site for action. Through a study of Amnesty International’s Stop Torture website, which was specially designed to enable Internet users to become human rights activists, it presents some of the lessons learned, and outlines the doubts that exist over the Internet’s value in this area."

Towards A Global Network of Rights: The Experience of Nepal
Sushma Joshi
"Electronic resources, particularly the Internet, have become a lifeline for many human rights activists around the world who otherwise do not have access to global information networks."

Information: an obstacle for human rights?
Serguei Chabanov
"Overall, human rights establishment tends to view Internet in a positive light. This paper attempts to highlight some of peculiarities of the Internet and digital media and the concerns they pose when used in human rights work. It argues that certain issues are problematic enough for the Internet at present to be considered a medium so far unyielding or even hostile to the furtherance of human rights cause."

Breaking Through the “Golden Shield”
Garden Networks
"This paper reveals the critical role of China’s biggest Internet surveillance system in web repression, the Golden Shield, as well as some current technological and surveillance methods employed by China. It will discuss efforts to overcome Internet censorship in order to help people in China access human rights information."

Human Rights Organisations and the Internet in Belarus
Marina Sokolova and Mikhail Doroshevich
"This article will analyse to what extent human rights activists in Belarus have begun to tap into the power of the Internet, and what has yet to be done."

The American Antitrust Institute: Introduction to a Virtual Public Interest Network
Albert Foer
"AAI’s experience demonstrates that it is possible with the help of the Internet to build from scratch and in a relatively short time an influential public interest organisation dedicated to research, education, and advocacy in the field of antitrust."

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Information for Human Rights. Part II: Case Studies From Across the Globe

Activism Made Easy: A Study of Amnesty International’s Online Campaign to Stop Torture

Towards A Global Network of Rights: The Experience of Nepal

Information: an obstacle for human rights?

Breaking Through the “Golden Shield”

Human Rights Organisations and the Internet in Belarus

The American Antitrust Institute: Introduction to a Virtual Public Interest Network

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Amnesty International Report 2009: Croatia 2009-05-28 · Amnesty International (AI) Amnesty International’s Report 2009 evaluates the human rights situation throughout 2008 in Croatia. The report affirmes that despite slow progress in prosecution of war crimes committed by members of the Croatian Army and police forces against Croatian Serbs and other minorities during the 1991-1995 war, the country continued to move towards full integration with the EU. Physical attacks and intimidation of journalists increased.

Amnesty International Report 2009: Estonia 2009-05-28 · Amnesty International (AI) Amnesty International’s Report 2009 evaluates the human rights situation throughout 2008 in Estonia. The report states that linguistic minorities continued to face discrimination in a number of areas, particularly in the fields of employment and education. Migrants were exposed to harassment by state officials and attacks by extremist groups. Criminal investigations into allegations of excessive use of force by law enforcement officials were dismissed. A human rights organization continued to be harassed by the government.

Amnesty International Report 2009: Czech Republic 2009-05-28 · Amnesty International (AI) Amnesty International’s Report 2009 evaluates the human rights situation throughout 2008 in Czech Republic. The report underlines that the government again failed to implement adequate anti-discrimination provisions. The Roma continued to experience discrimination, particularly in accessing education, housing and health, as well as threats of attacks by far-right groups. There were concerns over inhuman and degrading treatment of people with mental disabilities.

Amnesty International Report 2009: Finland 2009-05-28 · Amnesty International (AI) Amnesty International’s Report 2009 evaluates the human rights situation throughout 2008 in Finland. The report underlines that women were not adequately protected in law or practice against violence. Asylum-seekers were sent back to EU countries where they were less likely to be offered some form of protection than if their claim had been considered in Finland. Conscientious objectors to military service were imprisoned.

Amnesty International Report 2009: Denmark 2009-05-28 · Amnesty International (AI) Amnesty International’s Report 2009 evaluates the human rights situation throughout 2008 in Denmark. The report states that the government indicated that it would consider relying on diplomatic assurances to deport people to countries where they could be at risk of human rights violations. The system for investigating complaints against the police failed to ensure a remedy for ill-treatment. Discriminatory legislation and practice led to a lack of protection for survivors of rape.

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