Iraq – Links available in Arabic

The following list is not exhaustive and will be expanded. Inclusion does not imply endorsement of content by IHRN.

Web Site / URL / Background / Language
Amnesty International / / Amnesty International is a UK based international human rights non-governmental organisation. Amnesty’s Arabic language web site contains thematic and country specific reports on human rights violations worldwide. / Arabic
Arab Organisation for Human Rights (AOHR) / / AOHR is a Cairo based Arab regional non-governmental human rights organisation. Its web site includes copies of its annual reports. / Arabic
Bunian II / / The Bunian II Programme aims to strengthen civil society actors in Arab countries to participate in the socio-economic development and democratic transformation of their societies. The web site includes conference and seminar reports and other resources designed for Arab civil society actors. / Arabic
Cairo Institute for Human Rights (CIHRS) / / CIHRS is a Cairo based regional human rights research centre. The main aim of CIHRS is to analyse and explain difficulties in implementing international human rights standards in Arab countries. The web site includes details of CIHRS’s research, training and publications. CIHRS also operates an Arab Human Rights List Serv and it is possible to join the List Serv on this web site. / Arabic
CIVICUS / / CIVICUS is an international alliance whose aim is to nurture the foundation, growth and protection of citizen action throughout the world, especially in areas where participatory democracy and citizens freedom of association are threatened. It includes many resources for organising a non-governmental organisation in English and French. / English/French
Frontline Human Rights Defenders / / Frontline is an Irish based non-governmental organisation that aims to protect people who work non-violently to promote all or any of the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. / Arabic
Human Rights Watch / / Human Rights Watch is a United States based international human rights non-governmental organisation. HRW’s Arabic language web site contains thematic and country specific reports on human rights violations worldwide. / Arabic
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights / / This web site contains details of the reports and activities of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. / Arabic
United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq / / This is a web portal for United Nations agencies and non-governmental organisations working in Iraq. / Arabic
United Nations Development Programme - Iraq / / This is the official web site for the United Nations Development Programme in Iraq. / English
United Nations Development Programme – Programme on Governance in the Arab Region / / This web portal provides information on governance reform in the Arab States. / Arabic
UNIFEM Arab States Regional Office / / This is the official web site of the Arab States Regional Office of the United Nations Development Fund for Women. / English
United Nations Web Portal on Human Rights / / This web portal contains links to Arabic language versions of the United Nations human rights treaties and a United Nations document research guide. / Arabic
United Nations Web Site on Terrorism / / This web site contains copies of UN Conventions, Declarations, reports and other documents on terrorism and describes the activities of the various UN agencies relating to terrorism. / Arabic
University of Minnesota Human Rights Library / www1.umn.edu/humanrts/arabic.html / The University of Minnesota Human Rights Library houses one of the largest online collections of human rights materials including human rights treaties, training materials, search engines and extensive links. / Arabic

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