International Legal Research: Human Rights Research

Starting Points

• Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Pages/WelcomePage.aspx
• University of Minnesota Human Rights Library: http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/
• ASIL Guide to Electronic Resources for International Law or ERG): International Human Rights:  http://www.asil.org/humrts1.cfm

Human Rights Treaties

• Core International Human Rights Instruments (OHCHR):  http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/index.htm#core
• Electronic Information System for International Law (EISIL):  International Human Rights, Basic Sources:  Primary Documents:  http://www.eisil.org/index.php?sid=438532391&cat=187&t=sub_pages
• Bayefsky: http://www.bayefsky.com
• This incredible megasite provides links to reports, concluding observations, ratifications, reservations and declarations, jurisprudence and other types of documents on the major U.N. human rights treaties. It is searchable by type of document, country or subject matter. 
• The Official Document System of the United Nations (ODS): http://proxy.uchicago.edu/login?url=http://documents.un.org/

Reports by Country

• U.S. State Department's Travel Information - Country Specific Information:  http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1765.htm

U.S. Department of State

• Trafficking in Persons Reports:  http://www.state.gov/g/tip/rls/tiprpt/
• Reports on International Religious Freedom: http://www.state.gov/g/drl/irf/rpt/index.htm

Amnesty International

• Human Rights Reports By County and Topic:  http://www.amnesty.org/en/human-rights
• Research Library: http://www.amnesty.org/en/library
• Annual Report 2008: http://thereport.amnesty.org/eng
• Human Rights Watch Reports and Country Information: http://www.hrw.org/en/publications