This collection of external links is a directory of organizations dealing with refugee, asylum and human rights topics or provide (country-specific) information otherwise useful for practitioners. The directory contains over 3000 links to relevant internet sources and has been compiled and organized by type of organization, topic/mandate, regions and countries they relate to. This additional service has been provided to facilitate research by providing a mechanism to access information that may be relevant for decision makers and is not as such included in Refworld.
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African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights
African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights is charged with ensuring the promotion and protection of Human and Peoples' Rights throughout the African Continent Type: Regional Organizations | Topic: Human Rights |
African Union (AU)
Type: Regional Organizations | Topic: Democracy / Rule of Law |
Asia Human Rights Commission (AHRC)
Type: Regional Organizations | Topic: Human Rights |
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
The work of the Asian Development Bank is aimed at improving the welfare of the people in Asia and the Pacific through policy dialogue, loans, technical assistance, grants, guarantees and equity investments. Type: Regional Organizations | Topic: Economic Issues |
Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA)
FORUM-ASIA is a membership-based regional human rights organization in Asia and presently, it has 36 member organizations in 14 countries in Asia. Type: Regional Organizations | Topic: Human Rights |
Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO)
Type: Regional Organizations | Topic: Legal Systems |
Council of Europe
Type: Regional Organizations |
Council of Europe: Commissioner for Human Rights
"The Commissioner for Human Rights is an independent institution within the Council of Europe, mandated to promote the awareness of and respect for human rights in 47 Council of Europe member states." (from website) Type: Regional Organizations | Topic: Human Rights |
Council of Europe: Education of Roma Children
Type: Regional Organizations | Topic: Ethnic Groups and Minorities |
Council of Europe: Factsheets on Roma
Type: Regional Organizations | Topic: Ethnic Groups and Minorities |