External Links
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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- Internet Directory 6
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- News/Media Organizations 234
- Non-Governmental Organizations 749
- Reference Information 323
- Regional Organizations 53
- Research Institution 57
- Search Engines 20
- United Nations 1,350
- 1
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- Asylum 10
- Children 21
- Conflict Studies/Prevention 35
- Country Profiles/Information 2,378
- Democracy / Rule of Law 33
- Economic Issues 28
- Ethnic Groups and Minorities 20
- Gender Issues 3
- Health 22
- Human Rights 112
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- Media (Censorship / Media Freedom / Journalists) 20
- Migration 51
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- Nationality / Statelessness 6
- Political Parties/Systems 3
- Racism and Discrimination 7
- Refugees / Internally Displaced Persons 47
- Religion 14
- Sexual Orientation 12
- Terrorism/Counter-Terrorism 10
- Torture 3
- Trafficking in persons 13
- War Crimes / Crimes Against Humanity 8
- Women 26
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- Afghanistan 43
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- Anguilla 3
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- Azerbaijan 18
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- Belize 10
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- Bermuda 3
- Bhutan 13
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- Bosnia and Herzegovina 15
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- Brazil 12
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- Canada 25
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- Colombia 15
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- Cook Islands 7
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- Czech Republic 11
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- Democratic Republic of the Congo 18
- Denmark 15
- Djibouti 13
- Dominica 10
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- Ecuador 14
- Egypt 16
- El Salvador 12
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- Eritrea 19
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- Ethiopia 19
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- Greenland 3
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- Guadeloupe 3
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- Lebanon 22
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- Libya 11
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- New Zealand 11
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- Norway 14
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- Pakistan 36
- Palau 10
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- Peru 13
- Philippines 17
- Pitcairn 1
- Poland 14
- Portugal 15
- Puerto Rico 3
- Qatar 12
- Republic of Korea 13
- Republic of Moldova 12
- Republic of Türkiye 15
- Republic of the Congo 13
- Romania 13
- Russian Federation 27
- Rwanda 16
- Saint Kitts and Nevis 10
- Saint Lucia 10
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 10
- Samoa 9
- San Marino 9
- Sao Tome and Principe 12
- Saudi Arabia 11
- Senegal 14
- Serbia 26
- Seychelles 11
- Sierra Leone 15
- Singapore 9
- Slovakia 11
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- Solomon Islands 9
- Somalia 26
- South Africa 14
- South Sudan 8
- Spain 14
- Sri Lanka 21
- State of Palestine 13
- Sudan 26
- Suriname 10
- Sweden 15
- Switzerland 17
- Syrian Arab Republic 18
- Tajikistan 16
- Thailand 14
- Timor-Leste (East Timor) 16
- Togo 13
- Tokelau 3
- Tonga 9
- Trinidad and Tobago 10
- Tunisia 11
- Turkmenistan 15
- Turks and Caicos Islands 4
- Tuvalu 10
- U.S. Virgin Islands 2
- Uganda 17
- Ukraine 13
- United Arab Emirates 10
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 33
- United Republic of Tanzania 13
- United States of America 51
- Uruguay 11
- Uzbekistan 16
- Vanuatu 9
- Venezuela 12
- Viet Nam 16
- Western Sahara Territory 8
- Yemen 14
- Zambia 12
- Zimbabwe 16
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Council of Europe, Venice Commission: Constitutional Courts (Links)
Links to constitutional courts and equivalent bodies. Type: Judicial Bodies | Topic: Legal Systems |
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Cultural Orientation Resource (COR) Center
"The Cultural Orientation Resource (COR) Center provides important orientation resources for refugee newcomers and service providers throughout the United States and overseas." (from website) Type: Non-Governmental Organizations | Topic: Refugees / Internally Displaced Persons |
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Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) Virtual Law Library
"This site serves as a complement to the Law Library and Immigration Research Center (LLIRC) located within the headquarters complex of the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR)." (from website) Type: Reference Information | Topic: Legal Systems |
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FindLaw
Type: Reference Information | Topic: Legal Systems |
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - United States of America
Type: United Nations | Topic: Country Profiles/Information |
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Freedom Forum
The Freedom Forum is a nonpartisan foundation dedicated to free press, free speech and free spirit for all people. The foundation focuses on three priorities: the Newseum, the First Amendment and newsroom diversity. Type: Non-Governmental Organizations | Topic: Media (Censorship / Media Freedom / Journalists) |
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GlobaLex - Hauser Global Law School Program, NYU School of Law
Contains several legal research guides in the field of foreign and comparative law research. Dealing with, among others, Belarus, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Georgia, Lithunania, Mali, Moldova, Netherlands, Nigeria, Romania, South Africa, Spain, United States of America, Uzbekistan. Type: Research Institution | Topic: Legal Systems |
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Human Rights Campaign (HRC)
"The Human Rights Campaign is America's largest civil rights organization working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality. By inspiring and engaging all Americans, HRC strives to end discrimination against LGBT citizens and realize a nation that achieves fundamental fairness and equality for all." (from website) Type: Non-Governmental Organizations | Topic: Sexual Orientation |
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Human Rights Watch (HRW) - United States
Type: Non-Governmental Organizations | Topic: Country Profiles/Information |
