Links
Human Rights Blogs
ACLU Blog of Rights: The American Civil Liberties Union posts about legislation, issues and campaigns that protect, influence and threaten civil liberties and freedom.
Committee to Protect Journalists Blog: This blog is all about the freedom of speech, from the U.S. to Zimbabwe to West Africa.
Ella Baker Blog: California’s Ella Baker Center for Human Rights is dedicated to turning around the racism, poverty and injustices of American urban communities. Read this blog for commentary about youth violence and more.
Harm Reduction and Human Rights: Read this blog to read news and updates from the International Harm Reduction Association, which aims to end the “harms from all psychoactive substances.”
Abyss2hope: This blogger was date raped at the age of 15 and now writes about the legal and cultural issues surrounding sexual violence.
Progressive Liberty Blog: Michael Anthony Lawrence writes about the U.S. Constitution, educating Americans about how current events, culture and politics affect our rights and freedoms.
Labor is not a Commodity: This international labor rights blog covers child labor, underpaid workers and more.
Global Issues: Global Issues contains articles about “social, political, economic and environmental issues that affect us all.” Check back often for updates on poverty, racism, military spending and more.
This is Zimbabwe: Better understand the abductions and human rights issues going on in Zimbabwe when you read this blog.
Human Rights Now: The Amnesty International USA blog reports on global and regional conflicts, torture, progressive legislation and a lot more.
AlterNet: AlterNet’s Rights and Liberties blog covers everything from current political events to everyday human rights violations in lesser known areas.
Save Darfur: Learn about the latest campaigns to save Darfur here.
Red Cross Blog: Learn how the Red Cross responds to natural disasters, human rights and refugee situations, and more.
World Bridge: World Bridge is primarily devoted to spreading awareness about refugees around the world, including Central Africa, Burma and elsewhere.
Rights Watchers: The Washington Post’s blog keeps an eye on human rights violations and escalating crises from Russia to the U.S.
Global Voices: From Egypt to South America to the Gaza Strip, find out what issues are most important to human rights activists and campaigns around the world.
The ARCH Blog: The Action on Rights for Children blog comments on government reforms and human rights issues affecting children around the world
Antiwar.blog: This antiwar blog analyzes current events and news stories from around the world.
Stop Genocide: Stop Genocide is a well-organized resource that shares news stories, tips for teaching about genocide, commentary and predictions about the state of human rights.
Susan Loone’s Blog: Susan Loone is a passionate activist who writes about petitioning, Parliament and the media.
This is Not My Country: Discover a depressed town behind the historic landmarks and tourist attractions of Greece when you read this blog.
The Hub: The Hub is a social blogging site that allows anyone to spotlight human rights issues and violations and spread awareness.
Blogactiv: Here, Europeans connect to spread the word about human rights violations, social justice issues, politics, environmental issues and more.
The Human Rights Blog: Read about human rights groups in other countries, as well as political and social movements that influence human rights.
Talking Rights: Robin Kirk shares news stories and gives commentary on all kinds of human rights issues, from the Congo to Latin America. She has been featured in Glamour and has written three books about Peru and Colombia.
Amnesty International UK: Multiple bloggers write about human rights events and issues here.
International Human Rights Non-Governmental Organisation
Amnesty International
Anti-Racism Information Service
Article 19
Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT)
CARE - International
Coalition for the International Criminal Court
Committee for the Protection of Journalists
European Centre for Minority Issues
European Council on Refugees and Exiles
European Network for Civil Peace Services
Greenpeace
Human Rights Education Associates
Human Rights Watch
INTERIGHTS
International Alert
International Committee of the Red Cross
International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
International Federation of Human Rights
