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Wei Jingsheng Foundation Wei Jingsheng Foundation
Wei Jingsheng Foundation- News and comments from this well-known Chinese political prisoner. Also links to other human rights stories concerning China. ...
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights - 1976: Cuba Inter-American Commission on Human Rights - 1976: Cuba
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights - 1976: Cuba- 1976 report and recommendations focus on political prisoners, including lack of due process and prison conditions, particularly for women. ...
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights - 1979: Cuba Inter-American Commission on Human Rights - 1979: Cuba
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights - 1979: Cuba- 1979 report focuses on political prisoners, with general information and discussion of specific cases. It also discusses a 1978 agreement between the Cuban governme ...
Ngawang Pekar: Tibetan Prisoner of Conscience Ngawang Pekar: Tibetan Prisoner of Conscience
Ngawang Pekar: Tibetan Prisoner of Conscience- Information on a Tibetan monk, arrested in 1989 for peacefully demonstrating in support of Tibetan independence. Amnesty International Group 22 is working for Ngawang Pekar' ...
Akin Birdal Akin Birdal
Akin Birdal- Adopted as "prisoner of conscience" by Amnesty International, Mr. Birdal was jailed for telling the truth, after Turkish right wing officials tried to kill him. ...
Letters From Exile Letters From Exile
Letters From Exile- "Letters From Exile", US AI Political Prisoner prison essays ...
Anarchist Black Cross Federation Anarchist Black Cross Federation
Anarchist Black Cross Federation- Activist group devoted to the causes of persons it terms political prisoners and prisoners of war in United States. Background information, contact lists, program descriptions, and inter ...
Free Marie Mason Free Marie Mason
Free Marie Mason- Environmentalist and social justice advocate was imprisoned for 20 years for alleged arson charges in Michigan in 1999 and 2000. Includes comments about the severity of the charges, quotes from Ms. Maso ...
Bradley Manning Support Network Bradley Manning Support Network
Bradley Manning Support Network- Aims to help the US Army private who stands accused of leaking the "Collateral Murder" video and State Department cables to Wikileaks. Supporting organizations, petition, forum and tips o ...
Electronic Privacy Information Center Electronic Privacy Information Center
Electronic Privacy Information Center- EPIC is a public interest research center. Tracks news and legislation on First Amendment, and constitutional issues of privacy. ...
Surveillance Camera Players Surveillance Camera Players
Surveillance Camera Players- Pro-privacy group that protests against surveillance cameras by performing silent specially adapted plays directly in front of them. ...
TRUSTe TRUSTe
TRUSTe- Independent, non-profit, global initiative aimed at building trust and confidence in online transactions through the adoption of a branded "trustmark" informing users of how their personal information is handled ...
Privacy International Privacy International
Privacy International- Human rights "watchdog" organization focused on privacy intrusions by government and businesses. Site has lots of privacy issue articles. ...
GuardMyCreditFile GuardMyCreditFile
GuardMyCreditFile- Works to educate consumers about the unfair practices that occur daily in the credit reporting industry, educate businesses about how to protect the financial and personal information of their clients, ...
EFF EFF
EFF- The Electronic Frontier Foundation's collection of articles relating to issues of Privacy. These range from proposed and enacted legislation to resource lists for activists. ...
CDT Encryption Issues Page CDT Encryption Issues Page
CDT Encryption Issues Page- Information and news about cryptography related legislation in the United States. Very pro-crypto. ...
Michael Froomkin's homepage Michael Froomkin's homepage
Michael Froomkin's homepage- Contains links to many articles about legal aspects of encryption, including Clipper Chip, export control, privacy, anonymity ...
ITAR Civil Disobedience ITAR Civil Disobedience
ITAR Civil Disobedience- Protest against cryptography export restrictions in the USA. Become an "illegal" international arms trafficker with one click. List of known arms traffickers. ...
Does New Europe Law Mean Slammer for DRM Crackers? Does New Europe Law Mean Slammer for DRM Crackers?
Does New Europe Law Mean Slammer for DRM Crackers?- Article by John Leyden [Register] ...
The Definition of National Encryption Policies The Definition of National Encryption Policies
The Definition of National Encryption Policies- Analysis of public policies related to the encryption of personal data. Special focus on US and France, as countries which historically have had strong encryption controls. ...
BBC News BBC News
BBC News- Encryption - The Great Debate - National security or the empowerment of Big Brother? Opposing forces in the great encryption battle say that it is going to be one or the other. ...
Hermetic Systems: Cryptography Hermetic Systems: Cryptography
Hermetic Systems: Cryptography- Explanation of encryption, ECHELON, multiple file encryption software, and why you need encryption. ...
Hopes on the Horizon: The Rise of a New Africa Hopes on the Horizon: The Rise of a New Africa
Hopes on the Horizon: The Rise of a New Africa- Companion site to the PBS documentary film of the same name. Explores the rise of pro-democracy movements in six African countries --Mozambique, Morocco, Benin, Nigeria, Rw ...
African Human Rights Resource Center African Human Rights Resource Center
African Human Rights Resource Center- The Peace Resource Center includes a large collection of international human rights treaties, instruments, general comments, recommendations, decisions, and views of treaty bodies; o ...
Human Rights in Africa Human Rights in Africa
Human Rights in Africa- Reports and information. ...
Richard Knight - Africa Richard Knight - Africa
Richard Knight - Africa- Documents on human rights and economic justice. ...
Wikipedia - Human Rights in Africa Wikipedia - Human Rights in Africa
Wikipedia - Human Rights in Africa- Hyperlinked encyclopedia article relating to human rights by country and topic. ...
Human Rights Watch - Asia Human Rights Watch - Asia
Human Rights Watch - Asia- Provides the latest news on human rights issues in Asia as well as an annual country by country report. ...
Inter-American Court of Human Rights Inter-American Court of Human Rights
Inter-American Court of Human Rights- Includes composition of the court, jurisprudence, press releases, employment opportunities, and information about the library. In English and Spanish. ...
Weblog (My Journey Through Central America) Weblog (My Journey Through Central America)
Weblog (My Journey Through Central America)- Information about the human rights conditions in selected countries in Central America. ...
European Network Against Racism European Network Against Racism
European Network Against Racism- ENAR provides news around the European Union on anti-racism and discrimination legislation. ...
European Centre for Minority Issues European Centre for Minority Issues
European Centre for Minority Issues- Interdisciplinary research on issues related to national minorities and majorities in a European perspective. ...
Who is Behind Human Rights Watch? Who is Behind Human Rights Watch?
Who is Behind Human Rights Watch?- Gives background of HRW and its European board members. Argues that it is attempting to apply United States human rights values on Europe and it is partly responsible for an increasingl ...
ICARE - Internet Centre Anti-Racism Europe ICARE - Internet Centre Anti-Racism Europe
ICARE - Internet Centre Anti-Racism Europe- The information disseminator for the European NGO-community working in the field of anti-discrimination, diversity and migration, with a focus on anti-racism. ...
Middle East Research and Information Project (MERIP) Middle East Research and Information Project (MERIP)
Middle East Research and Information Project (MERIP)- Provides news and perspectives about the Middle East not available from mainstream news sources. A leading magazine of analysis on the region. ...
Search for Common Ground Online Search for Common Ground Online
Search for Common Ground Online- A conflict prevention and conflict resolution NGO that seeks to transform conflict into cooperative action. ...
News Links - Terror and Human Rights Abuse News Links - Terror and Human Rights Abuse
News Links - Terror and Human Rights Abuse- Links to news and articles reporting terror and human rights abuse in Islamic countries. ...
Politech: Security Systems Standards and Certification Act Politech: Security Systems Standards and Certification Act
Politech: Security Systems Standards and Certification Act- Text of CBDTPA draft which makes it unlawful to create or sell any kind of computer equipment that "does not include and utilize certified security technologies ...
Politech: Sen. Fritz Hollings' Consumer Broadband and Digital Television Promotion Act (CBDTPA) Politech: Sen. Fritz Hollings' Consumer Broadband and Digital Television Promotion Act (CBDTPA)
Politech: Sen. Fritz Hollings' Consumer Broadband and Digital Television Promotion Act (CBDTPA)- Text of Senate bill to prohibit the sale or distribution of electronic devices that do not include "copy protection" standa ...
ACM Letter to Senator Hollings ACM Letter to Senator Hollings
ACM Letter to Senator Hollings- Letter from the Association of Computing Machinery to Senator Hollings criticizing draft bill. ...
Telepolis: The Internet Backlash Telepolis: The Internet Backlash
Telepolis: The Internet Backlash- With a mixture of technological fixes and legal pressures, large institutions are trying extend copyright protection in order to regain control over the flows of information. By Felix St ...
New Anti-Circumvention Rulemaking Coming Soon New Anti-Circumvention Rulemaking Coming Soon
New Anti-Circumvention Rulemaking Coming Soon- "Copyright regulators are considering a rare public comment process on the controversial DMCA law." News and reader discussion. [Slashdot] ...
The Register - Tech Giants Back Fair Use Bills The Register - Tech Giants Back Fair Use Bills
The Register - Tech Giants Back Fair Use Bills- The IT industry's giants including Intel rally behind a bill announced by Congressman Rick Boucher to protect Fair Use in the wake of the DMCA. ...
The Register - Congress Reps Launch Fightback on DRM Rights Erosion The Register - Congress Reps Launch Fightback on DRM Rights Erosion
The Register - Congress Reps Launch Fightback on DRM Rights Erosion- Two US Congress representatives are this week raising the standard of rebellion against the entertainment business' use of Digital Rights Management an ...
Topix: DMCA Topix: DMCA
Topix: DMCA- News about the DMCA, collected from various sources on the web. ...
Slashdot: US Copyright Office Releases DMCA Advisory Report Slashdot: US Copyright Office Releases DMCA Advisory Report
Slashdot: US Copyright Office Releases DMCA Advisory Report- The US Copyright Office's congressionally-mandated advisory report on the effect of the DMCA is in, and at first glance it doesn't look too good. ...
Register: Linux Update Withholds Security Information on DMCA Terror Register: Linux Update Withholds Security Information on DMCA Terror
Register: Linux Update Withholds Security Information on DMCA Terror- "Citing a controversial U.S. copyright law, a top Linux developer announced this week that Americans would not be given details about the security fix ...
Red Hat Fights the DMCA Red Hat Fights the DMCA
Red Hat Fights the DMCA- "Red Hat has struck a small blow against the DMCA, by publishing a security patch which can only be explained fully to people who are not within US jurisdiction." By John Lettice. [Register USA] ...
CNET News - Ruling Sounds Sour Note for Record Industry CNET News - Ruling Sounds Sour Note for Record Industry
CNET News - Ruling Sounds Sour Note for Record Industry- A court decision hands a major setback to the RIAA's legal tactics for tracking down and suing alleged file traders. ...
Upstart Seeks Court OK for DVD Copying Upstart Seeks Court OK for DVD Copying
Upstart Seeks Court OK for DVD Copying- "In a pre-emptive strike to stave off the wrath of the movie industry, a small software company is asking a federal judge for permission to sell and market its product for copying ...

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