human rights

CONTENTS

Alternative Information Center (AIC)
Birzeit University, Human Rights Action Project (HRAP)
B'Tselem, The Israeli Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories
Palestinian Human Rights Monitoring Group (PHRMG)
Women's Affairs Technical Committee (WATC)

A.I.C. - The Alternative Information Center: http://aic.netgate.net - AIC is a joint Israeli-Palestinian human rights group based in Jerusalem. The website has an attractive layout, has a Frames version and lots of information to explore. Review last updated: 17 November 1996.
Birzeit University, Human Rights Action Project: http://www.birzeit.edu/hrap - Birzeit's Human Rights Action Project, founded in 1977, has followed the case of every student, faculty and staff member detained by the Israeli military authorities, as well as "cases of restriction orders, house raids, deportation, and denial of freedom of movement and travel as it relates to university and academic activities". The website offers a link to the university Human Rights and Press Release Archives, depositories of publications and press releases by the project and Birzeit's Public Relations Office concerned with human rights issues. An excellent new feature on the problems of Gazan students studying in the West Bank, Academic Freedom First, is now available. Review last updated: 5 February 1997.
B'Tselem, the Israeli Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories: http://www.btselem.org - B'Tselem may not at first glance seem to qualify for an inclusion in the "Complete Guide to Palestine's Websites". However, the organisation employs Palestinian field workers, works exclusively on human rights violations resulting from the military occupation and has consistently and courageously reported on the repression of the Birzeit University community. Currently featuring a campaign on Gazan students. For this, they are more than entitled to be part of this guide. The website is replete with downloadable reports, presented in a crisp design. What more needs to be said? Added to Complete Guide: 12 November 1996 / Review & URL last updated: 6 February 1997.
Palestinian Human Rights Monitoring Group: http://www.lebnet.com/phrmg/ - The Palestinian Human Rights Monitoring Group is a new human rights organization founded by Bassem Eid towards the end of last year. The site asserts that "the creation of a new Palestinian human rights is necessary because some parts of the human rights community in Palestine have become hesitant, treating the violations of the Palestinian Authority differently than those of Israel." The site has a simple, attractive frames layout, a special report on the death penalty in the West Bank and Gaza, and electronic editions of it's newsletter (two issues as of 4 April) which carefully document human rights abuses by both the Israeli government and the PA. Added to Complete Guide: 7 May 1997 / Reviewed by Michael O'Neill.
Women's Affairs Technical Committee (WATC): http://www.pal-watc.org/body.htm- WATC is essentially a human rights coalition, working together "for the realisation of the abolishment of all forms of discrimination against women in the preparation for the build up of a civic democratic society characterized by quality and social justice." Reads like that famous line in Oslo 2, doesn't it? Information can be found on their networking, lobbying, campaigning, training, human rights education and publications.Added to Complete Guide: 5 February 1997.

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