Effective 1 January 2005, all the United Nations documents are available online free of charge in six official languages via the Official Document System of the United Nations. 

Here is an online guide to citing UN documents from Readex. This is only a guide; the final format depends on what style guide you are using.

Effective 1 January 2005, all the United Nations documents are available online free of charge in six official languages via the Official Document System of the United Nations. 

Here is an online guide to citing UN documents from Readex. This is only a guide; the final format depends on what style guide you are using.

The HRI organization site offers access to new documents & publications, news and updates on upcoming international human rights events and issues, and an internet directory of human rights websites.

This gateway site to information on human rights issues is provided by the non-profit organization to promote human rights awareness. Part of the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice & Human Rights

This outstanding site organizes access to a wide range of human rights information. Categories include treaties and other international instruments, U.N documents, U.S. human rights documents, asylum and refugee materials, regional materials, human rights education, bibliographies, research guides and links to other sites.

HURIDOCS (Human Rights Information and Documentation System, International) is an international NGO helping human rights organizations use information technologies and documentation methods to maximize the impact of their advocacy work.

Offers information on international humanitarian law provided by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Provides a searchable database of presently 91 treaties and texts, commentaries on the four Geneva Conventions and protocols, signature lists and ratifications.

This joint project of several law schools provides links to an international archive of human rights documents focusing on law and litigation. 

This site contains the most comprehensive collection of translations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted and proclaimed by General Assembly resolution 217 A (III) of 10 December 1948. Over 250 different language versions are available in HTML, PDF and graphical formats.

Annual reports provided by the U. S. State Department.

Links to current statements and remarks by U.S. government officials concerning human rights and to other policy documents of the U.S. Dept. of State that are related to human rights

(formerly Lawyers Committee for Human Rights)