Links to articles about Afghanistan
from over 200 online newspapers and periodicals around the world (although
the majority are from U.S. periodicals). There is a search engine and a
related news section on such topics as Al Qaeda, terrorism, and Osama bin
Laden. (NewsTrove.com.)
This directory links to "more than 15,000
web sites helpful to the media or anyone else doing research. Use the pulldown
menu or search engine to locate information from a variety of beats and
news industry-related topics." Includes resources for crime, current events,
entertainment, government, sports, women's issues, and much more. There
are also "how to" resources covering the mechanics of writing and editing.
Roger A. Lee, "The History Guy," has
developed this page which gives basic information on many of the conflicts
which have begun since 1940. About one-third of the list covers wars and
conflicts from 1999 to the present. A few links are provided to other webpages
about the conflicts but most of the information is self-contained. Information,
presented in columnar format includes: Primary Name of Conflict; Dates
of Conflict; Type of Conflict; Nations, Governments and Groups involved
in the Fighting; and Detail (further information not included in the previous
columns).
The Initiative on Conflict Resolution
and Ethnicity (INCORE) maintains links to information about countries and
regions of the world which are at war, have the threat of war, or have
the need of peacekeeping forces to keep them from warfare.
Maps, facts and figures, reports, news
releases and publications on the countries (over 50) in which the ICRC
is currently actively involved. The ICRC acts to help all victims of war
and internal violence, attempting to ensure implementation of humanitarian
rules restricting armed violence.
"Travel Warnings are issued when the
State Department decides, based on all relevant information, to recommend
that Americans avoid travel to a certain country. Countries where avoidance
of travel is recommended will have Travel Warnings as well as Consular
Information Sheets."
The United Nations keeps military observers
in certain areas as a way to maintain cease fire agreements when countries
have been helped to cease warring against each other. The site includes
links to General Assembly; Security Council; Peacekeeping; Peacebuilding Commission; United Nations Cyprus Plan; Peacemaking and Preventive Action; Disarmament;
Related sites; and Fighting Landmines
This organization rates the countries of the world on the basis of their
treatment of their citizens' human rights. Updated yearly. Very thorough
and impartial reports are available in full-text, organized by year and
continent, then country.
Provided by a group which believes in
a world government: "World problems are problems which transcend national
boundaries, and require that solutionsbe worked out and implemented on
a global or supra-national basis by aworld legislature and a world government,
either entirely or in part, butin collaboration as needed with national
and local governments. Almost all world problems overlap and are related
to other world problems, and require inter-related solutions."
This nonprofit organization monitors
human rights abuses throughout the world. "Human Rights Watch is dedicated
to protecting the humanrights of people
around the world. We stand with victims and activists to prevent discrimination,
to uphold political freedom, to protect people from inhumane conduct in
wartime, and to bring offenders to justice. We investigate and expose human
rights violations and hold abusers accountable. We challenge governments
and those who hold power to end abusive practices and respect international
human rights law. We enlist the public and the international community
to support the cause of human rights for all." Includes links to Issues
by Country (Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe/Central Asia, Middle East/N.
Africa, and United States); and Global Issues (Arms, Children's Rights,
HIV/AIDS, International Justice, Prisons, Refugees, Women's Rights); and
more. (LII)
"A consortium of top public policy organizations and advocacy groups, the
Policy ActionNetwork provides timely information and leading ideas
about the politics that shape our world."
The human rights of various countries of the world are available through
this Web site. Click on the year that you want to know about, and then
the region, and then the actual country name (using a series of menus.)
Lots of information is available. (U.S. Dept. of State)
This site from the International Committee of the Red Cross is the place
to start researching the worldwide problem of anti-personnel Landmines.
Site has links to pages on The problem; Conferences and meetings; Movement
Strategy on Landmines; ICRC campaign: "Landmines must be stopped"; Anti-personnel
land mines and international law; ICRC assistance to mine victims; Seven
days in a minefield; and, Documents.
"This is the Economic Democracy Information Network (EDIN), a project dedicated
to expanding the voice of community organizations on the Information Superhighway.
The EDIN Project is sponsored by UC-Berkeley's Center for Community Economic
Research (CCER)." Includes links to: The economy, Defense conversion and
peace resources, Labor issues, Race and racism, Gender and sexuality, Environment,
Trade and the international economy, Human rights & civil liberties,
Housing, health & poverty, Education and youth issues, International
info & organizing, Socialist and Left politics, Elections and political
party info, Right-wing politics, Government: US & the world, Computers
& information activism, and Arts, culture and humor.
A well organized collection of statistical data. Grouped by major subject
area: Agriculture, Business and Industry, Comprehensive Subjects, Consumers,
Cost-of-Living, Demographics, Economics, Education, Energy, Environment,
Finance, Foreign Government Data Sources, Foreign/International Economics,
Foreign Trade, Government Finances, Health, Housing, Labor, Military Politics,
Science, Sociology, Tourism, Transportation, and Weather. (University of
Michigan Documents Center)
As well as links to specific sites on the topic, this Yahoo directory also
has links to such subdivisions as: Conflict resolution; Education; Human
rights; Migration and ethnic relations; Organizations; Peace and nonviolence;
Regional conflicts; and, War reporting.
"Voices of Youth has been developed as part of UNICEF's 50th Anniversary
celebration. Through Voices of Youth, you can take
part in an electronic discussion about the future as we face the 21st century.
We invite you to discuss with us how this world can become a place where
the rights of every child are protected, that is, the right to live in
peace, to have decent shelter, to be healthy and well nourished, to have
clean water, to play, to go to school, and to be protected from violence,
abuse and exploitation."
"OneWorld is a global information network developed to support communication media of the people, by the people and for the people—everywhere. Its goal is to help build a more just, global society, through its partnership community. OneWorld encourages people to discover their power—power to speak, connect, and make a difference—by providing access to information, and enabling connections between hundreds of organizations and tens of thousands of people around the world."
UNESCO is the acronym for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization. "The main objective of UNESCO is to contribute to
peace and security in the world by promoting collaboration among nations
through education, science, culture and communication in order to further
universal respect for justice, for the rule of law and for the human rights
and fundamental freedoms which are affirmed for the peoples of the world,
without distinction of race, sex, language or religion, by the Charter
of the United Nations." The Web site, available in French, Russian, Arabic
and Chinese as well as English, gives access to documents, programs, current
events, information services, statistics, legal documents and partner organizations.
Brief reports on many countries with respect to their constitutional law. See also the page of links to other sites about constitutional law - http://www.oefre.unibe.ch/law/icl/others.html
Area Studies - http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area.htm
Background on political leaders of the world's countries, including military
dictatorships. (Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources)
The University of Minnesota Human Rights Library contains a collection
of over ninety of the most important international human rights treaties
and other instruments; general comments, recommendations, decisions, and
views of human rights treaty bodies; material on the work of other U.N.
human rights bodies.
The primary objective of Project Censored is to explore and publicize the
extent of censorship in our society by locating stories about significant
issues of which the public should be aware, but is not, for one reason
or another. Includes stories on human rights abuses.
A site devoted to the examination of the relationship between the Shell
Oil Company and the military dictatorship in Nigeria.
Hot
Paper Topics - http://library.sau.edu/bestinfo/Hot/hotindex.htm
This page from BIOTN (Best Information on the Net) has links to lots of
topics you might find useful for social issues projects. The topics include:
affirmative action, bioethics, censorship, death penalty, drugs, language,
gender, gun control, health care reform, human rights, Internet, media,
smoking and tobacco, welfare reform, and other miscellaneous issues such
as child abuse, drunk driving, gambling, gangs, JFK assassination, paranormal
phenomena, privacy, serial killers. (St. Ambrose University, O'Keefe Library)
Social
Issues - http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/homework/sochc.html
A part of the Multnomah County Library Homework Center, this webliography
was created for "middle and high school students researching current social
issues from multiple perspectives." The three dozen highly relevant topics
include: abortion; affirmative action; AIDS; animal rights; capital punishment;
censorship; child labor; children's rights; civil rights; creation science
vs. evolution; drugs and drug abuse; drunk driving; euthanasia & assisted
suicide; famine; flag burning; gangs; gender issues; genetic engineering;
global warming; homelessness; homosexuality; immigration; national debate
topic; organ & body donation; prayer in schools; sweatshops; violence
in schools; welfare; and world population.
Several online exhibits will be useful to cultural studies. Founded in
1866, the Peabody Museum at Harvard University is the oldest museum in
this hemisphere devoted entirely to the disciplines of archaeology and
ethnology. It houses treasures of prehistoric and historic cultures from
all over the world.
"Learn about sweatshop issues, strategies to hold corporations accountable,
and ways to promote Fair Trade.... Find practical tips and resources to
buy Fair Trade and sweatshop-free products.... Join the growing movement
to end the use of sweatshops through strategic campaigns and everyday actions....
[View l]inks to books, videos, reports and organizations that deal with
consumer actions, child labor, sweatshop monitoring and enforcement, and
worker justice issues."
Home Page of the United Nations Organization,
with its headquarters in New York. At the UN site you can visit the Security
Council, the body
which has primary responsibility, under the Charter, for the maintenance
of international peace and security. It is so organized as to be able to
function continuously, and a representative of each of its members must
be present at all times at United Nations Headquarters. Links are provided to the various official languages of the U.N. including English, Arabic, Chinese, Russian, French, and Spanish.
This page contains information links
to some United Nations and other related international organizations, arranged
in alphabetical order. Please note that this page is NOT an official entry
point for access to United Nations information servers; it is simply an
unofficial list provided for the convenience of UNDCCP (UN Office for Drug
Control and Crime Prevention) staff, member states and other interested
parties.
The U.S. Department of State is the
lead U.S. foreign affairs agency and is responsible for implementing the
President's foreign policies. This site provides links to the department,
its services, policies, public relations (outreach) and world regions.
This directory of Chiefs of State and
Cabinet Members of foreign governments is updated monthly. It is intended
to be used primarily as a reference aid and includes as many governments
of the world as is considered practicable, some of them not officially
recognized by the United States. Regimes with which the United States has
no diplomatic exchanges are indicated by the initials ``NDE''. (CIA)
Lists the current, recent and past rulers
of various countries of the world. Birth and death years are provided with
the names and terms of the rulers (b. = born, d. = died, s.a. = see above).
The Centre is the only independent academic research institute in the United Kingdom dedicated to the study of terrorism and related forms of political violence. (University of St. Andrews)
The Terrorism Studies Group (TSG) is a small, dynamic association of research analysts located near Washington, D.C., focusing on political violence, ethnic conflict, homeland security, cyber security and emergency response.
The Cato Institute seeks to broaden the parameters of public policy debate to allow consideration of the traditional American priciples of limited government, individual liberty, free markets and peace. This page is the Institute's portal to various terrorism-related topics including bioterrorism; terrorism and civil liberties, the economy, foreign policy, homeland security, and politics; defense issues and terrorism, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; and the PATRIOT ACT.
The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), founded in 1958, is an independent centre for research, information and debate on the problems of conflict, however caused, that have, or potentially have, an important military content. Its work is grounded in an appreciation of the various political, economic and social problems that can lead to instability, as well as the factors that can lead to international cooperation.
Jezzail.com is a private portal and super-bookmark accessing open-source material for academic and professional research within the fields of: Human Rights & Development; Terrorism & Counter-Terrorism; Intelligence & Counter-Intelligence; War & Global Order; Economics & Globalization; Weapons Proliferation & International Crime; Military & Defense; Guerilla War & Insurrection; and International Law.
In its research, The Brookings Institution functions as an independent analyst and critic, committed to publishing its findings for the information of the public. In its conferences and activities, it serves as a bridge between scholarship and public policy, bringing new knowledge to the attention of decisionmakers and affording scholars a better insight into public policy issues.
The Council on Foreign Relations is a nonpartisan membership organization, research center, and publisher. This page has links to current reports about world-wide terrorism. It also includes links to such topics as: counterterrorism; havens and targets for terrorism; weapons of terrorism; terrorist organizations; state sponsorship of terrorism; terrorist leaders; terrorist attacks; terrorist financing; terrorism and the law; terrorism and technology; and, terrorism and the economy.
"Jihad Watch is dedicated to bringing public attention to the role that jihad theology and ideology plays in the modern world, and to correcting popular misconceptions about the role of jihad and religion in modern-day conflicts. We hope to alert people of good will to the true nature of the present global conflict that radical Islam is waging against the rest of us."