Human Rights: Primary sources

Collection of key United Nation documents, including the agreements from most of the major global conferences organized by the United Nations, and many important conventions and treaties.

Publications from hundreds of human rights organizations, 1980 - present.

Search tool for UN Human Rights Council resolutions, amendments, votes, reports, and related documents.

Microfiche collection of country dossiers, annual reports, and other documents dating back to 1962. Located in Microforms & Newspapers, Suzzallo ground floor, call number M-1884.

Premier collection of human rights organization records, archives and papers. Includes papers from Amnesty International USA, Human Rights First, Human Rights Watch, and The Committee of Concerned Scientists.

Archived documents and web resources from a variety of human rights organizations worldwide.

Drafting histories from the major post-World War II human rights treaties.

Compendium of Muslim religious and cultural laws and interpretations, by country and by legal instrument.

1975-2013, selected

Formerly the CIA Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Electronic Reading Room. Declassified documents and selected FOIA requested documents.

Full text collection of decisions from the African Human Rights System.

Data on crime and justice in the U.S. Includes data analysis tools on all aspects of criminal behavior, victim information, trends, etc.

Collection of narratives contributed by attorneys who represented detainees at Guantanamo Bay Detention Center.

Data on capital punishment, inmate statistics for state and federal facilities, terrorism, violence against women, and more.

Video interviews of United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda staff, judges, prosecutors, defense counsel, and others associated with the court. (A project of the UW Information School)