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Overview of Human Rights Research

Campus Resources

Reference Materials

Library Services and Databases

Journals and Citations

Library & Archival Collections

United Nations Documents

Human Rights Resources at Colleges and Universities

Organizations and Other Resources

Contact

Valerie J. Love
Curator of Human Rights Collections

860.486.2384
valerie.love@uconn.edu

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Resources for Human Rights

Overview of Human Rights Research

This research guide provides an overview of Human Rights materials available through the University of Connecticut's Homer Babbidge Library and Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, as well as selected resources including United Nations documents, human rights organizations, and resources at other colleges and universities.

Campus Resources

Academic Programs and Institutes at UConn

Human Rights Institute
Human Rights Minor
Thomas J. Dodd Research Center
UNESCO Chair and Institute of Comparative Human Rights

Student Centers and Organizations

African American Cultural Center
Asian American Cultural Center
Puerto Rican/Latin American Cultural Center
Rainbow Center
Women's Center

Video & Other Resources

Media Services, Babbidge Library
The UConn Human Rights Film Collection
African American Studies Institute, Archives and Video Collection
Asian American Studies Institute, Fred Ho Collection and Prize

Related Research Guides

International Human Rights Law Connecticut Legal Infrormation Portal (CLIP) Guide, UConn Law School Library (pdf)

Reference Materials

(Babbidge Reference materials are located on the Plaza Level of Babbidge Library; Dodd materials are located in the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center)

Human Rights Encyclopedias and Guides

Basic Documents on Human Rights
[Babbidge Reference K 3238.A1 B76 2002]

A Dictionary of Human Rights, 2nd ed.
[Babbidge Reference K 3239.3 .R67 2004]

Encyclopedia of Human Rights, 2nd ed.
[Babbidge Reference JC 571 .E67 1996]

Encyclopedia of the United Nations and International Agreements. 3rd ed.
[Babbidge Reference KZ 4968 .O84 2003]

Handbook of International Human Rights Terminology
[Babbidge Reference K 3239.3 .C66 1999]

Historical Dictionary of Human Rights and Humanitarian Organizations
[Babbidge Reference JC 571 .G655 1997
Dodd Reading Room C6906]

Human Rights
[Babbidge Reference JC 571 .H86 2000]

Human Rights: The Essential Reference.
[Babbidge Reference K 3240.4 .H847 1999
Dodd Reading Room C6625]

Human rights: A Reference Handbook, 2nd ed.
[Babbidge Reference K 3240.4 .W46 1998
Dodd Reading Room C6863]

Human Rights in International Law
[Babbidge Reference K 3238 .H856 1985]

Human Rights in Theory and Practice
[Babbidge Reference JC 571 .W35 1995]

Human Rights: A Sourcebook
[Babbidge Reference K 3238 .H86 1987]

Human Rights and Statistics: Getting the Record Straight
[JC 571 .H76885 1992
Dodd Reading Room C6866]

Human Rights Status of International Instruments
[Babbidge Reference K 3238 .H63 1987]

Human Rights Watch World Report
[Babbidge Reference JC 571 .H785]

International Government Information and Country Information: A Subject Guide
[Babbidge Reference ZA 5050 .M67 2004]

International Handbook of Human Rights
[Babbidge Reference JC 571 .I587 1987]

NACLA Archive of Latin Americana
[Babbidge Reference Z688. L4 J64 1999]

United Nations and Human Rights
[Babbidge Reference K 3240.4 .U47 1984]

World Human Rights Guide, 3rd ed.
[Babbidge Reference JC 571 .H788 1992
Dodd Reading Room C6857]

Human Rights Directories

Directorio de Organizaciones de Derechos Humanos: América Latina y el Caribe
[Babbidge Reference JC 599 .L3 D57 1990]

Funding Human Rights: An International Directory of Funding Organizations & Human Rights Awards, 3rd ed.
[Babbidge Reference JC 571 .F75]

Guide to IGOs, NGOs, and the Military in Peace and Relief Operations
[Dodd A6301]

Human Rights Directory for Latin America, Africa, and Asia
[Babbidge Reference JC 585 .H847]

North American Human Rights Directory
[Babbidge Reference JC 571 .N65
JC 571 .N65]

ReliefWeb Directory of Humanitarian Organizations

UNESCO World Directory of Human Rights Teaching and Research Institutions
[Babbidge Reference JC 571 .W89]

World Directory of Human Rights Research and Training Institutions
[Babbidge Reference JC 571 .W89]

World Directory of Minorities, 2nd ed.
[HM 201 .W67 1989
Dodd C7381]

Bibliographies

Human rights: A Bibliography
[Babbidge Reference JC 571 .H86 2000]

Human Rights in Theory and Practice: A Selected and Annotated Bibliography
[Babbidge Reference JC 571 .W35 1995
Dodd C6945]

World Racism and Related Inhumanities: A Country-by-Country Bibliography
[Babbidge Reference Z 7164 .R12 W5 1992]

Annual Reports and Yearbooks

Amnesty International Report
[Babbidge Library JC 571 .A44
Dodd Periodicals (also available in French and German language)]

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
[Babbidge Reference JC 571 .C68
Babbidge Federal Documents (Level B) Y 4. In 8/16-15
Dodd Periodicals]

ECHO Annual Reviews (European Commission on Humanitarian Aid)

Freedom in the World: Political Rights and Civil Liberties
[Babbidge Library, JC571 .G336
Babbidge Reference JC571 .G336
Dodd Periodicals]

Human Rights in Developing Countries
[Babbidge Library JC599.D44 H868
Dodd Periodicals]

Human Rights Watch World Report
[Babbidge Library JC571 .H785
Babbidge Reference JC571 .H785
Dodd Periodicals]

Hunger: Annual Report on the State of World Hunger. Bread for the World Institute on Hunger & Development

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies World Disasters Report

International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights Annual Report

The State of the World's Children UNICEF Annual

The State of the World's Refugees UNHCR Biennial

World Refugee Survey, US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants

Yearbook of the United Nations
[Babbidge Library JX 1977.A37 Y4
Babbidge Reference JX 1977.A37 Y4
Dodd Periodicals]

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Library Services and Databases

The UCONN Libraries Catalog: HOMER

Search HOMER for books, videos, and journal titles. To browse the shelves for human rights materials, check the following call number areas, located on Level 2 South of Babbidge Library.

HQ 503 - 1742: Gender, Women, Family
JC 571 - 599: Human Rights
K 3230 - 324: International Law, Refugees
K 3242 - 3585: Minority Rights, Environmental Justice, Indigenous Peoples

The UCONN Human Rights Film Collection

Search HOMER for Human Rights Films available at UConn. Simply type in "human rights film collection" as a title or keyword-relevance search and locate the ever-growing list of human rights titles. Summaries of each film can be found on the Full Record screen

Videos in Babbidge Library are located on Level 3 in the photocopy room.

WorldCat

Available only to members of the UConn community.

Catalog of books, journals, DVDs, CDs, scores, and sound recordings from over 9,000 libraries. 40 million records representing 400 languages. Covers information back to the 11th Century. Request items not at UConn via Interlibrary Loan.

Document Delivery and Interlibrary Loan Service

Available only to members of the UConn community.

Related UConn Research Guides

Legal Research, United States
Treaties
United Nations

RECOMMENDED DATABASES

While there is no one periodical database devoted specifically to human rights, the following resources are recommended:

General Databases

Academic Search Premier

Scholarly journal articles and popular magazines covering all topics. 1980s-present (dates may vary).

InfoTrac OneFile

Scholarly journal articles and popular magazines covering all topics. 1980s-present (dates may vary).

JSTOR

Essential scholarly journals in many academic fields, especially arts, literature, humanities, and biology. Some back to early 1900s; most recent 2-5 years not available.

Newspapers

Newspapers through ProQuest

Full text of: the Boston Globe and Christian Science Monitor, 1988 -; Hartford Courant, 1992 -; Los Angeles Times, 1985 -; New York Times, 1997 -; Wall Street Journal, 1982 -; and the Washington Post, 1987 -.

LexisNexis News

National and international newspapers, news transcripts from TV and radio, and company financial reports. 1980s-current.

New York Times Historical

Full-image archive of The New York Times, 1851 to 2 years ago.

Social Sciences

Sociological Abstracts

Scholarly journal articles about sociology and other social and behavioral sciences. Includes culture & social structure; economic development; evaluation research; family & social welfare; management and complex organizations; policy planning. 1963-present.

Sociology: A SAGE Full-Text Collection

Full-text of 28 sociology journals covering Consumer Culture, Classical Sociology, Ethnic & Gender Studies, Leisure Studies, Social Theory, and Labor Studies. 1984-present.

PsycINFO

Scholarly articles in psychology. Includes medicine, psychiatry, education, social work, law, criminology, social science, and organizational behavior. 1872-present.

PAIS International

Summaries articles in political, economic, and social issues. Covers the public and social policy literature of business, economics, finance, law, international relations, public administration, government, and political science. 1915-current.

Columbia Interntational Affairs (CIAO)

Articles and reports on international affairs. Includes scholarly articles, papers from university research institutes and non-governmental organizations, foundation-funded research projects, and conference proceedings. 1991 - current.

Alternative Press & Gender Studies

Alternative Press Index

Alternative press in North America ~380 alternative, radical, and left publications, 1991-current

Alternative Press Index Archive

Access to the Alternative Press Index for years 1969-1990.

GLBT Life Full Text

Covers gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender issues. Topics include civil liberties, culture, employment, family, history, psychology, religion, sociology and more. varies; some back to 1950s-current.  

Women's Studies Resources International

Sociology, history, political science & economy, public policy, international relations, arts & humanities, business and education  

Women's Studies International

Core topics in women's studies as well as current topics in feminist reseach. Includes sociology, history, political science, public policy, business, and education. Indexes journals, newspapers, newsletters, books, proceedings, and dissertations. 1972-current.

CD-ROM Materials (resources available in the Library only)

Nuremberg War Crimes Trials Database
World Bank Africa Database

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Journals and Citation Guides

Access via eJournal Locator
  type in journal title or browse alphabetical list (all links lead to eJournal locator)

Asia-Pacific Journal on Human Rights and the Law
BMC International Health and Human Rights
Buffalo Human Rights Law Review
Columbia Human Rights Law Review
Harvard Human Rights Journal
Harvard Human Rights Yearbook
Human Rights Brief
Human Rights Case Digest
Human Rights Quarterly
Human Rights Review
Journal of Human Rights
New York Law School Human Rights Annual
New York Law School Journal of Human Rights

South African Human Rights and Labour Law Yearbook
South African Human Rights Yearbook
Yale Human Rights & Development Law Journal

Bibliographic Citation Style Guides APA Style: electronic sources
ASA Style Guide
MLA Style Guide
Chicago (Turabian) Style Guide

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Library & Archival Collections

Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut

African National Congress Collection

Alternative Press Collections

Dodd (Thomas J.) Papers (include materials from the Nuremberg war crimes trial before the International Military Tribunal from 1945-46)

Ho (Fred) Papers

Mikhailov (Georgii) Collection

Human Rights Internet

Human Rights Update

Human Rights Watch Newsletter

Impact Visuals Photographic Collection (includes anti-apartheid photography from South Africa)

Malka Penn Collection of Children's Books on Human Rights

Refugee Case Files of the International Rescue Committee

Tambo (Oliver) Papers

Xuma (A.B.) Papers

Data Sources

CIRI Human Rights Data

GRI, Global Reporting Initiative Reports Database
United Nations Environment Programme

GRI, Social Performance Indicators

The Danish Human Rights Institute
Human Rights Indicators, Country and Regional Data Base

The World Bank Group
Data & Statistics

United Nations Documents Sources

UNBISnet

Website of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

Document Guides for UN Human Rights Committees

Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948

Human Development Reports, United Nations Development Programme

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, International Law

United Nations: Human Rights Documentation Research Guide

UN System Pathfinder: Human Rights

Refugees Magazine

For the Record: the UN Human Rights System
A country-by-country overview of human rights issues with links to relevant UN documents, from HRI, Human Rights Internet.

Yale University's Internet Access to UN Information

Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women
[Dodd Periodicals]

Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
[Dodd Periodicals (also available in French)]

Report of the Human Rights Committee
[Dodd Periodicals (also available in French)]

United Nations and Human Rights, 1945-1995
[K 3240.4 .U55 1995]

United Nations Reference Guide in the Field of Human Rights
[Z 7164 .L6 U54 1993]

The United Nations and Human Rights: A Guide for a New Era
[JC 571 .M4447 2005]

Resources

Colleges and Universities

Human Rights Institute, University of Connecticut

Journal of Human Rights, University of Connecticut

Center for the Study of Human Rights, Columbia University

Human and Constitutional Rights, Columbia University

Human Rights Center, University of California, Berkeley

International Human Rights Law Institute, DePaul University

Human Rights Initiative, Duke University

Human Rights Center, University of Minnesota

Human Rights Treaties, University of Minnesota

International Human Rights Program, Trinity College

Journal of Humanitarian Assistance, Tufts University

Hot Docs: New and Noteworthy Government Documents, University of Washington

Human Rights Film Directory, University of Washington

Human Rights Research and Education Centre, University of Ottawa

Project Diana: An Human Rights Archive, Yale University

Avalon Project: Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy, Yale University Law School

Government Resources

Citizen's Guide on the Freedom of Information Act

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices,

U.S. Dept. of State
access back to 1993, paper copies in Babbidge Library, Federal Documents

EHRC, European Human Rights Centre

Human Rights & Business Project, The Danish Institute for Human Rights

Treaties in Force, US Department of State

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Organizations and Other Human Rights Resources

HuRiSearch: Searches over 3,000 human rights websites

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

Amnesty International

A Concise Guide to Human Rights on the Internet

Derechos Human Rights

European Court of Human Rights

Facing History and Ourselves

Foundation for Individual Rights in Education

Human Rights Education Association

Human Rights First/Human Rights Defenders

Human Rights Internet

Human Rights Resource Center

Human Rights Watch

International Court of Justice

International Criminal Court

Open Society Institute

The People's Movement for Human Rights Education

Social Watch

The World Bank Group

Reference Guide to the Geneva Conventions, Society for Professional Journalists

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