International Organisations

Amnesty International: Amnesty International is a worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized human rights. Amnesty International's vision is of a world in which every person enjoys all of the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights standards.; URL: http://www.amnesty.org/

Disabled Peoples' International: Disabled Peoples' International Headquarters; URL: http://v1.dpi.org/lang-en/

European Disability Forum: The European Disability Forum exists to represent disabled people in dialogue with the European Union and other European authorities. Its mission is to promote equal opportunities for disabled people and protect their human rights. The European Disability Forum has 87 member organisations reflecting a broad geographical base and a wide range of concerns across the disability movement.; URL: http://www.edf-feph.org/

Human Rights Education Library: The library has on-line access to newsletters, journals, human rights documents, and training materials.; URL: http://erc.hrea.org/Library/index.php

Liberty: Liberty is an independent human rights organisation which works to defend and extend rights and freedoms in England and Wales. It is the largest organisation of its kind in Europe and is democratically run.; URL: http://www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk/

Rights for All: Rights for All is a website set up by Landmine Survivors as part of the campaign for the elaboration of an United Nations Convention Protecting the Rights and Dignity of Disabled People. The website has regular Convention updates and disseminates daily summaries during the AdHoc and Convention Working Group sessions.; URL: http://www.rightsforall.org/index.php

United Kingdom Government - disability information: Disability related information provided by the United Kingdom government, as part of its Open Government initiative.; URL: http://www.direct.gov.uk/Homepage/fs/en

United Nations: Links to the United Nations homepage, from which you can access UN documents, including the Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for People with Disabilities and UN Convention updates.; URL: http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/enable/

United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child: Address: OHCHR - UNOG, 8 - 14 Avenue de la Paix, 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland; Tel: 41 22 917 9000; URL: http://www.ohchr.org/english/bodies/crc/index.htm

World Health Organization: The World Health Organisation is the United Nations agency that said healthcare is a human rights issue. Find out about WHO activities and projects.; URL: http://www.who.int/en/