Essential Principles and History
Avalon Project. Documents in Law, History, and Diplomacy. See, e.g.:
- Magna Carta (1215).
- US Declaration of Independence (July 4, 1776).
- Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen (France, 1789).
- 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution (1865–70).
- Atlantic Charter (1941).
European Court for Human Rights.
Human Rights Web: A Summary of United Nations Agreements on Human Rights (1997). See links for:
- Slavery Convention of 1926.
- Convention on the Prevention of Genocide and the Geneva Conventions.
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
- Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights.
International Criminal Court (home page).
Locke, John
“Two Treatises of Government,” 1690. Guttenberg Project (PDF).
Roosevelt, Eleanor
- “The Struggle for Human Rights,” Speech at Sorbonne University, 1948.
- “Eleanor Roosevelt and the Struggle for Human Rights,” National Park Service.
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano. Four Freedoms Speech (annual address to Congress: 1941).
UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
Human Rights Organizations
International Federation of Human Rights (home page).
Holocaust information sites
Jewish Virtual Library: The Holocaust Wing.
JewishGen: The Forgotten Camps
“Nordhausen: Boelzke Kazerne” by Sergeant Ragene Harris.
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum (home page).
Recommended Film
"Judgment at Nuremberg" (directed by Stanley Kramer, 1961).
Indonesia
Economist magazine. Topics Index: Indonesian Politics.
The New York Times. World: Times Topics: Indonesia. See, e.g.,:
- “Indonesia: Democracy or Dynasty?” Jan. 6, 2024.
- “Embrace of Atheism Put an Indonesian in Prison,” May 13, 2014.
- “’The Act of Killing’ Reenacts Indonesian Massacres” by A.O. Scott (2013).
Foreign Policy
“Indonesia’s Election Winner Has a Dark Past and a Cute Image,” February 14, 2024.
Freedom in the World 2024 Indonesia Country Report.
Human Rights Watch 2024 Indonesia Country Report.
Other Resources
Amnesty International Indonesia 2022 Report.
Congressional Research Service: Indonesia Overview
International Center for Non-for-Profit Law (ICNL)
Civil Society Monitor: Indonesia (updated 2023).
U.S. Department of State Human Rights Country Reports (go to current year Country Reports on Human Rights Practices and scroll down to East Asia and Pacific/Indonesia).
Morocco
Economist magazine. Morocco.
- “The Mystery of Morocco’s Missing King,” April 14, 2023.
- “Morocco Scents Victory in Western Sahara,” May 26, 2022.
The New York Times. World Times Topics: Morocco. See, e.g.:
- “Trial of Rapper Puts Morocco’s New Charter Under Light,” Jan. 18, 2012.
- “Morocco’s King Slow to Deliver on Pro-Democracy Vows.” June 11, 2014.
- “Moroccan Government Cracks Down.” October 11, 2015.
Freedom in the World: 2024 Morocco Country Report
Human Rights Watch: 2024 Morocco and Western Sahara Country Report.
Other Resources
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Morocco page.
“The New Morocco Constitution: Real Change or More of the Same?” (2011).
U.S. Department of State Human Rights Country Reports (go to current year Country Reports on Human Rights Practices and scroll down to Near East (Middle East and North Africa/Morocco).
North Korea
Economist magazine. Topics Index: North Korea. See, e.g.:
- “North Korea: Humanity At Its Very Worst,” February 22, 2014.
- “Follow My Leader,” Books and Arts, May 18, 2013.
The New York Times. Times Topics: North Korea.
Freedom in the World Survey 2024 North Korea Country Report
Human Rights Watch 2024 North Korea Country Report & North Korea Page.
Other Resources
The Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (Home Page).
The Hidden Gulag. Fourth Edition, 2015.
United Nations Human Rights Council. See, e.g.:
- Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the DPRK
- Resolution on the Situation of Human Rights in the DPRK. March 27, 2015.
U.S. Department of State Human Rights Country Reports (go to current year Country Reports on Human Rights Practices and scroll down to East Asia and Pacific/North Korea).
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