International Gender and Women's Studies Topics : Organizations and Other Websites

A directory of publicly available databases and online platforms that HURIDOCS has supported in one way or another over the years. Each resource listed here is a reliable source of human rights information, such as evidence, reports, policy and law.

From the U.S. Department of State, the annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, also known as the Human Rights Reports, cover internationally recognized individual, civil, political, and worker rights, as set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international agreements.

Links to thousands of items, including bibliographies, treaties, U.S. human rights documents, U.N. documents, material on human rights education, regional information, and more.

The Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID) is a global, feminist, membership, movement-support organization. For 40 years, AWID has been a part of an incredible ecosystem of feminist movements working to achieve gender justice and women’s human rights worldwide.

The Women's Human Rights Resources Programme (WHRR) collects, organizes and disseminates information on women's human rights law to facilitate research, teaching and cooperation. The information introduces women's human rights law in general, emphasizes selected international and Canadian topics, and explores the interconnections between domestic and international human rights law.

See the Resources tab for publications, videos, podcasts, a library of women's rights posters, and more.

Surveys the use of electoral quotas for women on a country-by-country basis. Quotas are places reserved for women in legislative bodies and political parties, one mechanism for achieving gender equality in political institutions.

An organization that was established to "strengthen women's global leadership through training, education, networking and research in all facets of democracy." Site includes program descriptions, timelines, and a calendar of upcoming events.

Internet-based women's information service and network in Asia. It is an initiative geared towards developing cooperative approaches and partnerships in increasing access and exploring applications of new information and communication technologies for women's empowerment.

Its mission is to promote the empowerment of women and gender equality objectives into mainstream strategies, policies and programs of center-left, progressive and social democratic political parties in Central and Eastern European transition countries.

Coordinates actions with Indigenous organizations, networks and women leaders from all over the world (Asia, Africa, the Pacific, the Arctic and the Americas) to promote the fight for individual and collective rights.

A membership-based feminist peacebuilding organisation with presence and impact around the world.