Sociology Graduate Student Resources

The official designated repository for the archives of major human rights organizations such as Amnesty International USA, the Committee of Concerned Scientists, Human Rights First, and Human Rights Watch.

Human Rights Indicators: A Guide to Measurement and Implementation / Interactive Map: Status of Ratification of Human Rights Treaties / Map: Accreditation of National Human Rights Institutions.

Human Rights Watch is an independent, international organization that works to uphold human dignity and advance the cause of human rights for all.

More than 65,000 documents treaties and conventions, research guides and pathfinders, refugee and asylum resources, and more.

Dedicated to changing how societies and governments view children and to making the enforcement of current human rights more systematically inclusive of children.

Publications including reports, news releases and urgent actions, 1996 to the present. Search by country, region, theme, etc.

The UT Libraries’ Human Rights Documentation Initiative (HRDI) is committed to the long-term preservation of fragile and vulnerable records of human rights struggles worldwide, the promotion and secure usage of human rights archival materials, and the advancement of human rights research and advocacy around the world. The HRDI collection contains harvested internet resources and audiovisual materials created by partner organizations.