Tracking Human Rights Worldwide - NOW

Several organizations and governments work to blow the whistle on the world’s worst human rights abusers. See below for organizations that track and profile worldwide abuses on a country-by-country basis. Just click on the organization and the part of the world you would like to view. Amnesty International Human Rights Watch The State Department The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Amnesty International Amnesty International (AI) is a worldwide campaign that promotes internationally recognized human rights. The organization’s annual report examines human rights abuses in various regions and also provides country-specific information. Click on the appropriate region below to find more specific information. Africa Americas Asia and the Pacific Europe and Central Asia Middle East/N. Africa Human Rights Watch The largest human rights organization based in the U.S., Human Rights Watch conducts and documents fact-finding investigations into human rights abuses in more than 70 countries around the world. Click on the appropriate region below to find more specific information. Africa Americas Asia Europe/Central Asia Middle East/N. Africa United States The State Department The U.S. Department of State, which is the foreign affairs agency of the U.S. government, compiles reports annually on human rights practices. The most recent report, released last month, singles out Zimbabwe, Cuba , Belarus, China, Iran, North Korea and Burma as countries that allegedly subjected their citizens "to a wholesale deprivation of their basic rights". The report acknowledges that the US's "own journey toward liberty and justice for all has been long and difficult, and it is far from complete". Click on the appropriate region below to find more specific information. Africa East Asia and the Pacific Europe and Eurasia Near East and North Africa South Asia Western Hemisphere The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights The UNHCR page shares the status of various human rights treaties and conventions. It is indexed on a country-by-country basis. Click Here for info NOW is not responsible for the content of external Internet sites