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Resources on China

Labor Groups

International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (HKCTU)
HK Clerical Grade Civil Servants General Union
HKJA Hong Kong Journalists Association (in English with Chinese section)
HKPTU Hong Kong Professional Teachers Union
Hong Kong Christian Industrial Committee
Asia Monitor Resource Center
China Labour Bulletin
Human Rights for Workers — China
National Labor Committee China Action
The ILWU, China and Human Rights
ACFTU, All China Federation of Trade Unions
    A government department, not a real trade union center.
Asian Labour Update

Human Rights and Grass-roots Organizations

Laogai Research Foundation Premiere resource on information about China's prison system.
Amnesty International's China page
Amnesty International's Macau site
Human Rights in China
Human Rights Forum
Silicon Valley for Democracy in China, an excellent resource for English-language news on dissident activities, political prisoners and human rights.
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) reports on a number of imprisoned Chinese journalists.
Digital Freedom Network exposes censored materials by freedom fighters around the world, including Wei Jingsheng and Bao Ge.
International Federation of Human Rights Leagues (FIDH)
Lawyers Committee for Human Rights China
Public Citizen/Global Trade Watch/China

Chinese Human Rights Groups

Asian Human Rights Commission
Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor (HKHRM)
Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic and Democratic Movements of China
Hong Kong Human Rights Commission in English only.

News

Radio Free Asia
People's Daily
Labourstart
World Revolution, China Updates
Yahoo Daily News China
Yahoo available in Chinese
China Monthly a Chinese-language montly magazine published by exiled dissidents and devoted to discussions of current Chinese political and cultural affairs.
China News Digest an all-volunteer organization providing information on the June Fourth 1989 crackdown and subsequent pro-democracy and human rights activities.
Sunrise Chinese Library a Canadian-based site offering the most popular source for uncensored information about China.
Hong Kong Voice of Democracy reports on pro-democracy demonstrations and activities taking place in Hong Kong.
Voice of America Chinese

Documents and Information

ICFTU Annual Survey of Trade Union Rights Violations 2001 China
Human Rights Watch World Report 2001 - China
Amnesty International's Annual Report 2000 - China
U.S. State Department Human Rights Report 2000 China
ChinaLaw Web
The United States and China (USIA), official site for texts of press releases, speeches, and documents related to U.S. policy toward China.
White Papers by the Chinese Government, official Chinese government policy documents on issues ranging from human rights to Tibet and Taiwan.
Questions & Answers : China and the Olympic Games 2008, Human Rights Watch Report
Advancing Legal Reform in China, A collection of reports, letters, testimony, and news releases from the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights focusing on advancing the rule of law in China and Hong Kong.
Amnesty International's Tiananmen Square Anniversary Campaign, recent news, reports, appeals, and a photo gallery.
Amnesty International ReportsAll reports and news releases on China from Amnesty International published since 1996.
Beijing Spring Turns to Winter, a collection of Human Rights Watch reports and news releases focusing on China's toughening stance on human rights issues.
Remembering the Victims June 4th 1989-1999, a collection from Human Rights in China of testimonies, a list of known victims (including the circumstances of their death), a chronology of events, and links to additional resources.

Government Agencies

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) Embassy of the Republic of China
International Labor Organization

Art

Tiananmen Square Massacre Photo Gallery, A pictoral history of the events leading up to and following the June Fourth 1989 Beijing Massacre.



Resources on Burma

Labor Groups

ICFTU Burma Campaign
ICEM Burma News
American Federation of Teachers Burma Action
International Transport Workers' Solidarity Action Burma
International Labor Rights Fund, Burma Action
National Labor Committee Burma News
UNI Burma Campaign Union Network International

Human Rights and Grass Roots Organizations

The National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma (NCGUB), elected members of parliament in exile.
The Burma Fund
The Burma Project
Corporate Investment in Burma
Global Trade Watch/Burma
Burma Forum, Los Angeles
Human Rights Watch/Burma
Free Burma Coalition
Aung San Suu Kyi Site
No Petro Dollars for SLORC
Real Freedom
Militarization in Burma
The Free Burma Site
Students for a Democratic Burma
Democratic Burmese Students' Organization
Sunsite Free Burma
The Soros Burma Project
Earthrights International

International Burma Groups

Burma Project, Berlin
Peoples' Forum on Burma, Japan
Burma Relief, Japan
Danish Burma Committee
Canadian Friends of Burma
Friends of Burma, Newfoundland & Labrador
Actions Birmanie, Belgium
Burma Centrum Nederland
About Aung San Suu Kyi Japan
All Burma Students' Democratic Front Australia
Burma Campaign, UK
The Britain Burma Society
Burma Group TŸbingen-Germany
PD Burma, Norway

News

BurmaNet News
Democratic Voice of Burma
Voice of America Burmese Service
Labourstart
World Revolution Burma Updates
Yahoo Daily News - Burma
Radio Free Asia Burmese service

Documents and Information

ICFTU Annual Survey of Trade Union Rights Violations 2001 - Burma
Human Rights Watch World Report 2001 - Burma
Amnesty International's Annual Report 2000 - Burma
U.S. State Department Human Rights Report 2000 - Burma
Burma & U.S. Congress
The Burma Action Directory - On-Line Section
Inside Burma: Land of Fear
Deadly Partners: Dictators, Dollars & Corporate Greed in Burma (Corporate Watch)
AFL-CIO President John Sweeney on ILO Sanctions Against Burma
U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs-Updated report on labor practices in Burma and human rights violations from 2000

Government

Mynamar Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Burmese Embassy
International Labor Organization



Resources on Colombia

Labor Organizations

ICFTU - International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
ILO - International Labor Organization (United Nations)
Colombia Labor Monitor
ICEM Colombia campaign
LabourNet UK Colombia Page
AFL-CIO News on Colombia
PSI Report on Colombia
National Trade Unions School (ENS)

Human Rights Groups

Amnesty International Colombia
Latin American Working Group
US/LEAP
National Trade Union School
Peace Brigades International
WOLA - Washington Office on Latin America (Washington, DC)
Colombian Human Rights Network
Human Rights Watch Colombia
Center for International Policy - Colombia
U.S. Committee for Refugees, Colombia Campaign
Resource Center of the Americas (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
CSNCU - Colombia Support Network (Champaign-Urbana, Illinois)
CSN - Colombia Support Network (Madison, Wisconsin)
Center for International Policy - Demilitarization Program
Comité Permanente para la Defensa de los Derechos Humanos "Hector Abad Goméz"
Consultoría para los Derechos Humanos y el Desplazamiento
Equipo Nizkor
Redepaz, Comité de Seguimiento del Mandato por la Paz, Consejo Nacional de Paz, Asamblea
Permanente por la Paz y la Comisión de Conciliación Nacional
Galería de Memoria
Genocidio a Unión Patriotica - Fundación Manuel Cepeda Vargas
Instituto de Derechos Humanos Y Relaciones Internacionales Alfredo Vázquez Carrizosa (de la Universidad de Javeriana)

News Sources

Labourstart
World Revolution Colombia Updates
Yahoo Daily News Colombia
ANNCOL - Agencia de Noticias Nueva Colombia, a leftist news organization
El Tiempo, Bogota daily newspaper
El Espectador, Bogota daily newspaper
El Colombiano, Medellin daily newspaper
Vanguardia Liberal, Bucaramanga daily newspaper
El Pais, Cali daily newspaper
El Heraldo, Barranquilla daily newspaper
El Mundo, Medellin daily newspaper
La Patria, Manizales daily newspaper
El Universal, Cartagena daily newspaper
El Nuevo Dia, Ibague-Tolima daily newspaper
La Libertad, Barranquilla daily newspaper
Washington Post/Associated Press
Radio Cadena Nacional (RCN)
Radio Caracol
Semana (newsweekly)
Cambio (newsweekly)

Documents

Amnesty International - Human Rights Report 2000 Colombia
ICFTU Annual Survey of Trade Union Rights Violations 2001 Colombia
Human Rights Watch - World Report 2001 Colombia
United States Department of State - Human Rights Report 2000 Colombia
Report from National Trade Union School on worker rights violations in 2000 (Spanish)
Report of Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and WOLA on USG waiver of human rights conditions
AFL-CIO Executive Council Resolution, February 2000
AFL-CIO EC Resolution on Meany-Kirkland Award, November 2000
ICEM Demand Government Action to End Killings

Government Agencies

Colombian Embassy in Washington, D.C.
Contraloria General de la Repblica
Presidencia de la Republica, Presidency of the Republic (includes information about the Executive Branch, Ministries, and the Administrative Departments)
Senado de la Republica, Senate of the Republic
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Colombia
International Labor Organization


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