Human Rights Watch: Prison Conditions and the Treatment of Prisoners - Information on prison conditions around the world, international human rights standards applicable to prisoners. Human Rights Watch: Prison Conditions and the Treatment of Prisoners - Information on prison conditions around the world, international human rights standards applicable to prisoners, and the prison-related activities of the United Nations and another organizations. Fifth Report of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights - This report and recommendations focus on political prisoners, including lack of due process and prison conditions, particularly for women. Amnesty International - Protecting human rights worldwide, AI focuses on the release of prisoners of conscience, fair and prompt trials for all political prisoners and the abolition of the death penalty, torture and new cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment. Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War - Adopted on 12 August 1949 and entry into force 21 October 1950. Text published by Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Liberty on Rights and Capital Punishment - An article by Russell Madden examining inalienable rights of prisoners. Palestine Human Rights Monitoring Group - Information and editorials on incidents of violence by Israeli settlers in the occupied territories, and on the Palestinian Authority's violations of the rights of prisoners, including those accused of collaboration with Israel. Religious and Political Prisoners in Vietnam as of October 2000 - Created by The Liberty Flame Foundation, a member of The VN Human Rights Networks. With roster and timeline of political prisoners. Amnesty International - International human rights movement. Committed to end abuse and neglect against political prisoners. Protest and Punishment: Political Prisoners in Papua - Full text of a 2007 report by Human Rights Watch. Prisoners and HIV/AIDS - Presented by The Body, a collection of articles and Web links on prisoners' rights, information and advocacy for inmates with HIV. NKGulag - Democracy Network against North Korea Gulag was founded by North Korean defectors to provide information on political prisoners and human rights. Has news and message boards. In English and Korean. Alliance of Incarcerated Canadians in American Prisons - A human rights organization advocating the rights of prisoners. China And Tibet - Profiles of political prisoners held: including Chinese pro-democracy and labor rights activists, dissidents, journalists, and intellectuals. Irish Freedom Committee - Information about human rights issues for Irish political prisoners in British and Irish jails. News updates, national campaigns. Human Rights Watch: Afghanistan - Reports on current concerns including war casualties among Afghan civilians, the use of cluster bombs, and the rights of prisoners of war. Sisters Inside - Works for rights of female prisoners. Deer Tracks Native Perspectives - Personal page with news and discussion of Native prisoners and Native rights. Links. Argentina Human Rights Information - About current and past human rights concerns in Argentina, including the "dirty war" and its aftermath, as well as current issues such as prisoners of conscience. American Cant - The treatment of al-Qaeda and Taliban prisoners by the United States offends basic human rights, international law and the Geneva Convention. Analysis by Peter Beaumont. |