HURIDOCS

The new website of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) is online and this is good news, as now there is much improved access to an incredible amount of resources about human rights violations all around the globe. The work had started in March and it has been great working with the ICJ. The wide [...]

On 2 and 3 April, Michael Goecken and Oleg Burlaca represented HURIDOCS at the Alaveteli Conference in Oxford. The event was organized by MySociety and there were around 80 participants from around the world, with the majority of organizations represented being strongly involved with freedom of information and transparency efforts in their countries and communities. [...]

Dear friends and colleagues, We just came across this fabulous collection of tools for infographics… interactive maps, charts, and everything else you’ve been dreaming of for your website! All neatly organized into categories, as we like things to be here at HURIDOCS. Wow. We’ll check out each one of them in the coming days to [...]

http://www.newtactics.org/en/dialogue/fundraising-human-rights Summary of dialogue Where is the money for human rights? Fundraising for human rights work is uniquely challenging, especially for longer-term solutions beyond humanitarian emergencies, because of the complex, uncomfortable and emotionally challenging nature of the work. Governments at times feel threatened by human rights organizations who work to hold them accountable for their [...]