Trinity students conducting human rights research are encouraged to contact reference librarian Katherine Hart (297-2270) for assistance in navigating human rights sources.   Students interested in incorporating data into their human rights research projects should contact Rachel Barlow, the Social Science Data Coordinator (297-4114).

Human Rights Guides and Sources

Trinity College Library, Human Rights Research Resources

Human Rights Links, University of Minnesota, Human Rights Library:  links to numerous human rights documents, organizations, regional resources, and specific topics—highly recommended.

Human Rights (United Nations)

Country Conditions (University of Minnesota, Human Rights Library):  research human rights conditions by country.

Human Rights Data

Amnesty International Annual Reports: describes human rights developments in most countries of the world.

CIRI Human Rights Data Project:  measures a wide variety of government human rights practices, including torture, workers' rights, women’s rights, and freedom of religion for over 20+ years.

Human Development Reports, United Nations Development Programme:  a wide range of global and regional data on economic and social conditions.

Human Rights Organizations Database, Human Rights Internet:  searchable list of human rights organizations in different countries

Human Rights Watch, World Reports

United States Department of State, Country Reports on Human Rights Practices