Conferences, Calls for Papers, etc....
Human Rights: A Bibliography of Printed
Resources
Prepared by Glenda Pearson, Suzzallo Library
(206) 543-4164
pearson@u.washington.edu
This bibliography contains citations
to both governmental and
nongovernmental materials held in the Suzzallo and Allen Libraries. Only
material published within the past 10 years has been included here, unless the resource has no current equal. Older works, of course, are often valuable for historical perspective and overview,
and can be located by using the UW Libraries Online Catalog (see Section
II below) and other resources, particularly some of the bibliographies
listed in Section I. The UW Law Library also has significant holdings
in human rights materials; a very few of these items are included
in this bibliography.
I. Bibliographies, Directories, Guides and Handbooks
Amnesty International. Human
Rights: Selected International Standards and Important Treaties on Human
Rights. New York: Amnesty International USA, 1988.
Suzzallo General Stacks K3239 H86
1988
Bibliographic Index; a
Cumulative Bibliography of Bibliographies. New York: H.W. Wilson
Company, 1937-.
Blaustein, Albert P., Roger S. Clark and Jay A. Sigler,
eds. Human Rights Sourcebook. New York: Paragon House,
1987.
Burton, June K. Human Rights Bibliography, New
York: Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc. 1987.
Charny, Israel W. and Alan L. Berger. Genocide: a
Critical Bibliographic Review. New York: Facts on File
Publications, 1989-1991.
Cook, Rebecca J. and Valerie L. Oosterveld. "A
Select Bibliography of Women's Human Rights," American University
Law Review, 44 (1995), pp. 1429-1471.
http://barratry.law.cornell.edu:5123/notify/comments/1493.html
Fenton, Thomas P. and Mary J. Heffron. Human Rights:
A Directory of Resources. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis, 1989.
____________, Third World Resource Directory
1994-1995.
Maryknoll, New York: Orbis, 1994.
Friedman, Julian R. and Marc. I. Sherman. Human Rights:
An International and Comparative Law Bibliography. Westport,
Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1985.
Great Events from History II Human Rights Series,
volume I-V, 1900-1991.
Hamalengwa, M. The International Law of Human Rights
in Africa: Basic Documents and Annotated Bibliography. Dordrecht:
Boston: M. Nijhoff, 1988.
Human Rights in Latin America 1964-1980.
Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1983.
Human Rights on CD-ROM [computer file]. New
York: United Nations, 1993-.
Humana, Charles. World Human Rights Guide. New
York: Oxford University Press, 1992.
Lawson, Edward H. Encyclopedia of Human Rights.
Philadelphia:
Taylor and Francis, Inc., 1996.
Meiklejuhn Civil Liberties Institute. Human Rights
Organizations and Periodicals Directory. Berkeley: Meiklejohn
Civil Liberties Institute, 1990.
Reporters Sans Frontiers (association). Reporters
Sans Frontiers 1992 Report: Freedom of the Press Throughout the
World. London: John Libbey, 1992.
Rupesinghe, Kumar and Berth Verstappen. Ethnic Conflict
and Human Rights in Sri Lanka: An Annotated Bibliography. London:
International Peace Research Institute, 1989.
Stanek, Edward. Minorities, Aliens and Refugees:
A Selected Bibliography for the Study of International Protection
of Human Rights of Special Groups. Monticello, Il.: Vance
Bibliographies,
1987.
____________, Human Rights: A Selected Bibliography
of Monographs, Essays, Serials and Basic Compilations of Documents
and Bibliographies Pertinent to International Protection of Human
Rights. Monticello, IL: Vance Bibliographies, 1987.
Tobin, Jack. Guide to Human Rights Research.
Cambridge,
MA.: Harvard Law School Human Rights Program, 1994.
Verstappen, Berth. Human Rights Reports: An Annotated
Bibliography of Fact-Finding Missions. London: Zell, 1987.
Walters, Gregory J. Human Rights in Theory and
Practice. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1995.
Weinberg, Meyer. World Racism and Related Inhumanities:
A Country by Country Bibliography. New York: Greenwood Press,
1992.
Whalen, Lucille. Human Rights: A Reference
Handbook.
Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-Clio, 1989.
To find books by author, title or subject, use the
UW Libraries Catalog, accessible via the Campus Network. Consult
a librarian if you have any questions regarding search techniques
or online access.
Library of Congress subject heading searches, conducted
by choosing the Subject Heading box in the online catalog menu
screen, will produce much more exact results than a Keyword search
because the language of subject headings is carefully controlled.
As familiarity with the subject grows, and the specific topic
begins to emerge, come back to the subject heading list for more
refined search results. Some examples of Subject Headings:
Searches in Publisher or Author on the names of nongovernmental
organizations are also possible, such as:
Alternative Press Index; An Index to Alternative
and Radical Publications. College Park, MD: Alternative Press
Centre, 1969-.
Business Periodical Index. Foster City, Calif:
Information Access Company, 1989-.
Expanded Academic Index. Foster City, Calif.:
Information Access Company, 1989-.
Human Resources Abstracts. Beverly Hills,
Calif.: Sage Publications, 1975-.
International Bibliography of Political
Science.International
Political Science Association in cooperation with the International
Committee for Social Science Information and Documentation. Paris:
UNESCO, 1952-.
International Bibliography of the Social Sciences:
Sociology. International Committee for Social Science Information
and Documentation. London: Tavistock Publications, 1955-.
International Development Abstracts. Norwich:
Geo Abstracts, 1982-.
Joint Publications Research Service (JPRS).
Springfield, Va.: National Technical Information Service, 1962-.
Legal Resource Index. Foster City, Calif.: Information
Access Company1980-.
PAIS. New York: Public Affairs Information Service,
1980-.
Sage Race Relations Abstracts. Manchester, UK:
Institute of Race Relations, 1976-.
Newspaper coverage can sometimes be the only source
of information about particular situations, or it can be the most
current source of information. Online services allow access to
wire service stories within 24 hours. Archived news sources provide
an overview of how an event was covered, its emergence into public
awareness, even the accuracy and inaccuracy with which a story
was reported. A variety of resources are available.
Ethnic NewsWatch. Stamford, Ct.:Softline Information
Inc., 1989-.
Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS).
New Canaan, Ct.: NewsBank/Readex, 1979-1996.
National Newspaper Index. Foster City, Calif.;
Information Access Company, 1989-
Lexis-Nexis. Dayton, Oh.: Mead Data Central,
1976-.
SELECTED HUMAN RIGHTS PERIODICALS
Amnesty International Newsletter. London:
Amnesty International.
Annual Report of the Inter-American Commission on
Human Rights/Organization of American States. Washington DC:
General
Secretariat of the OAS. 1988/89-.
Civil Rights Journal. Washington DC: U.S.
Commission on Civil Rights. 1995-.
Freedom in the World. New York: Freedom House.
1978-.
Freedom Review. New York: Freedom House.
1970-.
Harvard Human Rights Journal. Cambridge, MA:
Harvard Law School. 1989-.
Human Rights Quarterly. Baltimore: Johns
Hopkins University Press. 1981-.
Human Rights Watch/Americas (Newsletter). New York:
Human Rights Watch.
UW Tacoma Lib. Periodicals, backfiles at Suzzallo
Periodicals Stacks JC599 L3 N49
The UW Tacoma Library has current subscriptions to
a number of regional newsletters published by Human Rights Watch.
Issues in Law and Medicine. Terre Haute, IN.: National
Legal Center for the Medically Dependent and Disabled, Inc. 1985-.
Health Sciences Serials
Indigenous World. Copenhagen: International Work
Group for Indigenous Affairs. 1993-.
Suzzallo General Stacks GN380 I95
Annual global review of the most significant events
in human rights efforts for indigenous peoples. IWGIA is an independent
international organization working to support indigenous people
struggling against repression.
IWGIA Newsletter. Copenhagen: International Work
Group for Indigenous Affairs.
Suzzallo Periodicals Stacks GN380 N48. 1988-.
(see entry above)
Journal of Medical Humanities. New York: Human Sciences
Press. 1989-.
Health Sciences Serials
(continues earlier titles)
Journal of Refugee Studies. Oxford: Oxford University
Press. 1988-.
Suzzallo Periodicals Stacks HV640 J68
Refugees Magazine. New York: United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees. 1982-.
Government Publications Stacks UNHCR R258
Published by the pre-eminent UN organization working
on behalf of the world's refugees.
Vietnam Journal. Burlingame, CA.: Project of the
Vietnam Human Rights Group. 1992-.
Suzzallo Periodicals Stacks DS550 V53
(former title Indochina Journal)
Yearbook of Human Rights. New York: United Nation
Government Publications JC571 Y4
SETS
Amnesty International. London: Amnesty International,
1962-1994.
Microform and Newspaper Collections under various
microfiche numbers.
Contains country dossiers (press reports, transcripts
of radio broadcasts and interviews with former prisoners), country
reports, general publications, annual reports and other series
of publications. Printed index at the service desk. For more current
information, see:
http://www.igc.apc.org/amnesty/
Human Relations Area File (HRAF). New Haven, Ct.:
Human Relations Area Files, Inc.
Microform and Newspaper Collections
HRAF collects thousands of texts related to individual
cultures of the world. Begun as a way of comparing cultures, HRAF
has become an important and unique resource for detailed cultural
information on all segments of human activity. Source documents
date from the late 19th century to the 1970's. Quality of the
information varies and HRAF provides a guide to reliability of
the data. This would be a potentially valuable resource in situations
where cultural differences determine procedure and policy. The
bulk of material is on microfiche, but the resource is being converted
to a CD-ROM database.
Human Rights Internet. Human Rights Documents, 1980-1990.
Zug, Switzerland: Inter Documentation Co.
Microform and Newspaper Collections M 1885.
This collection is composed of published materials
from non-governmental human rights organizations. Many of these
groups operated underground, in opposition to repressive regimes.
The geographical scope is global. For more current information,
go to the Human Rights Internet (HRI) home page at:
http://www.hri.ca/
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. [Documents
of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and Reports Issued
by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights from 1960-1894]. Washington
DC: Organization of American States.
Microform and Newspaper Collections M1998
A large collection of OAS official records documenting
human rights issues in member nations. A microfiched index at
the beginning of the set provides access by type of record (yearbook,
report, etc.) and court.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Research. 1950's-1980's.
Zug, Switzerland: Inter Documentation Co.
Microform and Newspaper Collections (various M numbers).
The Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty programs
waged a decades long battle of the airwaves in Eastern Europe
and the former Soviet Union for the hearts and minds of the peoples
"behind the iron curtain." An array of special reports,
outright propaganda, news coverage from the Western press and
many other materials can be found in these collections. Since
the breakup of the Soviet bloc, many people from these targeted
countries have given testimony as to the importance of the Radio
Free Europe and Radio Liberty Research programs as a force for
the cause of human rights. Information on non-ruling Communist
Party activities in Western countries and research reports on
some Asian countries are included here as well.
MONOGRAPH SAMPLER
Academic Freedom 3: Education and Human Rights. Zed
Books, 1995.
Suzzallo General Stacks LC72 A42 1995
One in a series from World University Service which
explores the condition of educational rights and academic freedoms
annually throughout the world.
Barret-Kriegel, Blandine. The State and the Rule
of Law. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1995.
UW Bothell Lib. Stacks JC571 B35815 1995
Bornschier, Volker, ed., Conflicts and New Departures
in World Society. New Brunswick, N.J.: Transaction Publishers,
1994.
UW-Tacoma Library Stacks HC59 B5998 1994
Ellings, Richard J., and Marie T. Pielage, MFN Status,
Human Rights, and U.S.-China Relations. Seattle: National Bureau
o Asian Research, 1994.
Suzzallo General Stacks HF1733 C6 M15 1994
Falkowski, James, Indian Law/Race Law: A Five Hundred
Year History. New York: Praeger, 1992.
Suzzallo General Stacks KDZ480 F35 1992
Gewirth, Alan. The Community of Rights. Chicago:
University of Chicago Press, 1996.
Suzzallo General Stacks JC571 G437 1996
Hancock, Curtis L. and Anthony O. Simon, eds. Freedom,
Virtue and the Common Good. Notre Dame, IN: American Maritain
Association/ University of Notre Dame Press.
Suzzallo General Stacks BJ1531 F74 1995.
Huften, Olwen. Historical Change and Human Rights:
The Oxford Amnesty Lectures 1994. New York: Basic Books, 1995.
Suzzallo General Stacks JC571 H564 1995
Human Rights Watch, The Bush Administration's Record
on Human Rights in 1989. New York: Human Rights Watch, 1990.
Suzzallo General Stacks JC571 B88
Human Rights Watch and Natural Resources Defense
Council, Defending the Earth: Abuses of Human Rights and the Environment.
New York: Natural Resources Defense Council, 1992.
Suzzallo General Stacks JC571 D43 1992
The Human Rights Watch Global Report on Women's Human
Rights. New York: Human Rights Watch, 1995.
Suzzallo General Reference HV6250.4 W65 H85 1995
Johnston, Barbara Rose, ed., Who Pays the Price?
The Sociocultural Context of Environmental Crisis. Washington
DC: Island Press, 1994.
Suzzallo General Stacks JA75.8 W57 1994
Lewis, Jerome and Judy Knight. The Twa of Rwanda.
Chadlington, UK: World Rainforest Movement and the International
Working Group for Indigenous Affairs.1995.
Suzzallo General Stacks DT 450.25 B38 L48 1995
Munro, Robin. Death by Default: a Policy of Fatal
Neglect in China's State Orphanages. New York: Human Rights Watch,
1996.
UW Bothell Lib. Stacks HV6626.54 C6 M86 1996
Organization of American States, Inter-American Commission
on Human Rights, Special Report on the Human Rights Situation
in the So-Called "Communities of Peoples of Resistance"
in Guatemala. Washington DC: General Secretariat, Organization
of American States, 1994.
UW-Bothell Library Stacks JC599 G8 S74 1994
Sachs, Aaron. Eco-Justice: Linking Human Rights and
the Environment. Washington DC: Worldwatch Institute, 1995.
Suzzallo General Stacks GF75 S237 1995
Sarat, Austin and Thomas R. Kearns. Identities, Politics
and Rights. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1995.
Suzzallo General Stacks JC571 I33 1995
Shattuck, Petra T., Partial Justice: Federal Indian
Law in a Liberal Constitutional System. New York: Berg, 1991.
Suzzallo General Stacks KF8205 S47 1991
Sieghart, Paul. The International Law of Human Rights.
New York: Clarendon Press, 1983.
UW-Bothell Lib.Stacks K3240.4 S49 1983
U.S. Department of State. Civil and Political Rights
in the United States; Initial Report of the United States of America
to the U.N. Human Rights Committee under the International Covenant
on Civil and Political Rights. Washington DC: U.S. Government
Printing Office, July 1994.
Government Publications S1.2 C49/9
Wilkinson, Charles F. American Indians, Time and
the Law: Native Societies in the Modern Constitutional Democracy.
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1987.
UW Bothell Lib. Stacks and Suzzallo General Stacks
KF8205 W53 1987
Wintemute, Robert. Sexual Orientation and Human Rights;
The United States Constitution, the European Convention and The
Canadian Charter. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1995.
Suzzallo General Stacks HQ76.5 W56 1995.
Maintained by Lisa
Spagnolo.
Suzzallo Reference Shelf
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A general guide to bibliographies on
all subjects, this source provides citations to both articles and books
which themselves contain substantive bibliographies. Organized by subject,
this index can be used to locate some of the earliest cited sources
on the subject of human rights up to the most current cited material.
The citations give the page numbers for the bibliographies themselves.
For example, the following items are listed
under the subject heading Human rights:
Suzzallo Reference Stacks K3238 H86 1987
Microform and Newspaper Collections M 2086
Comprehensive historical bibliography, including
citations to thousands of primary sources, law books and journal
articles. This invaluable resource is now updated by the database
Human Rights on CD-ROM (see below).
Suzzallo Reference Stacks Z7164 G45 G45 1988, vol.
2.
Using the Jewish Holocaust as its model, but surveying
all instances of genocide (broadly defined), this bibliography
emphasizes materials dealing with the political, social and especially
the psychological aspects of its subject.
This bibliography is
organized around four themes: international protection, regional
protection, domestic protection and specific women's issues. See also the
electronic version of this bibliography, created as part of the
Diana Project, by the Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law
School:
Suzzallo Reference Stacks Q7164 L6 F46 1989
Suzzallo Reference Stacks Z7164 U5 T46 1994
One of the most current sources, it contains directory
information to over 2,300 nongovernmental organizations and more
than 2,500 annotated entries to print, audiovisual and organizational
resources for Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and
the Caribbean and the Middle East. The directory is divided first
into regions and countries, then groupings organized by 39 broad
topics, directory information and a variety of indexes including
specific subject, personal names and titles of referenced materials.
Suzzallo Reference Stacks K3236 H86 1985
Contains over 4,000 citations to monographs and periodicals
in more than 20 languages. Divided into two sections--rights and
institutions--which in turn are arranged by subject. Specializes
in topical and geographical areas that were under-represented
at the time of its publication.
Suzzallo Reference Stacks JC571 G74 1992
Arranged chronologically, this series provides 2,500
word essays on the major events associated with the issue of human
rights. Cumulative indexes in the final volume provide key word,
category, geographical and personal name access to all articles.
Government Publications Reference JQ1879 A15 I57
1988
Suzzallo Reference Stacks Z7164 L6 H85
A selective annotated bibliography derived from books,
pamphlets and journals. Arranged by country with additional listings
for governmental and nongovernmental human rights organizations
(now seriously outdated), materials on U.S. policy in Latin America
and newsletters.
Government Pub Reference Media K3236 H864
Compiled by the United Nations Library in Geneva,
this database covers 1980-1993, and updates the June Burton work
Human Rights Bibliography (see above).
Suzzallo General Stacks JC571 H788 1992
A country-by-country survey of human rights practices
in 120 countries.
Suzzallo Reference Stacks and Undergraduate Reference
JC57p E67 1996.
Suzzallo Reference Stacks KF4741 H84 1990
Directory information for U.S. based human rights
organizations, including U.S. Federal agencies responsible for
the oversight of U.S. human rights policies. Includes subject,
periodical and geographic indexes.
Suzzallo Reference Stacks PN4735 R46 1992
Country analyses of freedom of the press.
Suzzallo Reference Stacks Z3211 R855 1989
Suzzallo General Stacks Z6464 M6 S82 1987
Suzzallo General Stacks Z7164 L6 S72 1987
Suzzallo Reference Stacks K3236 T63 1994
Emphasizing legal sources, this guide nonetheless
provides an excellent "map" to the interrelated layers
of human rights publications, organizations and institutions.
Suzzallo Reference Stacks Z7164 L6 V47 1987
Covering fact-finding missions active between 1970
and 1986, this bibliography includes both IGO and NGO mission
reports. Points out interesting statistics regarding public opinion,
the "popularity" of some geographic areas and the neglect
of others, etc.
Suzzallo Reference Stacks Z7164 L6 W35 1995
This annotated bibliography emphasizes the theoretical
foundations of the concept of human rights. The bibliography has
a useful organization of chapters, as well as author, geographical
and subject indices.
Suzzallo Reference Stacks Z7164 R12 W5 1992
A comprehensive worldwide bibliography of racism
from ancient times to the present. Included are references to
movements aimed at countering and eliminating racial prejudice,
slavery, sexism, imperialism, antisemitism, etc.
Suzzallo General Stacks K3240.4 W46 1989
II. University of Washington Online Catalog
Be sure to take advantage of the Browse feature on
the Online Catalog when searching for appropriate headings. Also, the
printed Library of Congress Subject Headings (a multi-volume set
available at most reference desks) provides cross referencing
to appropriate headings, narrower and broader terms, and other
valuable information.
III. Indexes to the Literature
Suzzallo Reference Stacks A13 A48
Provides access to a range of materials not found
in standard indexes, such as Human Rights Internet Reporter, Lies
of Our Times and Nonviolent Activist.
Accessible via the Campus Network and searchable
through Willow and Uwin, this source is especially good for journal
and newspaper articles relating human rights to political and
economic policies. Current within 4 to 6 weeks. Emphasis is western
press.
Accessible via the Campus Network and searchable
through Willow and Uwin, this source provides citations and abstracts
to hundreds of journals, both academic and popular. Current within
4 to 6 weeks. Emphasis is western press.
Suzzallo Reference Stacks Z7165 U5 P22
Specializes in labor issues, economic conditions,
human resources. Broad subject headings supplemented by a geographic
index.
Suzzallo Reference Stacks Z7163 I64
The classified arrangement of this important annual
index to scholar material places "Basic Rights" as a
subset of "Political Systems." A subject index at the
back helps the user navigate through the categories.
Suzzallo Reference Stacks Z7161 I594.
Arranged in a classified manner, this annual emphasizes
scholarly, theoretical works and collections of original articles.
Subject and geographic indexes. Many non-English entries.
Suzzallo Reference Stacks HC59.69 I57, 1982-.
Key abstracting service for developing countries.
Covers both policy and practical research. Keyword cumulated indexes
published annually.
JPRS monitors and provides translations to materials
of foreign broadcasts, news agency transmissions, government policy
releases, etc. The translations are available in the Microform
and Newspaper Collections, and the indexes are in Government Publications.
Similar to FBIS (see below) JPRS materials are usually lengthier.
Accessible through the Campus Network and searchable
on Willow and UWIN, this index covers over 800 major English language
legal publications, such as law reviews, specialty law publications
and selected articles from several legal newspapers. It is updated
monthly.
Accessible through the Campus Network and searchable
on Willow and UWIN, this pre-eminent public policy index provides
quick access to listings for a vast number of journals, some monographs
and selected government agency publications. Printed indexes go
back to 1915; the electronic database covers the past 16 years
and is updated monthly.
Suzzallo Reference Stacks HT1501 S22.
Abysmal subject indexing, but section for "Courts
and the Judiciary" may be pertinent.
IV. Newspaper and Current News Access
Microform and Newspaper Collections
Soon to be directly accessible via the Web, this fulltext
database currently available on CD-ROM provides access
by keyword searching to over 100 ethnic and minority community
newspapers published within the United States. Useful for an alternative
perspective on human rights violations in this country, and also
for coverage of events from the countries of ethic origin.
Microform and Newspaper Collections.
The index to FBIS is on CD-ROM and provides access
to one of the foremost information-gathering tools of the U.S.
intelligence community. Similar to JPRS (see above) FBIS collects,
translates and indexes newspaper articles, radio and television
broadcasts and some government communiques from a wide range of
foreign countries. Some of the significance of this source is
in the perspectives of the translations, many of which originate
from controlled press environments. This resource has now moved
to the web and id password accessible through Government Publications,
Microform and Newspaper Collections, and Suzzallo General Reference.
Accessible through the Campus Network, this index
provides citations to the five major U.S. daily newspapers: New
York Times, Christian Science Monitor, Washington Post, Los Angeles
Times and the Wall Street Journal. Current to within 4 to 6 weeks
of publication.
This online database includes hundreds of source
files pertinent to human rights research.Just a very small sample
of news sources concerned with human rights issues include:
V. Other Sources
Microform and Newspaper Collections M1884
Comes as part of the AI collection on microfiche.
For the most current information, go to
the AI homepage.
Government Publications KDZ578.I5 A7
Government Publications CR1.17:
Suzzallo Periodicals Stacks JC517 J66
Suzzallo Periodicals Stacks D839 F752
(former title Freedom at Issue)
Gallagher Law Library K3236.2 H38
Covers European human rights issues, scholarly articles,
annual report on the status of all international human rights
instruments and national court decisions relevant to human rights
issues.
Suzzallo Periodicals Stacks JC571 U58
Scholarly articles from the legal, social science
and sociology fields. As one of the electronic journals subscribed
to by the UW Libraries, fulltext of Human Rights
Quarterly is also available.
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