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This category is for sites of advocacy organizations of human rights in Europe. Please do not submit topic oriented sites here.

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• Association for the Prevention of Torture

  http://www.apt.ch/
  Founded in 1977, and based in Geneva, Switzerland, the APT is an independent non-governmental organisation working worldwide to prevent torture and ill-treatment.

• Bibliography for Research on International Human Rights Law of Europe

  http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/bibliog/BIBLIO.htm
  Links to organisations related to human rights issues. From the University of Minnesota.

• Centre Europe - Tiers Monde (CETIM)

  http://www.cetim.ch/
  Pursuing its research and publications devoted to North-South relations, focuses on human rights and participated in related United Nations work. Based in Switzerland.

• Council of Europe - European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

  http://conventions.coe.int/
  Summary of treaty signatures and ratifications. In English and French.

• European Court of Human Rights

  http://www.echr.coe.int/
  Information on the composition of the court, grand chamber and section, historical background, procedure, case-law information notes and survey. Information for persons wishing to apply to the European Court of Human Rights in all European languages.

• European Roma Rights Centre

  http://errc.org/
  An international public interest law organisation which monitors the situation of Roma in Europe and provides legal defence to victims of human rights violations.

• Fortress Europe? - Circular Letter

  http://www.fecl.org/
  Organisation providing news, analyses and comments on European developments in the fields of liberties, human rights, public order, policing, justice, data protection, immigration and asylum.

• Human Rights Institute of the Bar of Bordeaux

  http://www.idhbb.org/uk-default.htm
  Promoting human rights and the training of lawyers in human rights and international criminal law, and reporting on the respect of defense rights.

• Human Rights Server, Germany

  http://www.humanrights.de/
  Organization placing human rights within the context of the progress of the mass of humanity. Includes links to those who resist.

• Hungarian Helsinki Committee

  http://www.helsinki.hu/
  Hungarian human rights organisation monitoring respect for human rights in Hungary and providing legal counselling to victims of rights violations.

• Liberty

  http://www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk/
  An independent human rights organisation which works to defend and extend rights and freedoms in England and Wales.

• PanCyprian Association for the Protection of Human Rights

  http://agrino.org/humrights/main/main.htm
  Organisation providing information on human rights issues, with particular interest in the situation of human rights in the Republic of Cyprus.

• The Danish Centre for Human Rights

  http://www.humanrights.dk/
  The Centre site gives information about the organization's activities and also brings news about Human Rights issues.

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