Human Rights
It is imperative that every citizen is knowledgeable about what rights we are promised as human beings. Not everyone is well versed in law, and many people may not be aware if their rights are being breached. This is why keeping up on blogs regarding human rights can be very advantageous. There are several sites out there that have made it their duty to inform the general public about important or hot button issues that are being dealt with. The majority of these blogs are written and maintained by people that are right in the middle of the human rights struggle. There are sites updated by attorneys, politicians, and others that may be facing human rights violations now or have in the past. Getting different perspectives on these issues can be very interesting and informative at the same time.
Not only do human rights blogs cover controversies in the United States, they are concerned with any violations across the world. The main point is to raise awareness about what is happening to our fellow humans. Bringing attention to matters such as genocide or government corruption can help a great deal. The genocide in Darfur is an example of how acquainting the public has brought about positive effects. There is still plenty of work to be done, but at least there is a spotlight on the situation and actions are being taken to provide aid and more importantly hope to the people there. The Internet has helped make it more and more difficult for injustices to occur unnoticed. During the recent Iranian election for example, awareness of foul play was almost immediate due to the ease of use and efficiency of blogs and websites such as Twitter. As long as there are brave individuals that are willing to expose the crimes against humanity across the globe, there will always be somebody there willing to help the cause.
Having a bounty of resources at our fingertips will not have the desired effect if we do not make it a point to use them. All the hard work put in by these bloggers is so that information is passed from person to person, but to reach the masses we need to do our part. Apathy and inaction are not an option, especially when all it takes is keeping up with some of these sites and passing any important information along. I have included links to some of the major human rights blogs to get everyone started. Take a look and see which ones interest you, and hopefully we can get to a point where all citizens reach a certain level of awareness when it comes to global injustice.
Top 30 Human Rights Blogs
1. http://www.humanrightsblog.org/
2. http://www.aclu.org/blog
3. http://humanrights.foreignpolicyblogs.com/
4. http://human-rights.typepad.com/
5. http://www.ihrablog.net/
6. http://www.progressiveliberty.blogspot.com/
7. http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/blog/hrfblog/index.asp
8. http://laborrightsblog.typepad.com/
9. http://peace_blog.blogspot.com/
10. http://archrights.wordpress.com/
11. http://cmcholocaustcenter.blogspot.com/
12. http://blog.amnestyusa.org/
13. http://www.globalissues.org/
14. http://echrblog.blogspot.com/
15. http://www.alternet.org/rights/
16. http://phrblog.org/
17. http://www.uusc.org/blog
18. http://blogfordarfur.org/
19. http://www.refugeesinternational.org/blog/
20. http://gazaeng.blogspot.com/
21. http://www.religionnewsblog.com/
22. http://china.hrw.org/action
23. http://www.religiousliberty.info/blog/
24. http://www.ucc.ie/law/blogs/ccjhr/
25. http://www.america.gov/
26. http://blogs.amnesty.org.uk/blogs.asp?bid=55
27. http://genocide.change.org/
28. http://www.antiwar.com/blog/
29. http://www.massrightsblog.org/2009/01/ices-blind-eye-to-human-rights.html
30. http://thepeacetree.blogspot.com/2009/08/respect-human-rights.html
