Asian Studies 397: Human Rights/Asian Contexts

The Amnesty International Report 2022/23 documents the state of human rights in 149 countries and territories in 2023. Earlier reports are available online and in the library. You can also browse Amnesty International's latest research or publications by country.

These annual reports summarize human rights conditions in dozens of countries and territories worldwide. Annual reports for 1989-2024 are available online. See also other HRW occasional publications.

The annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices – the Human Rights Reports – cover internationally recognized individual, civil, political, and worker rights, as set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international agreements. 2016-2023 reports are available on the updated site. To see archived reports from 1999-2015, click here.

Use this library guide created by the UN to gain a better understanding of their various documents and links to various document libraries.

"Every year, the United Nations publishes a vast range of valuable and reliable information. It is often published in the form of books that contain research covering the United Nations’ priorities, such as international peace and security, human rights, sustainable development, climate change, and international law. The United Nations iLibrary gathers much of this valuable content on one easy-to-use platform for researchers, students, and the general public."

The primary entry-point to learn about various human rights initiatives and publications from the United Nations.

Houses a collection of more than 60,000 core human rights documents, including several hundred human rights treaties and other primary international human rights instruments.