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What are Human Rights and Why Are They Important?
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What are Human Rights and Why Are They Important? : information for students (Australia)
In learning about human rights, we learn about ideas of respect, fairness, justice and equality.
We learn about standing up for our own rights and about our responsibility to respect the rights of others.

Witness (Human Rights)
https://www.witness.org/
WITNESS uses the power of video to open the eyes of the world to human rights abuses. By partnering with local organizations around the globe, WITNESS empowers human rights defenders to use video to shine a light on those most affected by human rights violations, and to transform personal stories of abuse into powerful tools of justice.
Over the past decade, WITNESS has partnered with groups in more than 60 countries, bringing often unseen images, untold stories and seldom heard voices to the attention of key decision makers, the media, and the general public -- catalyzing grassroots activism, political engagement, and lasting change.

International Labour Organization
http://www.ilo.org/global/lang--en/index.htm
International Labour Organization
The International Labour Organization is the UN specialized agency which seeks the promotion of social justice and internationally recognized human and labour rights.
It was founded in 1919 and is the only surviving major creation of the Treaty of Versailles which brought the League of Nations into being and it became the first specialized agency of the UN in 1946.

The International Committee of the Red Cross
https://www.icrc.org/en
The International Committee of the Red Cross
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an impartial, neutral and independent organization whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of war and internal violence and to provide them with assistance. It directs and coordinates the international relief activities conducted by the Movement in situations of conflict.
It also endeavours to prevent suffering by promoting and strengthening humanitarian law and universal humanitarian principles.

Human Rights Watch
https://www.hrw.org/
Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch is dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world.
We stand with victims and activists to prevent discrimination, to uphold political freedom, to protect people from inhumane conduct in wartime, and to bring offenders to justice.
We challenge governments and those who hold power to end abusive practices and respect international human rights law.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
https://www.ohchr.org/EN/Pages/Home.aspx
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

Freedom House
https://freedomhouse.org/
Freedom House is an independent non-governmental organization that supports the expansion of freedom in the world.
Freedom is possible only in democratic political systems in which the governments are accountable to their own people; the rule of law prevails; and freedoms of expression, association, belief and respect for the rights of minorities and women are guaranteed.
Freedom House is a clear voice for democracy and freedom around the world. Founded over 60 years ago by Eleanor Roosevelt, Wendell Willkie, and other Americans concerned with the mounting threats to peace and democracy, Freedom House has been a vigorous proponent of democratic values and a steadfast opponent of dictatorships of the far left and the far right.

Amnesty International
https://www.amnesty.org/en/
Amnesty International
Amnesty International (AI) is a worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized human rights.
AI? vision is of a world in which every person enjoys all of the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights standards.
Recommendations for the protection and promotion of human rights | Statute of Amnesty International | Universal Declaration of Human Rights |

Human Rights and Equal Opps Commission (HREOC)
https://www.humanrights.gov.au/
The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) Australia