These
links go to other Web sites. Sites are
grouped into categories: Organizations & News and Countries (Nigeria,
Mozambique, South Africa, Western Sahara and Zimbabwe). E-mail me to
suggest other links.
This is the successor organization to the British
Anti-Apartheid Movement.
Advocacy Network for Africa (ADNA)
ADNA is a progressive non-partisan network of more
than 200 US-based organizations. Under the name of the Southern Africa Working
Group (SAWG), this network was founded to share information and mobilize action
in solidarity with the anti-Apartheid and grassroots liberation movements of
the Southern African countries still remaining under white minority rule. With
the successes of those movements during the late 80s and early 90s, SAWG needed
to rename itself and define a new agenda. Adopting the new name - The Advocacy
Network for Africa (ADNA) - it took up the task of addressing a broad spectrum
of US/Africa foreign policy issues, with an expanded focus on sub-Saharan
Africa, and some attention to the northern African countries.
The
American Committee on Africa (founded in 1953), The Africa Fund
(founded in 1966) and the Africa Policy Information Center (founded in
1978) are merging into Africa Action. Africa
Action is a key organization working on
This website features high-quality analysis and
progressive advocacy on African issues, with particular attention to priority
issues affecting the entire continent. The heart of the website consists of
issues of the AfricaFocus Bulletin,
produced and distributed one to three times a week to over 3,200 e-mail
addresses.
The index on
African
Studies at Columbia University
African Studies Center at Michigan
State University
African Studies Center
at University of Pennsylvania
Africa Faith and Justice Network
This
Catholic-based organization stresses human rights and social justice issues.
Published
by the United Nations, this publication provides extensive information on
African Rights
(London)
African Rights is an organization dedicated to
working on issues off grave human rights abuses, conflict, famine and civil
reconstruction in Africa. Director: Rakiya Omaar.
This is a news site.
This new non-governmental organization set up by
Bernard Rivers provides fundraising assistance for developing-country AIDS
projects.
A
comprehensive source of information on
Well
known international organization working to protect human rights worldwide.
Artists for a New South Africa (ANSA)
ANSA
is a non-profit organization founded and supported by artists, activists and
other dedicated to funding democracy and equality in
Association of Concerned African
Scholars
Founded
in 1977, the Association of Concerned African Scholars (ACAS) is a group of
scholars and students of Africa who are dedicated to formulation alternative
analysis of
Center
for Constitutional Rights
Founded in 1966, CCR is a non-profit legal and
educational organization dedicated to protecting and advancing the rights
guaranteed by the U.S. constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights. CCR paved the way for victims of
human rights violations to obtain judgments through the U.S. courts for the
atrocities committed against them.
Doctors Without
Borders / Medecins San Frontieres
(MSF)
Formed
in 1971, MSF delivers emergency aid to victims of armed conflict, epidemics,
and natural and man-made disasters, and others who lack health care due to
social or geographical isolation.
Through advocacy campaigns, such as its Campaign for Access to Essential
Medicines, brings witness to human rights issues. MSF is very active in Africa and on
H.I.V./AIDS.
European Network for Information and
Action for Southern Africa (ENIASA)
ENIASA
is a coordinating structure working within the European Union to promote international
solidarity with Southern Africa.
Global AIDS Alliance is an advocacy group with offices
in
The
Hague Appeal for Peace is working to create conditions in which the primary aim
of the UN, "to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war,"
can be realized.
Human Rights Internet (HRI)
Founded
in 1976, HRI is a leader in the exchange of information within the worldwide
human rights community. HRI is dedicated
to the empowerment of human rights activists and organizations.
Human
Rights Watch is dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the
world.
Connecting people who are working to change the world. It is divided into PeaceNet,
EcoNet, WomensNet and Anti-RacismNet.
Institute for Democracy
Studies
Founded
in 1999, the Institute for Democracy Studies is a nonprofit research and
educational center devoted to defending mainstream democratic values such as an
independent judiciary, the separation of church and state, and reproductive
freedom.
Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility
(ICCR)
ICCR
is a coalition of 275 Protestant, Roman Catholic and Jewish institutional investors
including denominations, religious communities, pension funds, healthcare
corporations, foundations and dioceses with combined portfolios worth an
estimated $100 billion. The file
shareholder resolutions and have campaigns on issues including corporate
governance & executive compensation, environment, equality issues, global
corporate accountability, global finance, international health & tobacco,
and militarism.
Integrated Regional Information Networks
(IRIN)
IRIN
is published by the UN Office for the Coordination on Humanitarian Affairs in
partnership with ReliefWeb. The site includes updates on conflicts and
news on numerous African countries.
International Campaign to Ban Landmines
Founded in London in 1999, Justice Africa directors,
include Dr. Alex de Waal, have many years of
experience in the issues of democracy, human rights, humanitarian action, and
peace and security. Justice Africa
focuses on the Greater Horn and has programs that relate to Sudan, the Great
Lakes region and HIV/AIDS.
This
is the successor organization to Jubilee 2000/
Lawyers’ Committee for
Civil Rights Under Law
The Committee's major
objective is to use the skills and resources of the bar to obtain equal
opportunity for minorities by addressing factors that contribute to racial
justice and economic opportunity.
Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA)
MISA
is a non-governmental organization with member organizations in 11 of the Southern
Africa Development Community countries. MISA seeks ways in which to promote the
free flow of information and cooperation between media workers, as a principal
means of nurturing human rights and democracy in
A Namibian newspaper.
The
National Security Archive is an independent non-governmental research institute
and library located at The George Washington University in
Hosts
and has links to many difference progressive organizations.
Partnership for Indigenous Peoples Environment
The
Save Darfur Coalition's mission is to raise public awareness about the ongoing
genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan and to mobilize a unified response to
the atrocities that threaten the lives of two million people in the Darfur
region.
Building
links between
This
site was launched in April 2002 by groups by groups urging urgent actions to
stop global AIDS. Initiated by the
Global AIDS Alliance (see separate link above).
Supporting
African freedom and economic justice
Established
in 1981, TransAfrica Forum (1) provides substantive
commentary and scholarship on policy issues related to Africa and the Caribbean
and (2) educates Americans, in general, and African Americans, in particular,
on such topics as human rights, democracy, and global economic policy.
The
union UNITE is actively involved in the Stop Sweatshops Campaign.
United Nations Integrated
Regional Information Networks (
Updates
on conflicts and news
Washington Office on Africa (WOA)
WOA
is a church-sponsored not-for-profit advocacy organization that articulates and
promotes a just American policy toward
Working
Assets has a credit card and offers long distance phone service. Each year Working Assets selects between 55
and 60 progressive organizations to which it makes donations. Each time you use the Working Assets credit
card, 10 cents goes into the donation pool.
One percent of long distance charges go into the pool.
Founded
in 1987, the Civil Liberties Organization (CLO) is one of the foremost human
rights organizations in
The
Constitutional Rights Project works to ensure that
Kudirat Institute for
Nigerian Democracy (KIND)
KIND
seeks to empower and enable development in
Christian Council of Mozambique
CCM
is a church body that has provided extensive assistance including to victims of
the floods.
This
is the English version of the government’s web site.
Mozambique News Agency - AIM
Reports
AIM
provides extremely useful reports on
The
African National Congress of South Africa has an extensive Web site with
current information. It also has links
to numerous other Web sites including those of the South African government.
African Nation Congress –
Historical Documents
This is a section of the ANC’s web page has
historical information on the ANC and the international campaigns against
apartheid. It also has a number of
useful links.
They
are a key actor in the Treatment Action Campaign.
Community
Video Education Trust
The Community Video Education Trust (CVET) in Cape
Town is building a digital archive of videos taken in South Africa in the late
1980s and early 1990s. The raw footage available on this website documents
anti-apartheid demonstrations, speeches, mass funerals, celebrations, and
interviews with activists. Videos capture the activism of trade unions,
students and political organizations, including the activities of the United
Democratic Front.
Congress of South African Trade Unions
COSATU
is the leading South African trade union federation. Since its founding in 1985, COSATU has been
in the forefront of the struggle for democracy and workers' rights. COSATU campaigns on issues such as poverty
reduction and pharmaceutical company profiteering on HIV/AIDS drugs.
A
useful newspaper
Economists Allied for Arms
Reduction (ECAAR South Africa)
Institute for Healing of Memories
Founded
in 1988, the Institute grew out of the Healing of Memories Chaplaincy Project
of the Trauma Centre for Victims of Violence and Torture.
National Labour & Economic Development
Institute (NALEDI)
NALEDI conducts policy-relevant research aimed at
building the capacity of the labor movement to effective engage with the
challenges of the new South Africa.
Founded in 1993, NALEDI is an initiative of the Congress of South
African Trade Unions (COSATU).
South African Council of Churches
SACC
is a national ecumenical body with a wide fellowship of churches. The Council is an ecumenical enabler and
coordinator of interchurch debate and action.
Well known for its role in the struggle against apartheid.
South
African Democracy Education Trust (SADET)
SADET's mission is to examine and analyze events leading to the negotiated
settlement and democracy in South Africa with a focus on: the events leading to
the banning of the liberation movements; the various strategies and tactics
adopted in pursuit of the democratic struggle; the events leading to the
adoption of the negotiation strategy; and the dynamics underpinning the
negotiations process between 1990 and 1994. The study will result in, among
others, the publication of 5 volumes of research covering the successive
decades in the run up to the first democratic elections, including an overview
volume. The Road to Democracy project is a chronological analysis of four
decades - 1960-1970, 1970-1980, 1980-1990, 1990-1994.
The site includes downloadable version of the Road to Democracy volumes as they
become available.
The South
Africa Exchange Program on Environmental Justice
SAEPEJ is a Boston-based
non-profit organization which focuses on the effects of toxics and the
deteriorating environment on the health and daily lives of communities in South
Africa, and aims to bridge communities in the US with their counterparts in
South Africa around environmental justice.
South African Government Online
South African Missions in New York
City
The web sites of the Permanent Mission of South Africa to the United
Nations and the South African Consulate General in
A
Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Set
up by the first democratic government to deal with what happened under
apartheid.
Sahara-update • News from
and about Western Sahara
Moderated by the Norwegian Support Committee for
A USA-based web page that supports the
Polisario Front.
Western Sahara Referendum Support Association
ARSO
(Association de soutien a un
referendum libre et regulier
au Sahara Occidental) or Western Sahara Referendum Support Association. This site is in English and French. Includes current and historical information
on the struggle for self-determination and is an excellent source of numerous
UN documents.
The
WSRW is an international network of organizations and activists researching and
campaigning the companies working for Moroccan
interests in occupied Western Sahara.
Community-based care of the survivors of torture and organized
violence.
Zimbabwe
Human Rights NGO Forum
The
Zimbabwe Human Rights Forum (also known as the “Human Rights Forum”) has been
in existence since January 1998. The
Forum assists victims of organized violence.
It operates a legal unit and a research unit. It consists of eleven core organizations and
one associate member. Includes
information on political violence during the 2002 election.
Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (Zimrights)
This
is the web page for the