As I have been researching possible organizations to focus on for the duration of this project, it has become evident the vast number of human rights organizations there are to choose from! By doing just a basic Google search, I discovered dozens of websites that contain long lists of human rights organizations that are active in Africa. However, several of these organizations' websites are either defunct or severely lacking in information. This is actually a trend that I have noticed while doing other research related to Africa: African internet resources are remarkably less reliable and less informative than internet resources in developed countries. As such, I am beginning to re-think my decision to research a grassroots African organization as I am worried that I will not be able to find enough information for this project if I do so.
That being said, here are two of the organizations I came across that fit within my parameters for this project discussed in my previous post:
1) International Federation for Human Rights
The International Federation for Human Rights (IFHR) is an umbrella organization for 164 regional human rights organizations located around the world. The IFHR consists of several forums, such as a congress, secretariat, executive body, etc.
2) African Court on Human and People's Rights
The African Court on Human and People's Rights is a judicial body under the African Union that measures member states' compliance with the human rights standards of the African Union. While studying a judicial perspective on human rights protection would be a fascinating project, the court technically qualifies as an intergovernmental organization and is therefore outside the scope of this class (nongovernmental organizations).
The quest continues for a human rights organization to study for this project! Another update coming soon.
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