Human Rights Internet
Encyclopedia
Human Rights Internet is a non-governmental organization
based in Ottawa
, Canada
, that supports the exchange of information within the worldwide human rights
community. Launched in the United States
, in 1976, as Internet: the International Human Rights Documentation Network it originally used the term Internet for the concept of an international network of human rights organizations. HRI receives government funding from the Canadian International Development Agency
(CIDA) to provide a website for human rights partners (activists, educators, groups, organizations and NGOs) that are unable to maintain their own websites.
Non-governmental organization
A non-governmental organization is a legally constituted organization created by natural or legal persons that operates independently from any government. The term originated from the United Nations , and is normally used to refer to organizations that do not form part of the government and are...
based in Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, that supports the exchange of information within the worldwide human rights
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
community. Launched in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, in 1976, as Internet: the International Human Rights Documentation Network it originally used the term Internet for the concept of an international network of human rights organizations. HRI receives government funding from the Canadian International Development Agency
Canadian International Development Agency
The Canadian International Development Agency was formed in 1968 by the Canadian government. CIDA administers foreign aid programs in developing countries, and operates in partnership with other Canadian organizations in the public and private sectors as well as other international organizations...
(CIDA) to provide a website for human rights partners (activists, educators, groups, organizations and NGOs) that are unable to maintain their own websites.