NGO

Human Rights NGO Presentation - Darling

Databases

• Canadian Points of View Reference Center (EBSCO) Grades 9 - 12

This full-text database is designed to provide students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. The database provides information on 100 key topics of interest to Canadian researchers, with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument), counterpoint (opposing argument), and Critical Thinking Guide. Topics include the environment, human rights, race, substance abuse and many more. The database contains a balance of materials from all viewpoints, including 400 main essays, leading political magazines, newspapers, radio & TV news transcripts, primary source documents, and reference books. It also offers guides to debate, developing arguments and writing position papers. It provides the basis from which students can better understand controversial issues and develop analytical thinking skills.

• Student Edition (Gale) Grades 9 - 12

Now with over 1100 titles, cross searchable with E-Books, this periodical database is designed for high-school students with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers, podcasts, and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.

Encyclopaedias

• • Encyclopaedia Britannica High

Websites

• • http://www.un.org/rights/ 

  • http://www.ohchr.org/english/

  • http://www.hrw.org/

  • http://www.hri.ca/databank/

  • http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/Pages/NgoParticipation.aspx

  • http://theglobaljournal.net/top100NGOs/

  • http://www.staff.city.ac.uk/tom.davies/Organizations.html

  • http://who.int/en/        

  • http://en.unesco.org/