To fully understand the material on this website general knowledge on human rights is required. However, the HRIRC does not provide that kind of information, or information on any particular set of human rights. For such information you can visit the websites in the following non-exhaustive list.

Some recommended resources

For human rights related searches on the web, use:

HuriSearch: the human rights search engine

For general information on human rights, aimed at human rights activists, use:

Human Rights Tools

Links to General Human Rights Resource Centres and Databases

About the Human Rights Impact Resource Centre (HRIRC)

Setting up and developing the HRIRC is an initiative of the Aim for human rights in the Netherlands. Aim for human rights is a leading NGO in the development of instruments to assess the effectiveness and impact of policies, programmes, projects and interventions on human rights. The HRIRC has been developed based on the needs and requests from different actors in the field of HRIA, as expressed at the expert meeting on HRIA, organised by Aim for human rights in November 2004 (click here for report of 2004 expert meeting).

What is the purpose of the HRIRC?
The HRIRC provides a platform to bring together, share and disseminate all sorts of information on theories, methods and experiences of HRIA among all interested individuals and organisations. Thus, interested persons and organisations are being kept up to date regarding HRIA. Aim for human rights, through the HRIRC, aims to contribute to the development and use of HRIA.

What can you do for the HRIRC?
The HRIRC is an interactive resource centre. It is an ongoing project. Resources will continuously be added to keep the site up to date and as complete as possible. Users can play an important role in determining the HRIRC's content, features, options and its further development. Make sure the HRIRC caters to your needs by contributing actively. Click here for more information on How to Participate.

Determine the HRIRC together
The management of the HRIRC will remain at Aim for human rights. However, Aim for human rights is not seeking to claim the subject of HRIA. For the future development of the HRIRC, Aim for human rights considers it extremely important to develop the resource centre together with all interested parties.