Links

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Amnesty International http://web.amnesty.org/pages/refugees-background-eng#refugee An organization working to protect human rights worldwide.

ART – Art for Refugees in Transition http://www.artforrefugees.org/ Assist refugees in rebuilding individuality and community through resources, training, and activities.

Beyond the Fire-Teen experiences with war [|Beyond the Fire]: Stories of teenage refugees who live in the U.S.

Child Soldiers.org http://www.childsoldiers.org/home/ Giving a voice to children affected by war through drawings, stories, and music.

Center for Documentary Arts [|Center for Documentary Arts] The Center for Documentary Arts (CDA) is dedicated to using the tools of documentary work—photography, oral history, film making, narrative writing, radio broadcasting, and visual art—to help Utahns look inward to better understand our state's past and present and to gaze outward to discover our connection to the nation and the world. CDA creates and supports projects that examine and honor the cultural, spiritual, and ethnic identities of our state's and nation's diverse population in forums wherein we can acknowledge differences, establish common ground, and, hence, build community. The CDA is one of the founding agents of the Leonardo in Salt Lake City.

CIA-Central Intellegence Agency [|CIA World Fact Book]: Quick information on geography, politics, and backgrounds of countries.

Human Rights Organization http://www.humanrights.org/ Links to information and resources for refugees.

Refugees International http://www.refugeesinternational.org/ A powerful voice for life saving action.

Invisible Children http://www.invisiblechildren.com/home.php Informative movies, stories, and educational material about war-affected children.

IRC – International Rescue Committee http://www.theirc.org/ Humanitarian relief organization. You can pledge money and sign up for a monthly newsletter through this site.

Refugees International – A powerful voice for lifesaving action http://www.refugeesinternational.org/content/article/list/?type=8 Refugee International articles.

Refugee Stories – Published Communities History Project http://www.refugeestories.org/ Listen to refugees' experiences.

The Story Teller and Listener Online: Essays in the role of story and narrative in peacemaking, healing, bridge-building and reconciliation An essay project by storyteller, Laura Simms [|Storyteller and Listener Online]

UN Refugee Agency http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/home Produced by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in 1950’s to protect refugees and resolve worldwide problems dealing with refugees.

U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants http://www.refugees.org/ Protecting refugees, serving immigrants, and upholding freedom since 1911.

U.S. Department of State http://www.state.gov/g/prm/ A government site filled with information about refugees such as, statistics, migration, population, etc.

Women’s Commission for Refugee women and children http://www.womenscommission.org/ Working to Improve the lives and protect the rights of refugee and internally displaced women and children.

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