Amnesty International
Amnesty International fights for human rights regardless of either the ideology of government or the beliefs of the victims.
Asian Political Resources
A great site for political and governmental links for the countries of Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand.
China News
This page suggests links for sources of political, social, and economic news about mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Tibet.
EUROLINK
The pan-European Web index. Follow links to politics and government from within specific country headings.
Europa
Europa, which is a common endeavour of the European Union's institutions and is run by the European Commission, contains information on the European Union's goals and policies.
European Home Page
A graphical map at this site leads you to what must be thousands of European links. Once a particular country is reached, click on the government resources button.
The Foreign Affairs Guide to International Affairs
A single page structure for a wide array of international links.
G7 Points of Interest by Country
Lists sites related to the G7 and its issues.
International Committee of the Red Cross
The ICRC acts to help all victims of war and internal violence, attempting to ensure implementation of humanitarian rules restricting armed violence. Along with news, the ICRC provides maps, facts and figures, reports, news releases, and publications on the more than 50 countries within which the ICRC is currently active, as well as information on other items such as international humanitarian law.
Internet Corruption Perception Index
This controversial site is updated once a year and is, in its creator's words, "an attempt to assess the level at which [worldwide national] corruption is perceived by people working for multinational firms and institutions as impacting on commercial and social life."
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization has a rudimentary gopher site, as well as some specialized Web sites. Click on the NatoData link to access most of the NATO information available here, like the NATO Handbook.
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Parliamentary and Presidential Elections Around the World
Wilfried P.C.G. Derksen provides political election data on every independent country in the world. Its updates are also available via mailing list.
Political Corner
This massive site spans the entire world for political resources on the Net and is organized by region as well as by country.
The United Nations
An organization of sovereign nations that primarily works for peace and human rights. Also check out the United Nations System, which is a locator for all UN organizations.
The US Department of State
The lead US foreign affairs agency has reams of information regarding particular countries, global issues, and US foreign policy.
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US Information Service
The US Information Agency is an independent foreign affairs agency within the executive branch of the US government. It maintains more than 200 posts in 143 countries, where it is known as USIS, the US Information Service. USIA explains and supports American foreign policy and promotes US national interests through a wide range of overseas information programs.
Websource: Australian Government
"Everything Australian on the Net" within government.
World Trade Organization
The WTO is "the legal and institutional foundation of the multilateral trading system." It basically oversees international trade regulations, doling out classifications like "most-favored nation" status.
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