Inmigration and refugee board of Canada

Available in English and French. The website offers useful information for foreigners in Canada, including asylum appeals, residency permits, etc. The National Documentation Packages under the Refugee Claims menu have two search tools: a) National Documentation Packages (link), contain a selection of documents on issues that are relevant to the determination of refugee protection claims. They are organised by country. The information is grouped, among other subjects, by General Information and Maps, Human Rights, Political Activities and Organisations, Judiciary, Legal...

Secretary-General’s Reports

Available in Spanish, Russian, English, French, Chinese and Arabic. This website contains the Secretary-General’s Reports submitted to the United Nations Security Council from 1997 to 2012. Each year links to a list of reports, themes and dates. Reports are available in all languages.

Médicos del Mundo

Available in English, Spanish, French and Portuguese, Catalan, Galician and Basque. The library contains the organisation‘s annual reports, newsletters, policy documents, all associated with its activities. A magazine is also published on MdM’s work. Search options can be filtered by keyword or document type.

Internacional Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Tr...

Available in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese. The website’s homepage has a world map to explore different themes by country: ‘Laws prohibiting discrimination on the ground gender identity’, ‘Hate crimes based on sexual orientation considered an aggravating circumstance‘, ‘Countries they can ban for borders with HIV from entry’, and ‘Countries that can expel foreign nurse with HIV’. Annual reports are published on the situation of LGBTI people around the world (data, legislation, etc.)

JaFBase (Conventions bilaterales utiles ...

Available in French. This database contains legislation on marriage and divorce around the world. It is divided by region and country. The database includes national legislation and signed international treaties. The section on the European Union is the most complete and homogeneous. It is easy to compare EU documents with other regions.

Periodismo Humano

Available in Spanish. The website features news, articles and stories organised by topics such as society, economy, migration, women, conflicts, cultures and cooperation. Each one links to information from Spain and around the world. At the bottom of the homepage are three special documentaries entitled ‘Trata de mujeres’, ‘Mujer, violencia and silencio (Guatemala)’ and ‘Desentrañando Colombia’.