European Roma Rights Center ERRC

http://errc.org/

The ERRC monitors the human rights situation of Roma and provides legal defense in cases of human rights abuse.

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Minority Rights Group MRG

http://www.minorityrights.org/

This international NGO strives for the promotion of rights for ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities.

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The Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities : A Guide for Non-Governmental Organizations

http://www.greekhelsinki.gr/pdf/FCNM-NGO-Guide.pdf

The effectiveness of the FCNM is likely to depend on whether it is taken seriously by governments and the strength of the monitoring mechanism to oversee its implementation. The active involvement of NGOs is crucial for both of these factors.

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Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR)

http://www.humanrights.dk/

The Danish Institute for Human Rights is an independent, national human rights institution modelled in accordance with the UN Paris Principles. The chief objective of the DIHR is to promote and develop knowledge about human rights on a national, regional and international basis predicated on the belief that human rights are universal, mutually interdependent and interrelated. DIHR publications can be found here in fulltext. A link to the DCISM Library can be found here, as well. Highly recommended.

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Website Guide to Tolerance Education

http://tolerance.research.uj.edu.pl

The Guide is created by the Centre for European Studies in cooperation with the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and its main aim is the promotion of tolerance, dialogue, respect and mutual understanding through the Internet. It is made in three languages, Polish, English and Russian, and it contains examples of good practice of 350 organisations around the world.

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Le Groupement pour les Droits des Minorit

http://www.gdminorities.org/

GDM, the French section of MRG (Minority Rights Group International), has its website here. This site is in French. Current news, a list of publications and a highly useful bibliography can be found here.

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Project on Ethnic Relations PER

http://www.per-usa.org/

The peaceful resolution of ethnic conflicts in Central and Eastern Europe and in the Russian Federation is strived for here. Representatives of ethnic groups and government officials are given opportunities for dialogue under neutral auspices.

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Counterpart Creative Center

http://www.viaduk.net/ccc

A free database of many NGOs in Ukraine is offered for authorized users. Updated news on legislation with regards to civil society NGOs is also available here.

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NGO Center Latvia

http://www.nvo.lv/

The programmes of Latvian NGOs can be found here. This site is in Latvian, Russian and English.

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NGONET

http://www.ngonet.org/

An extensive collection of annotated links about a variety of NGOs active in Central and Eastern Europe can be found here. It can be used by funders seeking grantees, and by grantees seeking funders. The site is updated frequently in order to provide practical information for the region's NGO community.

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