Amnesty International (http://www.amnesty.org)
"Amnesty International is a worldwide campaigning movement that works to
promote all the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights and other international standards." The English language homepage provides
articles on human rights questions and abuses in countries around the globe.
Azerbaijan Online (http://azerbaijan-online.com/)
A combination news service and search engine covering Azerbaijan
its history and culture.
Azerinews.com (http://www.azerbaijan.com/)
This news service comprehensively covers current events in Azerbaijan
and the surrounding region.
BISNIS (Business Information
Service for the Newly Independent States (http://www.bisnis.doc.gov/)
Maintained by the U.S. Department of Commerce, BISNIS is the
U. S. Government's primary resource center for companies exploring
in Russia and other newly independent state which were formerly
part of the USSR.
Baku - Capital City of Azerbaijan (http://www.baku.com/)
The city of Baku's official website which offers much information
about the city and area surrounding it.
CIA
-- The World Factbook (https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html)
An annual publication of the CIA, contains up-to-date information on all aspects
of the political, social and military history of a particular country.
Center for Strategic and International
Studies (http://www.csis.org/)
A Washington, DC based think-tank which sponsors seminars and
conferences and issues reports on terrorism, United States
foreign policy, and several regions of the world including
the Middle East and Africa.
Chiefs
of State and Cabinet Ministers of Foreign Governments (http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/chiefs/)
Constantly updated lists of important governmental officers and
their position of all the world's countries is published by the
CIA as a part of its website.
The Constitutional
Court of the Republic of Azerbaijan (http://www.constitutional-court-az.org/)
Official website of Azerbaijan's court of last resort.
DMOZ Open
Directory Project - Azerbaijan (http://dmoz.org/Regional/Asia/Azerbaijan/)
Major website giving access to many important subject areas.
Encyclopedia.com (http://www.encyclopedia.com)
From the Electronic Library, searching the Encyclopedia.com by
country provides numerous narrative articles on its history,
culture, politics.
European
Community's Relations with Azerbaijan (http://europa.eu.int/comm/external%5Frelations/Azerbaijan/intro/)
A guide to the relations of Kazakhstan with the European Community.
Federation of American Scientists (http://www.fas.org)
The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) "is the oldest
organization dedicated to ending the worldwide arms race, achieving
complete nuclear disarmament, and avoiding the use of nuclear
weapons for any purpose." Whatever one's views are on its
goals, a search of the site yields valuable information on a
country's armament found only with difficulty elsewhere.
Human Rights Watch (http://www.hrw.org/)
"Human Rights Watch is an independent, nongovernmental organization, supported
by contributions from private individuals and foundations worldwide." Search
its records for reports on the human rights records, abuses, etc. of any given
country.
Newspapers
and other media from Azerbaijan (http://www.kidon.com/media-link/azerbaijan.shtml)
A website giving access to newspapers and other media from Azerbaijan.
Note that items are in English, Azerbaijani and Russian.
President of Azerbaijan (http://www.president.az/)
This is the official website of the President of Azerbaijan.
State Statistical
Committee of Azerbaijan (http://www.azeri.com/goscomstat/)
This site gives access to all types of statistics gathered by
the government of Azerbaijan.
United Nations (http://www.un.org)
The official site of the United Nations provides articles, reports,
etc. in several languages on all aspects of the initiatives
and mission of that organization as well as on the contemporary
life, culture, society, international relations, etc. of all
the countries and peoples of the world.
United States Committee
for Refugees (USCR) (http://www.refugees.org/index.cfm)
Founded in 1958 to complement the UN's initiative to aid refugees,
the USCR's site offers brief and detailed reports on refugee
status in and from the various countries of the world.
United States. Department of
State (http://www.state.gov)
Numerous documents concerning diplomatic and international relations,
travel advice and warnings relating to the countries of the
world are available on the State Department's official site
by searching under a particular country's name.
Who is who in
Azerbaijan (http://www.whitepages.top.az/html/)
A directory giving biographical and contact information for individuals
in all areas of Azerbaijani life.
The World Bank Group (http://www.worldbank.org)
A search by country yields numerous English language reports
on the economic development of regions of the world and the
World Bank Groups' advice, initiatives and warnings concerning
them.
World Trade Organization (http://www.wto.org/)
Headquartered in Switzerland the WTO, made up of member governments
from around the globe, is dedicated to topics concerning international
trade and development. Its English language "website contains
material for a range of users, from the general public to students,
academics and trade specialists. It includes introductions
to WTO activities and a large database of official documents."
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