GETTING ONLINE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS

 Frequently Asked Questions and
Answers about Using the Internet in
Human Rights Work

by Stephen A. Hansen

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE

Table of Contents

How to Use the Web Version of this Publication

Copyright Information

List of Figures

Foreword

Introduction

About This Resource

How do I locate human rights resources on the Internet?

  Use Internet Search Engines

I don't always have time to conduct searches for the information I need.
Are there other ways that I can retrieve information automatically from
the Internet?

Try Push Technology
Utilize Internet Directories
Bookmark It

All I have is an email account. Can I still get information from the Web?

Browse the Web with Agora

There are a growing number of human rights resources on the Internet in languages other than English.   Is there any way to access them?

Use Search Engines in Other Languages
Translate Information Automatically

How can I be sure of the authenticity of information on the Internet?

Use Signatures in Your Email Messages
Sign Your Messages Digitally
Verify Information by Comparing it to Web Sources

Can I protect my identity when sending email messages?

Use Anonymous Remailers

How can I protect my privacy on the Internet?

Browse the Web Anonymously
Avoid Cookies
Use Encryption

Are there ways to join in open exchanges of ideas and information on the Internet?

Join a Usenet Newsgroup
Subscribe to Email List Services
Chat Online with Colleagues

Many of the organizations with which I work do not have email access, but they do have fax machines. Can I send a fax to them over the Internet?

Try TPC.INT

I would like to have more telephone conversations with people I am working with, but I know that the phone lines are often tapped. Can the Internet be used to make secure telephone calls?

Place Your Call Using PGPfone