Content tagged Human rights

Useful global Internet documentation centers on human rights Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) is an independent, non-...

Publication - 12 January 2019

Tags: Access to information, Human rights, Resource Guides, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

2014-2015 IFLA LGBT SIG Annual Report

Publication - 2 January 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, accessibility, Acquisitions, Advocacy, Best practice, Cataloguing, Censorship, Collection development, Collections, Communication, Communities of practice, Conferences, Disadvantaged people, Education for librarianship , Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Human rights, IFLA and the Information Society, Immigrants, Indigenous People, LGBTQ Users SIG, Libraries, Development and the UN 2030 Agenda, Library as place, Minorities, Multicultural populations, Net Neutrality, Outreach, Peace, Resource discovery, user experience, Women’s issues, Young adults, Annual reports, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)

2015-2016 IFLA LGBT SIG Annual Report

Publication - 2 January 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, accessibility, Acquisitions, Advocacy, Benchmarking, Best practice, Cataloguing, Censorship, Collection development, Collections, Communication, Communities of practice, Disadvantaged people, Education for librarianship , Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Guidelines, Human rights, Immigrants, Indigenous People, LGBTQ Users SIG, Libraries, Development and the UN 2030 Agenda, Library as place, Lifelong learning, Marginalized, Minorities, Multicultural populations, Net Neutrality, Peace, Performance indicators, Resource discovery, Social inclusion, user experience, Women’s issues, Young adults, Annual reports, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)

2016-2017 IFLA LGBT SIG Annual Report

Publication - 2 January 2019

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, accessibility, Acquisitions, Advocacy, Benchmarking, Best practice, Cataloguing, Censorship, Collection development, Collections, Communication, Communities of practice, Disadvantaged people, Education for librarianship , Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Human rights, Immigrants, Indigenous People, LGBTQ Users SIG, Libraries, Development and the UN 2030 Agenda, Library as place, Lifelong learning, Marginalized, Minorities, Multicultural populations, Net Neutrality, Peace, Performance indicators, Resource discovery, Social inclusion, user experience, Women’s issues, Young adults, Annual reports, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)

Click here for the complete 2017-2018 IFLA LGBTQ+ SIG Annual Report.

Publication - 26 December 2018

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, accessibility, Advocacy, Buildings and equipment, Communication, Communities of practice, Cooperation, Democracy, Development, Disadvantaged people, Education, Education and training, Education for librarianship , Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Guidelines, Human rights, LGBTQ Users SIG, Libraries, Development and the UN 2030 Agenda, Library as place, Marginalized, Minorities, Multicultural populations, Networking, New professionals, Outreach, Performance indicators, Privacy in libraries, Professional development, Risk assessment, Services, Social inclusion, Staffing, Annual reports, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)

Click here for the complete 2018-2019 IFLA LGBTQ+ SIG Action Plan. Objectives of Professional Unit 2018-19: 1. Provide guidelines for LGBTQ+ library services and collections around...

Publication - 26 December 2018

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, accessibility, Action plans, Advocacy, Benchmarking, Best practice, Disadvantaged people, Education for librarianship , Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Guidelines, Human rights, Immigrants, Indigenous People, LGBTQ Users SIG, Libraries, Development and the UN 2030 Agenda, Library as place, Lifelong learning, Marginalized, Minorities, Multicultural populations, Net Neutrality, Peace, Performance indicators, Resource discovery, Social inclusion, user experience, Women’s issues, Young adults, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)

​ 70 years ago today, United Nations Member States signed up to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In doing so, they established a set of principles that underpin any sustainable...

News - 10 December 2018

Tags: Access to information, Announcement, Freedom of expression, Human rights, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

​ 10 December 2018 marks the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It is an opportunity to read, and reflect on, a document that includes many of the key values -...

Publication - 7 December 2018

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Cultural heritage, Democracy, Human rights, Peace, Publications, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

Libraries have a unique relationship with human rights. Our institutions both depend on them to operate, but also contribute to their realisation. The 70th anniversary of the Universal...

Publication - 4 December 2018

Tags: Human rights, IFLA and the Information Society, Posters

10 December 2018 marks the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. IFLA will be focusing on the importance of this document for libraries, and the contribution our...

Event - 4 December 2018

Tags: Access to information, Event, Freedom of expression, Human rights, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

You can now view Clare O’Hanlon’s presentation, “A continuum of LGBTIQA+ community engagement in libraries: From collections and cataloguing to book displays, bathrooms and...

News - 30 August 2018

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, accessibility, Acquisitions, Advocacy, Australia, bibliotherapy, Cataloguing, Collection development, Collections, Disadvantaged people, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Human rights, LGBTQ library outreach, LGBTQ library resources, LGBTQ library services. LGBTQ library programming, LGBTQ Users SIG, Malaysia, Marginalized, Minorities, Outreach, Reading, Reference services, Resource discovery, Services, Social inclusion, Women’s issues, Young adults, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)

IFLA LGBTQ Users SIG is not hosting a conference session at WLIC2018 because of the human rights situation for LGBTQ+ people in Malaysia.   Instead, please enjoy this video...

News - 24 August 2018

Tags: Access to information, Acquisitions, Advocacy, Australia, Collection development, Collections, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Human rights, LGBTQ library outreach, LGBTQ library programming, LGBTQ library resources, LGBTQ library services, LGBTQ Users SIG, Library as place, Malaysia, Marginalized, Minorities, Multicultural populations, Outreach, Peace, Reference services, Services, Social inclusion, Women’s issues, Young adults, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users (LGBTQ)

In 10 December, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights will turn 70. This is a major opportunity both to celebrate this key document and raise awareness of its messages. In...

Publication - 8 August 2018

Tags: Access to information, Education, Human rights, Privacy in libraries, Briefings, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

The FAIFE Spotlight focuses on urgent events and gives a fresh analysis of freedom of speech issues. Spotlights are written by FAIFE Committee Members, the Chair or other...

Publication - 20 November 2017

Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Freedom of expression, Human rights, Reports, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

The UN Human Rights Council meets at least three times a year, and looks both at the status of human rights in individual countries (though Universal Periodic Reviews) and specific themes. IFLA...

Event - 22 May 2017

Tags: Access to information, Event, Freedom of expression, Human rights, Switzerland, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

IFLA has become a signatory to the International Principles on the Application of Human Rights to Communications Surveillance. The Principles document is the product of...

News - 30 October 2013

Tags: Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Human rights, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

The Government Libraries Section will be sponsoring two programs for the 2010 Gothenburg IFLA conference. Our first program will be: Creating an International Legal Information Policy...

Informational Page - 1 December 2009

Tags: Argentinian Commision, Chilean Commission, Conservation, Government information, Human rights, Information policy, International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, Knowledge management, Preservation, South Africa Truth Commission, U.S. 9/11 Commission, Yugoslavia, Government Libraries