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UK government and politics
Parliament
Includes access to debates (Hansard), bills and legislation.
DirectGov
Official government portal with wide range of public service information
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Hansard made accessible
10 Downing Street
The official site of the Prime Minister's office
The Conversation
Independent source of news and views sourced from the academic and research community
Peace and conflict studies
CAIN
Conflict Archive on the INternet - covers conflict and politics in Northern Ireland from 1968
CATO Institute
Classical liberal organisation informed by the principles of individual liberty, free markets and peace.
Conciliation resources
Independent charity working to prevent violence, promote justice and transform conflict into opportunities for development
Transnational Foundation for Peace and Future Research
Independent think tank promoting conflict mitigation and reconciliation
International resources
Europa
Gateway to information about the European Union
United Nations
Information and resources about the UN including the Security Council and General Assembly
Global Policy forum
Global Policy Forum monitors policy making at the United Nations, promotes accountability of global decisions, educates and mobilizes for global citizen participation, and advocates on vital issues of international peace and justice
Human rights
Amnesty
Campaigning organisation whose purpose is to protect people wherever justice, fairness, freedom and truth are denied.
Statewatch
Organisation monitoring the state and civil liberties in Europe
Human Rights Watch
Organisation dedicated to defending and protecting human rights.
United States Institute of Peace
Independent institution founded and funded by Congress whose goals are to help to prevent and resolve violent international conflicts
General philosophy resources
Ethics
Centre for Environmental Ethics
Information about environmental ethics and environmental philosophy from the University of North Texas
Ethics updates
"dedicated to promoting the thoughtful discussion of difficult moral issues."
General religion resources
Religious texts online
Bible Gateway
The Bible Gateway is a tool for reading and researching scripture online -- all in the language or translation of your choice! It provides advanced searching capabilities, which allow readers to find and compare particular passages in scripture based on keywords, phrases, or scripture reference.
Catholic Encyclopedia
The Catholic Encyclopedia, proposes to give its readers full and authoritative information on the entire cycle of Catholic interests, action and doctrine.
Christian Classics Ethereal Library
The Christian Classics Ethereal Library (CCEL) seeks to build up the church by making classic Christian literature widely available and promoting its use for edification and study by interested Christians, seekers and scholars. The CCEL accomplishes this by selecting, collecting, distributing, and promoting valuable literature through the World Wide Web and other media.
Internet Sacred Text Archive
Freely available archive of online books about religion, mythology, folklore and the esoteric.
The Koran
This is an electronic version of The Holy Qur'an, translated by M.H. Shakir and published by Tahrike Tarsile Qur'an, Inc., in 1983.
Project Gutenburg
Project Gutenberg is the first and largest single collection of free electronic books, or eBooks.
Religion Online
More than 6,000 articles and chapters. Topics include Old and New Testament, Theology, Ethics, History and Sociology of Religion, Communication and Cultural Studies, Pastoral Care, Counseling, Homiletics, Worship, Missions and Religious Education.