here is a selection of the latest updates to SOSIG The Social Science Information Gateway For a full listing go to: http://www.sosig.ac.uk
In the news this week.
Auschwitz commemoration.
28th Special Session of the General Assembly: Commemoration of the Sixtieth Anniversary of the Liberation of the Nazi Concentration Camps
Description: This web site was created to record the special session of the United Nations which took place in January 2005. It provides access to photographs, press releases and resolutions issued on the occasion. Also available from the web site are some full text UN treaties, declarations and resolutions relating to the Second World War and the Jewish Holocaust.
URL: http://www.un.org/ga/28special/index.html
for some more suggestions of useful web sites try our web log at: http://www.sosig.ac.uk/subject-news/ (and scroll down)
Also try the SOSIG section on WWII <http://www.sosig.ac.uk/roads/subject-listing/World-cat/warstwo.html>
> Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq
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> Description: The IECI is an independent body which is responsible for the administration of elections in Iraq. Its web site provides official information on its purpose and activities. It includes access to press releases, new updates about recent and forthcoming elections. Also accessible are fact sheets about the operation of the Iraqi electoral system, full text legislation and electoral laws and lists of political parties and candidates. The site is offered in English or Arabic.
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> URL: http://www.ieciraq.org/English/Frameset_english.htm
watch out for more entries next week on the blog at: http://www.sosig.ac.uk/subject-news/index.php?cat=12
China WMD Database
Description: The China Weapons of Mass Destruction Database is produced by the Monterey Institute's Center for Nonproliferation Studies for NTI (Nuclear Threat Initiative). It provides free access to thousands of current and historical materials relating to all aspects of China's defence and arms policy. It includes statistics, statements, government reports and documents and glossaries of terms. Topics covered include chemical, biological and nuclear weapons, arms control and non-proliferation policy and activities, weapons holdings and threat assessments.
URL: http://www.nti.org/db/china/index.html
Palestinian Elections 2005: Electronic Intifada
Description: This site was created by Electronic Intifada to provide coverage of the 2005 elections. It includes access to news stories plus links to press releases, reports and analysis from key Palestinian research, government and human rights agencies. These include election observation and monitoring documents from international bodies. Also discussed is the relationship of the elections to the Arab-Israeli conflict and Middle-East peace process.
URL: http://electronicintifada.net/bytopic/306.shtml
Vaclav Havel Home Page
Description: This is the official web site of playwright, dissident and former Czech republic President Vaclav Havel. The English language version of the web site contains a biography, plus access to some of his full text writings, articles and speeches. These include some materials made during his presidency and political career 1989-2003. They include coverage of the overthrow of communism and political and economic post-communist reconstruction of Czech Republic.
URL: http://www.vaclavhavel.cz
http://www.vaclavhavel.cz/index.php?setln=2
if you have any comments on this newsletter please contact
Heather Dawson
SOSIG Government and Politics editor
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