NGOs
- Freedom HouseProduces annual Freedom in the World report, Freedom of the Press, etc. in addition to analysis and data on democratization in the world.
- Latin America | Oxfam InternationalInternational confederation of 19 organizations working to alleviate poverty in developing nations.
- NACLA Report on the Americas"The North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA) is an independent, nonprofit organization founded in 1966 that works toward a world in which the nations and peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean are free from oppression and injustice.."
- Washington Office on Latin AmericaWOLA is a leading research and advocacy organization advancing human rights in the Americas.
- ParlineParline is a useful resource for electoral rules, results of particular elections, and the partisan make-up of national legislatures.
Latin American Governments
- Digital Collection of Mexican and Argentine Presidential MessagesThe Presidential Messages database contains digital images of over 75,000 pages of presidential speeches from the early 19th century to the present from Mexico and Argentina.
- LANIC - GovernmentGateway to a selective array of Latin American government websites.
- Latin American Government Documents Archive (LAGDA)Digital archive containing copies of the web sites of approximately 300 government ministries and presidencies from 18 Latin American and Caribbean countries.
- Political Database of the AmericasExtensive information about political systems and constitutions, legal texts, electoral data and systems, political parties, polls, indigenous peoples, democracy and political participation for Latin America. Covers 35 countries.
- Archive of Political Parties and Elections in Latin America (APPELA)Provides access to documents and other materials from a wide range of political parties and national electoral authorities during 2005.
- rquivo Publico do Estado de Sao Paulo. Documents on Military Dictatorship, 1964-1985Brazilian site contains one million documents related to DOPS/Military dictatorship, 1964-1985.
- ParlineParline is a useful resource for electoral rules, results of particular elections, and the partisan make-up of national legislatures.
US Government Documents
- CIA - Freedom of Information Act Electronic Reading RoomFormerly classified CIA documents released under FOIA requests.
- FDsysGovernment Publishing Office search interface. Retrieves publications by the Federal Government.
- Foreign Relations of the United StatesOfficial History of the United States Foreign Relations published by the US Dept. of State. 1945 - 1988
- Handbook of Latin American StudiesA bibliography with brief abstracts consisting of scholarly evaluations of selected humanities and social sciences publications in the field of Latin American studies from 1936-Present.
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Excellent source for scanned historic government documents
- National Security ArchiveA collection of declassified reports about American foreign relations and diplomatic history.
- HeinOnline: Government, Politics & Law This link opens in a new window
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Full text documents on legal history, case law, world trials, U.S. government, congressional reports, and other government documents.
- ProQuest Congressional This link opens in a new window
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Congressional publications and legislative histories. Publications include bills, public laws, and statutes, Daily record, hearings, reports, and executive documents.
- Foreign Broadcast Information Service Daily Reports This link opens in a new window
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FBIS Daily Reports offer foreign views and perspectives on historical events from thousands of monitored broadcasts and publications. Global media reports include news, interviews, speeches and editorial commentary.
- Joint Publications Research Service Reports This link opens in a new window
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English-language archive of translations of foreign scientific, technical, and social science documents and other materials, including radio and television broadcasts.
- Digital National Security Archive This link opens in a new window
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Full text declassified government documents. The collection covers critical world events, countries, and U.S. policy decisions from post World War II through the 21st century. Glossaries, chronologies, bibliographies, overviews, and photographs are included.
Relevant Documents, Committee Hearings, etc.
- Understanding the Iran-Contra AffairsExcellent resource from Brown examining official documents from Iran-Contra.
- Congressional Committee Hearings on Human Rights in Central AmericaAccessed via ProQuest Congressional