Many of the sites contain extensive lists of links to other related sites.

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Refugees International is a non-profit that provides humanitarian assistance to, and documentation regarding, refugees in some of the world's most pressing situations of mass displacement. http://www.refugeesinternational.org/

US Committee for Refugees http://www.refugees.org/

Relief Web is a very useful UN website that includes in-depth information and useful links for anyone interested in humanitarian assistance, development, and up to date information on people in situations of crisis, whether human-made (war, genocide, repression) or natural (natural disasters). Relief Web also maintains  continually updated list of job openings in NGOs working with populations in distress. http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/dbc.nsf/doc100?(

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) website. An excellent resource. http://www.unhcr.org/

REFWORLD is a UNHCR site with extensive links to refugee-related resources http://www.unhcr.ch/refworld/welcome.htm

The Center for Defense Information has some compelling videos addressing refugee issues. http://www.cdi.org/adm/1201/index.html

An Amnesty International list with links to organizations throughout the world that provide medical and psychosocial services for victims of human rights violations http://www.amnesty.org/ailib/aipub/1998/ACT/A7500498.htm

The Center for Victims of Torture in Minneapolis provides a range of services to survivors of torture. CVT has also been at the forefront of excellent community-based mental health interventions in Africa. CVT has an ongoing program of research and has a very helpful list of links to a wide range of centers and organizations involved in work with refugees. http://www.cvt.org/

International Rehabilitation Center for Victims of Torture (Denmark). IRCT provides a broad range of services to survivors of torture, and is engaged in various activities related to the issue of torture, its consequences, and the treatment of torture survivors http://www.irct.org/

Human Rights Watch is at the forefront of documenting and reporting on human rights abuses around the world: http://www.hrw.org/

Survivors International. SI provides psychotherapy, asylum evaluations and documentation, case management and community outreach services to survivors of torture in the Bay area of California. http://www.survivorsintl.org/

Bellevue/NYU Program. New York City-based program providing services to survivors of torture. http://www.survivorsoftorture.org

International Rescue Committee. IRC is a major refugee service and resettlement agency. http://www.intrescom.org