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Society: Estonia

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Includes ethnic groups and human rights.

Estonian Institute for Population Studies (http://www.popest.ee)
Information about the institute, structure and staff, research themes, database, publications, and more.

Estonian Institute of Human Rights (EIHR) (http://www.eihr.ee/Eng/IndexEng.html)
EIHR compiles and publishes reports and surveys of problems in the field of human rights in Estonia and elsewhere. Includes links to projects and documents. In Estonian, Russian, and English.

Sotsiaal Ministeerium (http://www.sm.ee/index.php?id=1&L=1)
Ministry of Social Affairs. Includes news and information on the ministry and its various jurisdictions as well as publications and legislation. The ministry manages public health protection and medical care, employment, the labor market and working environment, social security, social insurance and social welfare, promotion of gender equality, and the preparation of corresponding draft legislation. Searchable. In Estonian, some English.

U.S. Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices 2007: Estonia (http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2007/100557.htm)
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices are submitted annually by the U.S. Department of State to the U.S. Congress. The reports cover internationally recognized individual, civil, political, and worker rights, as set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Universitas Tartuensis. Tartu Ülikool (http://www.ut.ee/CEDS/)
Tartu University. Center for Estonian Migration and Diaspora Studies. Information about the center, events, lectures, and more. The center is an interdisciplinary scientific research unit, which seeks to study the migration of Estonians, as well as the history, identity, language and literature of Estonians abroad. Searchable. In Estonian, some English.

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