These web portals are not currently updated or maintained, although they still offer valuable information and resources. We are currently looking for individuals or organisations interested in maintaining and building these portals and moderating a community of researchers and practitioners working on these topics. If you or your organisation is interested in assisting, please contact diplo@diplomacy.edu.       The ongoing human rights debate between the Universalist and Relativist schools of thought concerning the applicability of mainly Western concepts of human rights has generated a wide and varying debate and movement within Africa and the Arab world to devise and implement new human rights concepts, standards, and understandings tailored to their respective cultures, traditions, and socio-economic situation. Both the African and the Arab Charters that we have examined in our research share many similarities with their international counterparts, yet they differ immensely on articles and clauses related to the group, the role of women, and religion, which if scrutinised would portray specific cultural, social and political understandings of human rights.   African Charter of Human & Peoples' Rights Arab Charter of Human Rights   The African and Arab Charters on Human Rights no doubt contribute not only to the ongoing debate concerning the appropriateness of Western human rights concepts, but also to a growing sense of awareness and urgency to tackle the somewhat constantly deteriorating human rights situation in their respective regions. In order to facilitate, and enhance our ongoing research we decided to employ IT in the form of "Hypertext Software" developed by DiploFoundation, an IT software that enables all online users to contribute in the form of comments, suggestions, and explanations. By amalgamating classic research tools with IT software, we hope to expand, and contribute to the ongoing debate, understanding, and advancement of human rights research on the world wide web.