Human rights / Adela Soliz, book editor.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Soliz, Adela
Language:English
Published: Detroit, MI : Greenhaven Press/Thomson Gale, [2007], ©2007.
Series:Contemporary issues companion.
Subjects:
Human rights.
Physical Description:171 pages ; 23 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • ch. 1. Defining human rights
  • 1. The United Nations' universal declaration of human rights / United Nations
  • 2. The United Nations is changing the way it addresses human rights challenges / Julie A. Mertus
  • 3. International human rights law has evolved to meet new challenges / Thomas Buergenthal
  • 4. Islamic reactions to Western ideas of human rights / Emile Sahliyeh
  • ch. 2. Worldwide examples of human rights violations
  • 1. Uzbekistan's dictator is violating human rights / Jonathan Freedland
  • 2. China is committing numerous human rights violations / Amnesty International
  • 3. Ethnic conflict in Sudan is causing large-scale human rights violations / Nsongurua J. Udombana
  • 4. The United States is violating the human rights of suspected terrorist prisoners / Michael Ratner
  • ch. 3. How can human rights be protected or improved?
  • 1. Democracy promotes human rights / G. Shabbir Cheema
  • 2. Democracy does not guarantee human rights / CNN.com
  • 3. Globalization promotes human rights / Daniel Griswold
  • 4. Suing global corporations can end their human rights abuses / Daphne Eviatar
  • 5. The United Nations promotes human rights / Jerry Pubantz
  • 6. The UN Human Rights Commission should not admit human rights violators to its membership / Frida Ghitis
  • 7. The Internet can help improve human rights / Lloyd Axworthy
  • ch. 4. Personal perspectives on human rights issues
  • 1. The plight of refugees from Liberia's civil war / Caroline Moorehead
  • 2. A former Chinese political prisoner discusses his detention / Luke Harding
  • 3. An aid worker describes working in Sudan during the civil war / "Sleepless in Sudan"
  • 4. The former high commissioner for human rights discusses key human rights concerns / Mary Robinson, interviewed by Ian Williams
  • Organizations to contact.