Refugee rights : ethics, advocacy, and Africa /
Of the over 33 million refugees and internally displaced people in the world today, a disproportionate percentage are found in Africa. Most have been driven from their homes by armed strife, displacing people into settings that fail to meet standards for even basic human dignity. Protection of the h...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, D.C. :
Georgetown University Press,
2008.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Of the over 33 million refugees and internally displaced people in the world today, a disproportionate percentage are found in Africa. Most have been driven from their homes by armed strife, displacing people into settings that fail to meet standards for even basic human dignity. Protection of the human rights of these people is highly uncertain and unpredictable. Many refugee service agencies agree advocacy on behalf of the displaced is a key aspect of their task. But those working in the field are so pressed by urgent crises that they can rarely analyze the requirements of advocacy systemati. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (vii, 264 pages) : map |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781435648708 1435648706 158901202X 9781589012028 9781589014053 1589014057 |