Campaigning for justice : human rights advocacy in practice /

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Advocates within the human rights movement have had remarkable success establishing new international laws, securing concrete changes in human rights policies and practices, and transforming the terms of public debate. The strategies these advocates have employed are not broadly shared or known. Cam...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Becker, Jo (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, ©2013.
Colección:Stanford studies in human rights.
Temas:
Human rights advocacy > Case studies.
Human rights > Case studies.
Défense des droits de l'homme > Études de cas.
Droits de l'homme (Droit international) > Études de cas.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
Human rights.
Human rights advocacy.
Case studies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Campaigning to stop the use of child soldiers
  • Organizing for decent work for domestic workers : the ILO Convention
  • Defeating the election of human rights abusers to the UN Human Rights Council
  • Working with UN special rapporteurs to end abuses
  • Creating a new international priority : violence against children
  • Bringing Charles Taylor to justice
  • Seeking justice for the Abu Salim prison massacre
  • Demanding accountability for war crimes in Sri Lanka
  • Using new technologies in the campaign to free Tibet : the 2008 Beijing Olympics
  • Organizing for LGBTI rights in Jamaica and Nepal
  • Abolishing sentences of life without parole for juvenile offenders
  • Lessons for the future.

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