The mobilization of shame : a world view of human rights /
Robert F. Drinan.
- xiii, 240 pages ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-236) and index.
The U.N. Charter: a blow to national sovereignty -- The U.N. Commission on Human Rights -- Economic equality for all -- United Nations and political and civil rights -- Women's worldwide plea for equality -- Global revolution for children -- Performance of the United Nations on human rights -- United States intervenes on behalf of international human rights -- United States walks out on the International Criminal Court -- Grading the State Department's reports on human rights -- United States puts the world's torturers on trial -- Regional tribunals for human rights -- Right to food -- Does the death penalty violate customary international law? -- Human rights of prisoners -- Human rights depend on an independent judiciary -- Is freedom of religion the most fundamental of all human rights? -- Do amnesty and reconciliation bring justice? -- Contemporary developments in human rights -- Future of international human rights -- Appendix: Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action adopted at the World Conference on Human Rights, 25 June 1993.
Global consciousness of human rights grew dramatically during the second half of the 20th century. Today many more human rights are recognized by international law, and far more people are involved and interested in human rights. This book tells the history of this revolution in global thinking and discusses all the critical issues now facing the human rights movement.
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Human rights. Human rights--History--20th century. Human rights movements