Taking a Stand: The Evolution of Human Rights - Couverture rigide

Mendez, Juan E.; Wentworth, Marjory

 
9780230112339: Taking a Stand: The Evolution of Human Rights
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0230112331 ISBN 13 : 9780230112339
Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011

Synopsis

Prominent human rights activist Juan Mendez draws upon decades of experience in the field to illustrate the evolution of human rights and offer a new way forward for governments and watch dog groups in the fight to preserve human rights.

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À propos de l'auteur

JUAN MENDEZ UN Special Rapporteur on Torture. Previously, he served as the first Special Advisor to the Secretary General of the United Nations on the Prevention of Genocide and is the former president of the International Center for Transitional Justice. He spent 15 years at Human Rights Watch, then served as executive director of the Inter-American Institute of Human Rights in Costa Rica and was president of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights of the Organization of American States. He is currently a visiting professor of Law at Washington College of Law. He lives in New York City, USA. MARJORY WENTWORTH Pushcart Prize-nominated poet whose has worked extensively in human rights for organizations such as the UN High Commission for Refugees in Geneva, Switzerland; The Whole World Institute of Boston; and Church World Service in New York. She lives in Charleston, South Carolina, USA.

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Éditeur
Palgrave Macmillan
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0230112331
ISBN 13 
9780230112339
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
256
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Personne responsable
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