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Human Rights
Protection of human rights is a key concern of international law. What laws exist to protect human rights? How effective are they? What role do international organizations, both governmental and nongovernmental, play in promoting human rights? To what extent should human rights violations in a state be a factor for other countries in determining foreign policy toward that state?
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Veil of woes; Religion in France. Headscarves in French schools
The Economist (US) Dec 13, 2003 v369 i8354 p14US (831 words)
Coke kills ... just say no. North Americans urged to boycott Coke in response to murder of labor leaders in Colombia Theresa Wolfwood.
Briarpatch Dec 2003 v32 i10 p25(1) (463 words)
A people without memory are in danger of losing their soul: this year's Steve Biko Memorial Lecture (the fourth in the series) was delivered by the Kenyan professor, Ngugi wa Thiong'o, at the University of Cape Town. Here is an abridged version of his thought provoking paper on "Consciousness and African Renaissance: South Africa in the Black Imagination:. Special Feature
New African Dec 2003 i424 p50(6) (4201 words)
Small mercies; Human rights in Iran.
The Economist (US) Nov 29, 2003 v369 i8352 p42US (498 words)
Jakarta Dispatch: Quagmire. human rights in Indonesia Dan Murphy.
The New Republic Nov 3, 2003 p20 (1769 words)
Rights to remember - Harold Hongju Koh; By invitation: Harold Hongju Koh. (human rights )
The Economist (US) Nov 1, 2003 v369 i8348 p25US (2623 words)
Memo to the president. Daniel Litvin.
Foreign Policy Nov-Dec 2003 i139 p68(5) (2141 words)
HIV/AIDS and human rights. J.M. Vorster.
The Ecumenical Review Oct 2003 v55 i4 p345(17) (9314 words)
Why is the U.S. turning away victims of domestic violence? For Rodi Alvarado and other women who flee their countries to escape abuse, U.S. asylum may be the only hope. But there's a battle raging: does domestic violence qualify a person for asylum? (Stop Domestic Violence; gender-asylum legislation on agenda for U.S. ) Kimberley Sevcik.
Marie Claire Oct 2003 v10 i10 p148(1) (532 words)
COLOMBIA: PRESIDENT ALVARO URIBE ATTACKS HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS, OFFERS LENIENCY TO PARAMILITARIES.
NotiSur - South American Political and Economic Affairs Sept 26, 2003 p0 (2125 words)
Human rights and genetic discrimination: protecting genomics' promise for public health. Anita Silvers, Michael Ashley Stein.
Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics Fall 2003 v31 i3 p377(14) (10747 words)
U.S. and them: for the first time a U.S. corporation will stand trial in U.S. court for human rights abuses abroad. Behind the case are a Burmese dissident and his attorney wife whose bravery and smarts could force companies to think twice before laying siege to a nation's resources. Susan Dominus.
OnEarth Fall 2003 v25 i3 p23(3) (2165 words)
The children's stories; Colombia. (Child combatants in Colombia)
The Economist (US) Sept 20, 2003 v368 i8342 p36US (891 words)
Strategic violations: the outsourcing of human rights abuses. Neve Gordon.
The Humanist Sept-Oct 2003 v63 i5 p10(5) (2757 words)
Promise unfulfilled; Human rights in Mexico. The Economist (US) August 16, 2003 v368 i8337 p34US (543 words)
Glasnost in the Air. (Turkey's human rights reforms)(Editorial) Owen Matthews, Sami Kohen. Newsweek International July 14, 2003 p33 (741 words)
Past crimes; Argentina's armed forces. (Re-opening the "dirty war") The Economist (US) July 12, 2003 v368 i8332 p33US (490 words)
Focusing on the other human rights. (Excerpt) Irene Khan. Briarpatch July-August 2003 v32 i6 p12(2) (796 words)
Democracy, Cuban-style. (Storm Over Cuba). (US media interpretation of political events in Cuba) Karen Wald. Canadian Dimension July-August 2003 v37 i4 p21(4) (2903 words)
Web watch. (Infotech). (websites on human rights) Richard Drezen. Library Journal July 2003 v128 i12 p30(2) (1755 words)
Between a sharp tongue and a blind eye: the politics of criticism and propaganda. (Open Forum). NACLA Report on the Americas julio-agosto 2003 v37 i1 p6(5) (2928 words)
Vietnamese coffee and the plight of the montagnards. Mark Pendergrast. Tea & Coffee Trade Journal June 20, 2003 v175 i6 p63(8) (3452 words)
Public health and the human rights of sex workers. (Health and human rights). Ivan Wolffers, Nel van Beelen. The Lancet June 7, 2003 v361 i9373 p1981 (938 words)
Ghana: no hiding place for former oppressors; the national reconciliation commission (NRC), modelled on South Africa's truth and reconciliation commission, is now in full flight. And what harrowing tales are coming out! (Around Africa). George Asmah, Tom Mbakwe. New African June 2003 p26(2) (800 words)
The human right for health & life. (Spotlight Health). Regina Jere-Malanda. New African June 2003 p58(4) (2064 words)
When rights are wrong. (European Union's Charter of Fundamental Rights) Spectator May 31, 2003 v292 i9121 p7(1) (883 words)
Making human dignity violations proof; Third Committee: Social, Humanitarian and Cultural. (GA 57 Session). UN Chronicle March-May 2003 v40 i1 p14(2)
Habeas corpus. (Asseveration). (organ harvesting from executed prisoners in China) Harper's Magazine Feb 2002 v304 i1821 p22(4) Mag.Coll.: 110B0887.
Clerics, exiles, and academics: opposition to the Brazilian military dictatorship in the United States, 1969-1974. James N. Green. Latin American Politics and Society Spring 2003 v45 i1 p87(32)
Uganda: a British love affair; while the British and their allies have imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe, they continue to support Uganda which has a worse democratic and human rights record than Zimbabwe. (Guest Column). (Brief Article) Josephine A. Apira. New African May 2003 p53(1)
COLLATERAL DAMAGE. (Iraq) Hendrik Hertzberg. The New Yorker April 7, 2003 v79 i7 p033
In torture we trust? (Articles). (alleged treatment of terrorist suspects) Eyal Press. The Nation March 31, 2003 v276 i12 p11
The dragon still has teeth: how the West winks at Chinese repression. (Reportage). Joshua Kurlantzick. World Policy Journal Spring 2003 v20 i1 p49(10)
Is culture a barrier to human rights? (Inter-American Viewpoint). Matt J. Granato. Americas (English Edition) Jan-Feb 2003 v55 i1 p56(2)
An interview with Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland. (Interview) Nance Lucas. Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies Wntr 2003 v9 i3 p2(6)
International law, human rights and HIV/AIDS. (Theme Papers). David Patterson, Leslie London. Bulletin of the World Health Organization Dec 2002 v80 i12 p964(6)
The case for tyrannicide: it is not an international crime to possess nuclear weapons. We need new laws to deal with despots who violate human rights. (Features). Geoffrey Robertson. New Statesman (1996) Sept 23, 2002 v131 i4606 p30(2)
One Conscience, 189 Countries: Influential nations came to see Robinson as a royal pain. The very outspokenness that once charmed them ultimately put them off. (Mary Robinson, soon to be former human rights commissioner for the United Nations)(Brief Article) Ellis Cose. Newsweek Sept 2, 2002 p41
Accountable aid. (In Box). (U.S. foreign military assistance and human rights)(Brief Article) Foreign Policy July-August 2002 p14(1)
Why truth? Why now? (Brief Article) Bill Rolston. Race and Class July-Sept 2002 v44 i1 pv(2)
What next? The aftermath of organised truth telling. Elizabeth Stanley. Race and Class July-Sept 2002 v44 i1 p1(15)
Dealing with the past: Chile--human rights and human wrongs. Roberta Bacic. Race and Class July-Sept 2002 v44 i1 p17(15)
Human rights and domestic violence. Darren Hawkins, Melissa Humes. Political Science Quarterly Summer 2002 v117 i2 p231(27)
The ground and nature of human rights: another round. William Schulz, Robin Fox, Francis Fukuyama. The National Interest Summer 2002 p113(11)
Women's health and human rights in Afghanistan: continuing challenges. Barbara Ayotte. The Journal of Ambulatory Care Management April 2002 v25 i2 p75(3)
Human rights risk, infrastructure projects and developing countries. Michael B. Likosky. Global Jurist Advances March 6, 2002 v2 i1 pNA
Raising the bar: Human-Rights initiatives in Taiwan. (Perspectives). Chen Shui-bian. Harvard International Review Spring 2002 v24 i1 p26(4)
Stronger than the Maxim gun: law, human rights and British colonial hegemony in Nigeria. Bonny Ibhawoh. Africa Wntr 2002 v72 i1 p55(29)
World Conference on Racism in Durban. (News). (Brief Article) International Journal on World Peace Sept 2001 v18 i3 p73(2)
The Encounter on Globalization, Migration, and Militarization: "A Dialogue Between NGOs". Social Justice Summer 2001 v28 i2 p113(19)
Error of Commission. (United States kicked out of the human rights office of the United Nations)(Brief Article) The New Republic May 21, 2001 p11 Mag.Coll.: 107H0374.
The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union: between political symbolism and legal realism. Thomas von Danwitz. Denver Journal of International Law and Policy Summer-Fall 2001 p289(16)
Citizenship and Human Rights in the Age of Globalization. Tony Evans. Alternatives: Social Transformation and Humane Governance Oct-Dec 2000 v25 i4 p415
Making the new economy work for human rights. Mary Robinson. OECD Observer Summer 2000 p41 Bus.Coll.: 126X1497.
Human Dignity, Human Rights. (Universal Declaration of Human Rights) Michael Novak. First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life Nov 1999 p39
The Advance of Human Rights. Fred Edwords. The Humanist Nov 1998 p7
THE BUREAU OF HUMAN RIGHTS DURING THE CARTER ADMINISTRATION. VICTOR S. KAUFMAN. The Historian Fall 1998 v61 i1 p51(1)
A long march. (Human Rights: The Struggle Continues)(includes related article on international treaties concerning economic and social rights)(Universal Declaration of Human Rights) Francisco Soberon. UNESCO Courier Oct 1998 p18(3) Mag.Coll.: 98C3185.
For an end to double standards. (Human Rights: The Struggle Continues)(realpolitik and human rights) Emma Bonino. UNESCO Courier Oct 1998 p21(2) Mag.Coll.: 98C3188.
Televised genocide. (Human Rights: The Struggle Continues)(war crimes in Rwanda and Yugoslavia) Rony Brauman. UNESCO Courier Oct 1998 p23(1) Mag.Coll.: 98C3190.
Refugees: human rights in economic globalization. Rona M. Fields. Migration World Magazine May-June 1998 v26 n4 p23(3)
Secrets and lies? Swiss banks and international human rights. Anita Ramasastry. Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law March 1998 v31 n2 p325-456
Child soldiers: in some places, if you're as tall as a rifle, you're old enough to carry one. (Cover Story) Mike Wessells. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Nov-Dec 1997 v53 n6 p32(8) Mag.Coll.: 91F3581.
State integration and human rights in Africa. Julia Maxted, Abebe Zegeye. International Journal of Comparative Sociology June 1997 v38 n1-2 p64(22)
Clinton's second term: making women's rights a foreign policy issue. John Mattras, Marjorie Lightman. Presidential Studies Quarterly Wntr 1997 v27 n1 p121(5)
Ethics, national sovereignty and the control of immigration. (Special Issue: Ethics, Migration, and Global Stewardship) Myron Weiner. International Migration Review Spring 1996 v30 n1 p171(27)
The rights of future generations. Federico Mayor. UNESCO Courier March 1996 p36(2) Mag.Coll.: 84F3793.
A coherent approach to human rights. Rolf Kunnemann. Human Rights Quarterly May 1995 v17 n2 p323-342
China Goes for the Gold. BRUCE CUMINGS. The Nation August 6, 2001 v273 i5 p7 Mag.Coll.: 108G0724.
The Golden Handcuffs. (human rights in China)(Brief Article) James R. Lilley. Newsweek International July 16, 2001 p30
China's Fledgling Civil Society. Rebecca R. Moore. World Policy Journal Spring 2001 v18 i1 p56
Beyond Ping-Pong Diplomacy: China and Human Rights. Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom. World Policy Journal Winter 2000 v17 i4 p61
International concern grows over psychiatric abuses in China. (News)(Statistical Data Included)(Brief Article) Khabir Ahmad. The Lancet Sept 9, 2000 v356 i9233 p920 Mag.Coll.: 104F3809.
Chinese Rights, U.S. Wrongs. (Interview) Multinational Monitor May 2000 v21 i5 p19 |
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