This is an edited version of a paper presented at the tenth annual conference of the Global Philanthropy Forum (GPF), held in Redwood City, California, in April 2011. The GPF aims to enable and enhance the strategic nature of international [...]
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This article offers a psychosocial discursive analysis of audiences’ responses to information about human rights abuses. The analysis of focus group members’ justifications for their inaction is informed by a view of language as social action and [...] This article examines methodologies for human rights impact assessments (HRIAs) of trade agreements through a discussion of a recent assessment of the impact of the United States–Dominican Republic–Central American Free Trade Agreement [...] This article critically evaluates the current practice and future potential of human rights impact assessment (HRIA) as a tool of human rights measurement. The article first explores the origins and purposes of HRIAs and the claims made by [...] Human rights education (HRE) is a useful tool to build solidarity among youth and activism for social justice at local, national and international levels. In order to understand how HRE can be effective in accomplishing this daunting task, educators [...] This study of human rights activism in Liberia shows how small-scale, peaceful advocacy for democracy and human rights can take place even in a resource-poor country where activists face considerable danger from repressive regimes. When repressive [...] The question of whether to establish a single national human rights institution (NHRI) with a broad mandate or multiple specialized institutions is a pressing one in several European countries, yet has been largely neglected in the academic [...] The article constitutes an initial attempt to combine the insights provided by the disciplines of Transitional Justice (TJ) and human rights, and it originates from a concern with the current situation of human rights in Argentina. Although there [...] This is a version of a talk given by the author in September 2010 at a retreat of the senior staff of Human Rights [...] |
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