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Now, for the first time, there is a single reference work that documents the history of human rights worldwide, clearly explains each article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and examines the major human rights issues facing the world today. Comprehensive in scope,
Human Rights covers a broad range of human rights issues that are central to an understanding of world history and current affairs.
List of contents
Preface
Human Rights Before 1948A History of Human Rights Theory
The Universal Declaration of Human RightsAn Overview of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
An Analysis of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The Contemporary Human Rights MovementAn Overview of the Human Rights Movement
Government Organizations
Nongovernmental Organizations
Human Rights Activists
Contemporary Human Rights IssuesAppendices
United Nations Documents
Further Reading
Index
Contributors
About the author
As a little girl, books became Carol's world. Having grown up in a time and place where jobs and money were scarce, holding a book in her hands was like digging up buried treasure. When she wasn't reading, she played school. Years later, one of her dreams materialized when she graduated college with a teaching degree. Now, with that career behind her, she is embarking on another journey as an author. Time and God's goodness have brought her further than she ever could have imagined. Erin Ryan Macphee has been drawing and painting since she could hold a crayon. Her first inspiration came at the age of three when her mother, a self-taught artist, took Erin with her as she sketched houses and historic buildings in their small town. Erin has been an elementary art teacher and a working artist for over thirty years. She continues to teach, illustrate, and paint murals today. She lives on a small farm in the rural northwest corner of Rhode Island with her family and an assortment of animals.
Summary
Now, for the first time, there is a single reference work that documents the history of human rights worldwide, clearly explains each article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and examines the major human rights issues facing the world today.
