Human Rights » (New Edition)

The second edition of Human Rights provides a completely revised and updated guide to this vital topic—from the latest human rights legislation to current publications, Internet resources, information on human rights organizations, and United Nations human rights documents. The section of selected human rights instruments is an especially useful reference tool and it includes recent declarations on the rights of women and children.

High school and college students, the general public, and human rights organizations will find this volume an excellent source of information on every aspect of human rights.

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For students researching human rights issues, this single volume is an excellent place to start. Part of the Contemporary World Issues series, the updated second edition provides background information designed to help readers understand the increasingly complex world of human rights issues. The introductory chapter concisely lays out the historical, religious, philosophical, legal, and political foundations of human rights. Tracing the development of international law and human rights, the authors describe several of the most pressing human rights issues, including the use of land mines, global poverty, prisons and torture, ethnic cleansing and racism, and the environment. A chronology offers an overall perspective of how human rights issues have been addressed since the early 1940s. Beginning with Roosevelt and ending with the 1997 international treaty banning anti-personnel land mines, it details the highlights of human rights history. Biographical sketches provide capsule descriptions of sixteen world figures who have been instrumental in advancing the cause of human rights around the world, and an overview of selected human rights documents provides a closer look at the specific language that governs the treatment of the world's citizens. A list of organizations that focus on preserving and promoting human rights includes a brief description of the organizations' purpose, publications, and addresses (including Web sites). Along with such standards as the American Civil Liberties Union, Amnesty International, and Physicians for Social Responsibility, students will find less familiar and more specialized organizations here such as the Center for Victims of Torture, the Institute for the Study of Genocide, and Madre. An extensive selection of print resources, including bibliographies and guides, directories, indexes and abstracts, dictionaries, monographs, and periodicals offer a wealth of material for further reading. Nonprint resources such as videos and computer networks are included as well. Thoughtfully written, scrupulously documented, and logically arranged, this is a must for all school and public library collections. Note: This review was written and published to address Cool Careers for Girls in Computers, Cool Careers for Girls with Animals, and Cool Careers for Girls in Sports. Index. Biblio. Further Reading. Chronology. VOYA Codes: 5Q 1P J S (Hard to imagine it being any better written; No YA will read unless forced to for assignments; Junior High, defined as grades 7 to 9; Senior High, defined as grades 10 to 12).\