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1st Palgrave ed. |
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1 online resource (xi, 638 pages) |
| Summary |
When the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted 50 years ago, Eleanor Roosevelt, its principal architect, predicted that a 'curious grapevine' would carry its message behind barbed wire and stone walls. This book tells the extraordinary story of how NGOs became the 'grapevine' she anticipated - sharpening our awareness about the violations of human rights, 'shaming' its most notorious abusers and creating the international mechanisms to bring about implementation of the Declaration. Korey traces how NGO's laid the groundwork for the destruction of the Soviet empire, as well as of the apartheid system in South Africa, and established the principle of accountability for crimes against humanity. The notion of human rights has progressed from being a marginal part of international relations a half century ago to stand today as a critical element in diplomatic discourse and this book shows that it is the NGOs that have placed human rights at the centre of humankind's present and future agenda. |
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Introduction -- Genesis: NGOs and the UN Charter -- The "Curious Grapevine": NGO Rights and Limitations -- Silencing the NGOs at the UN -- "Honored Guests": NGOs in the Struggle Against Apartheid -- The NGO "Prototype": The Anti-Slavery Society -- An NGO Shifts Its Focus: The "Pioneer" International League for Human Rights -- "To Light a Candle": Amnesty International and the "Prisoners of Conscience" -- "A Call for US Leadership": Congress, the Struggle for Human Rights, and the NGO Factor -- Overcoming "Lingering Brickeritis": The Struggle for Genocide Treaty Ratification -- "Heroic Reformers": NGOs and the Helsinki Process -- "The Fuel and the Lubricant": NGOs and the Revolution in UN Human Rights Implementation Machinery -- A "Rare, Defining Moment": Vienna, 1993 -- Genocide and Accountability: Response of the NGO Community -- Overcoming the Crisis of Growth: Human Rights Watch Spans the Globe -- The "Diplomatic Approach" vs. the "Human Rights' Approach": The High Commissioner of Human Rights, and the Blaustein Institute -- "Uncharted Terrain": Minority Rights, Ethnic Tension, and Conflict Prevention -- The 'Unexplored Continent' of Physician Involvement in Human Rights -- Mrs. Roosevelt's NGO Takes on New Dimensions: Freedom House's Changing Priorities -- "Asian Values" versus the Universal Declaration of Human Rights -- Lobbying for the Rule of Law -- Recapturing the Spirit of Nuremberg. |
| Note |
Originally published: New York : St. Martin's Press, 1998. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [597]-626) and index. |
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Description based on print version record. |
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GMD: electronic resource. |
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Human rights.
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United Nations. General Assembly. Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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Non-governmental organizations.
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Political science.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Civil Rights.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Human Rights.
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Niet-gouvernementele organisaties.
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Verenigde Naties.
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Mensenrechten.
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Universele Verklaring van de Rechten van de Mens.
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Nichtstaatliche Organisation.
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Menschenrecht.
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights (United Nations. General Assembly) (OCoLC)fst01356219
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Human rights. (OCoLC)fst00963285
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Non-governmental organizations. (OCoLC)fst01038524
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Palgrave Connect (Online service)
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Korey, William, 1922-2009. NGOs and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. 1st Palgrave ed. New York : Palgrave, 2001 031223886X (DLC) 2001271447 (OCoLC)46670306 |
| ISBN |
9780230108165 (electronic bk.) |
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0230108164 (electronic bk.) |
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