practice.In addition to providing original analytical articles covering standard subjects such as the right to health and health care, Amnesty International, the Balkan wars, and former President of
Ireland Mary Robinson, it offers innovative coverage of such subjects as the Internet, intellectual property rights, the American civil rights movement, globalization, and Brazil in historical context. Focusing primarily on developments since 1945, it offers an unrivaled reference source for students and researchers; even human rights experts are likely to find much originalmaterial and keen insights in many of the entries.KEY SUBJECT AREAS
INCLUDE:ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS:American Civil Liberties Union, World Health Organization, UNICEF, Carter CenterLEADING FIGURES:Adolf Hitler, Steve
Biko, Elie Wiesel, Simone de Beauvoir, Joseph Stalin, Eleanor Roosevelt, Pol Pot, Shirin Ebadi, Kim Jong Il HUMAN RIGHTS EVENTS AND CRISES: Darfur, Irish Famine, Soviet Gulag, Central America in the 1980s, Colonialism, Belgian Congo, AIDSHUMAN RIGHTS NORMS:Ethnic Cleansing, Women's Rights, Religious Freedom, Torture: International Law, Disability Rights
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