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Good Listener Helen Bamber
by Neil Belton  Synopsis First published in 1998, a combination of biography, history and moral reflection in which Belton uses the story of Helen Bamber, who devoted her life to working with victims of appalling physical and psychological damage, to examine the resurrection of...
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Educating Darfur Refugees: A Jesuit's Efforts in Chad
by Patrick Samway Publisher Comments As a result of the genocide in Darfur, tens of thousands of people have been forced to flee Sudan and seek refuge in overcrowded, desolate desert camps along the Chadian border. Educating Darfur Refugees is the unforgettable journal of a Jesuit priest...
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Intelligence and Human Rights in the Era of Global Terrorism
by Steve (edt) Tsang Publisher Comments Facing the threats posed by dedicated suicide bombers who have access to modern technology for mass destruction and who intend to cause maximum human suffering and casualties, democratic governments have hard choices to make. The premise of this book is...
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Purify and Destroy: The Political Uses of Massacre and Genocide (CERI Series in Comparative Politics and International Studies)
by Jacques Semelin Publisher Comments How can we comprehend the sociopolitical processes that give rise to extreme violence, ethnic cleansing, or genocide? A major breakthrough in comparative analysis, Purify and Destroy demonstrates that it is indeed possible to compare the Holocaust, the...
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Protecting Human Rights: A Comparative Study (Advancing Human Rights)
by Todd Landman Publisher Comments In "Protecting Human Rights," Todd Landman provides a unique quantitative analysis of the marked gap between the principle and practice of human rights. Applying theories and methods from the fields of international law, international relations, and...
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Human Rights Watch World Report 2006
by Human Rights Watch (organization) Publisher Comments Human Rights Watch is increasingly recognized as the world's leader in building a stronger human rights culture, and their annual World Report-the most probing annual review of human rights developments available anywhere-will now be published by Seven...
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Evolution of International Human Rights : Visions Seen (2ND 03 Edition)
by Paul Lauren Publisher Comments This widely acclaimed and highly regarded book, embraced by students, scholars, policymakers, and activists, now appears in a new edition. Using the theme of visions seen by those who dreamed of what might be, Lauren explores the dramatic transformation...
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American Methods: Torture and the Logic of Domination
by Kristian Williams Publisher Comments When the Abu Ghraib prison scandal broke in April 2004, many American commentators expressed shock. But, as The Progressive's Anne-Marie Cusac observed, Abu Ghraib shocks us because our soldiers abroad seem to have acted out behaviors that we condone...
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Levi's Children : Coming To Terms With Human Rights in the Global Marketplace (00 Edition)
by Karl Schoenberger Publisher Comments Over the last decade, ugly allegations of corporate complicity in human-rights violations have exploded into one of the most controversial issues of our time. Companies are being held responsible by human-rights advocates for the injustices that are the...
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Practice of Human Rights : Tracking Law Between the Global and the Local (07 Edition)
by Mark Goodale Publisher Comments Human rights are now the dominant approach to social justice globally. But how do human rights work? What do they do? Drawing on anthropological studies of human rights work from around the world, this book examines human rights in practice. It shows how...
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The Civil Rights Movement (Baas Paperbacks)
by Mark Newman Publisher Comments This introduction to the Civil Rights Movement synthesizes its history from the 1930s to the 1980s, explaining its origins, development, and results as well as relevant historiographical debates. It provides a critical perspective on the movement...
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Negative Ethnicity: From Bias to Genocide (Open Media)
by Koigi Wa Wamwere Publisher Comments Taking readers into the heart of African genocide, the author confronts the sheer terror of ethnic cleansing and Africa....
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The Lesser Evil: Political Ethics in an Age of Terror (Gifford Lectures)
by Michael Ignatieff Publisher Comments There is perhaps no greater political challenge today than trying to win the war against terror without losing our democratic souls, according to Michael Ignatieff, who confronts this challenge head-on in "The Lesser Evil."...
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A Life and Death Decision: A Jury Weighs the Death Penalty
by Scott E Sundby Publisher Comments With a life in the balance, a jury convicts a man of murder and now has to decide whether he should be put to death. Twelve people now face a momentous choice. Bringing drama to life, A Life and Death Decision gives unique insight into how a jury...
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Diplomacy of Conscience: Amnesty International and Changing Human Rights Norms
by Ann Marie Clark Publisher Comments ""Diplomacy of Conscience" is a valuable book. By examining specific aspects of Amnesty International's widespread research and advocacy work, it goes well beyond the few shallow and dated studies of this critically important NGO."--Claude Welch, State...
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Challenging U.S. Human Rights Violations Since 9/11: Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Institute
by Ann Fagan Ginger Publisher Comments This is an indispensable tool for citizens and lawyers defending civil liberties in the era of the Patriot Act and the War on Terrorism....
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Unspeakable Truths : Facing the Challenges of Truth Commissions (01 Edition)
by Priscilla B. Hayner Publisher Comments Unspeakable Truths is a profound, definitive exploration of truth commissions around the world, and the anguish, injustice, and the legacy of hate they are meant to absolve. After years of political turmoil, repression, and murder, then what? Truth...
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The African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights: The System in Practice, 1986-2000
by Malcolm D Evans Publisher Comments The African Charter of Human and Peoples' Rights came into force in 1986, and is in many ways unique, lacking as it does a precedent elsewhere. However, little scholarship exists analysing it as an operational system in practice. Collaborators to this...
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Human Traffic
by Craig Mcgill Publisher Comments In the first general interest book to examine the phenomenon of people smuggling, investigative journalist McGill gives a global overview of this criminal activity, including firsthand accounts from smugglers and the smuggled....
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Lessons of Kosovo the Dangers of Human
by Aleksandar Jokic Publisher Comments In this volume contributors grapple with the question of whether the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) intervention in Kosovo was legally or morally acceptable. The contributors all have doubts on this score, and several argue vehemently that the...
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