NGOs and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights : a curious grapevine
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NGOs and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights : a curious grapevine
Macmillan, 1998
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This study looks at the historic and unique role played by NGOs (non-governmental organizations) in helping to bring about compliance with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. 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 volume tells the story of how NGOs became the "grapevine" Eleanor Roosevelt anticipated: sensitizing mankind's conscience about violations of human rights, "shaming" the most notorious abusers, creating the international machinery and mechanisms to bring about implementation of the Declaration, laying the groundwork for the destruction of the Soviet empire, as well as of the apartheid system in South Africa, and establishing the principle of accountability for crimes against humanity. The notion of human rights has progressed from being a marginal part of international relations in the mid-20th century to stand in the late 1990s as a critical element in diplomatic discourse.
目次
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 U.S. 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: The Role of Human Rights Watch - Overcoming the Crisis of Growth: Human Rights Watch Spans the Globe - The 'Diplomatic' Approach vs. the 'Human Rights' Approach: The High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Blaustein Institute - Uncharted Terrain: Minority Rights, Ethnic Tension, and Conflict Prevention - Ethnicity and Public Consciousness: Can Ethnic Violence Be Controlled or Prevented? - The 'Unexplored Continent' of Physician Involvement in Human Rights - Mrs. Roosevelt's NGO Takes on New Dimensions: Freedom House's Changing Priorities - 'Asian Values': The Challenge to the Universal Declaration - The Rule of Law and the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights - Accountability Revisited - Bibliography - Index
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