Campaigning for justice : human rights advocacy in practice / Jo Becker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Becker, Jo.

Series:

Stanford Studies in Human Rights

Stanford studies in human rights

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human rights advocacy--Case studies.

Human rights advocacy.

Human rights--Case studies.

Human rights.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (332 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Advocates within the human rights movement have had remarkable success establishing new international laws, securing concrete changes in human rights policies and practices, and transforming the terms of public debate. Yet too often, the strategies these advocates have employed are not broadly shared or known. Campaigning for Justice addresses this gap to explain the "how" of the human rights movement. Written from a practitioner's perspective, this book explores the strategies behind some of the most innovative human rights campaigns of recent years. Drawing on interviews with dozens of experienced human rights advocates, the book delves into local, regional, and international efforts to discover how advocates were able to address seemingly intractable abuses and secure concrete advances in human rights. These accounts provide a window into the way that human rights advocates conduct their work, their real-life struggles and challenges, the rich diversity of tools and strategies they employ, and ultimately, their courage and persistence in advancing human rights.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Foreword

Introduction

Chapter 1. Campaigning to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers

Chapter 2. Organizing for Decent Work for Domestic Workers

Chapter 3. Defeating the Election of Human Rights Abusers to the UN Human Rights Council

Chapter 4. Working with UN Special Rapporteurs to Promote Human Rights

Chapter 5. Creating a New International Priority

Chapter 6. Bringing Charles Taylor to Justice

Chapter 7. Seeking Justice for the Abu Salim Prison Massacre

Chapter 8. Demanding Accountability for War Crimes in Sri Lanka

PART IV. New Media and New Alliances

Chapter 9. Using New Technologies in the Campaign to Free Tibet

Chapter 10. Organizing for LGBTI Rights in Jamaica and Nepal

Chapter 11. Abolishing Sentences of Life Without Parole for Juvenile Offenders

Lessons for the Future

Notes

Further Reading and Additional Resources

Glossary of Key Terms

Acknowledgments

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jul 2020)

ISBN:

9780804784382

0804784388

OCLC:

818815039