No more : the battle against human rights violations / David Matas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Matas, David, author.

Series:

Towards the new millennium series.

Towards the new millennium series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crimes against humanity.

International crimes.

Human rights.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (236 p.)

Place of Publication:

Toronto, Ontario ; Oxford, England : Dundurn Press, [1994]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The late twentieth century witnessed massive human rights violations. What can to done to stop them? How can the root causes be addressed? The issue of human rights has become the secular religion of our time. Yet violations continue to occur in a gross and flagrant manner. Author David Matas examines examples of human rights violations and suggessts what individuals, private organizations, governments, and the UN can do about this worldwide problem. He also focuses on how Canada stands p to international human rights standards and provides a thorough analysis of the contribution of Amnesty

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Introduction; PART I: ROOT CAUSES; 1 Ideology as a Root Cause of Human Rights Violations; 2 Fascism and the National Security State; PART II: COMMUNISM IN EASTERN EUROPE; 3 Communism as a Root Cause of Human Rights Violations; 4 Yugoslavia: May 1988; 5 Poland: May 1989; 6 The Soviet Union: June 1990; 7 The Helsinki Process; PART III: APARTHEID IN SOUTH AFRICA; 8 Apartheid as a Root Cause of Human Rights Violations; 9 Black-on-Black Violence; 10 Prosecution of Crimes against Humanity; PART IV: STATE REMEDIES; 11 Sovereignty and the Rights of the Individual; 12 Compensation

PART V: CANADA13 Canadian Compliance with International Human Rights Standards; 14 Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms; PART VI: THE UNITED NATIONS; 15 Human Rights at the United Nations; 16 Nongovernmental Organizations at the United Nation; PART VII: NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS; 17 The Strategy of Amnesty International; 18 Human Rights through Nongovernmental Organizations; Conclusions; Notes; Suggested Readings

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [223]).

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786611958091

9781554882434

1554882435

9781459718470

145971847X

9781281958099

1281958093

OCLC:

263470286