Decolonial human rights practice : tactics, obstacles, and futures / Sarah Knuckey, Anjli Parrin, Gulika Reddy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Knuckey, Sarah, author.

Parrin, Anjli, author.

Reddy, Gulika, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human rights.

Human rights advocacy.

International law and human rights.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2026]

Summary:

Human rights advocacy takes place within a deeply unequal world. As activists seek to protect rights, they struggle against the global economic and political power imbalances that drive violations. Movements for human rights are engaged in an internal struggle as well: against a human rights ecosystem that has long favoured Global North organizations at the expense of civil society in the Global South. 'Decolonial Human Rights Practice: Tactics, Obstacles, and Futures' explores the ongoing struggle of human rights organizations to confront and dismantle the coloniality of human rights advocacy. Through a granular study of everyday advocacy practice which builds upon ongoing debate among advocates and scholars, this book offers a framework for understanding the contemporary domination practices of global north organizations within the human rights space.

Contents:

The coloniality of human rights advocacy

Everyday practices and effects

Architecture

Tactics for resistance and empowerment

Build “power within” and engage

Condemn, refuse, and create

Tactics for allies

Unlearn domination and build “power with”

Build equitable partnerships

Bend privilege

Conclusions: the struggle for transformation.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (Oxford Academic, viewed on September 15, 2026).

Other Format:

Print version : Knuckey, Sarah. Decolonial human rights practice.

ISBN:

9780197821602

019782160X

OCLC:

1597452024

Publisher Number:

CIPO000406391

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license