NGO's and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights - A Curious Grapevine (Paperback, New Ed)

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 book tells the extraordinary story of how NGOs became the "grapevine" she anticipated--sharpening our awareness about the violations of human rights, "shaming" its most notorious abusers and creating the international mechanisms to bring about implementation of the Declaration. Korey traces how NGO's laid groundwork for the destruction of the Soviet empire, as well as of the apartheid system in South Africa, and established the principle of accountability for crimes against humanity. The notion of human rights has progressed from being a marginal part of international relations a half century ago to stand today as a critical element in diplomatic discourse and this book shows that it is the NGOs that have placed human rights at the center of humankind’s present and future agenda.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2004
First published:	1998
Authors:	W. Korey
Dimensions:	217 x 140 x 39mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	638
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-312-23886-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > General Promotions
LSN:	0-312-23886-X
Barcode:	9780312238865

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