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| Title | : | NGO's and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: A Curious Grapevine |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.52 (868 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 031223886X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 638 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-30 |
| Language | : | English |
"Deftly describes the human rights impact of the NGO's." according to A Customer. In this book, William Korey deftly describes how NGO's, the Non-Governmental Organizations officially accredited to the United Nations, have had a powerful influence in sensitizing mankind's conscience to the frequent violation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which was adopted by the UN fifty years ago. It was the NGO's which laid the groundwork for the destruction of the Soviet Empire, as well as the Apartheid system in Sou. UN Committees I had looked forward to reading the book as it looked like a comprehensive coverage of NGO activity in the area of human rights and the UN. While giving substantive coverage on the committees and bodies of the UN Commission on Human Rights, Korey omitted any mention of the work of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories, or the
He is the author of several books, including The Promises We Keep: Human Rights, the Helsinki Process and American Foreign Policy (SMP 1993). . WILLIAM KOREY is a prolific writer of articles for popular and scholarly journals, and for newspapers such as The Washington Post
'William Korey's valuable study highlights the important role played by a new generation of nongovernmental organizations.' - New York Review of Books'It is well worth reading.' - American Foreign Policy Interests'William Korey's valuable study highlights the important role played by a new generation of nongovernmental organizations.' - New York Review of Books'It is well worth reading.' - American Foreign Policy Interests
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. 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. Korey traces how NGO's laid the 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 centre of humankind's present and future agenda.
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