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Encyclopedia of Human Rights Issues Since 1945
Winston E. Langley
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Encyclopedia of Human Rights Issues Since 1945

Winston E. Langley Winston E. Langley

June 1999

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This outstanding, comprehensive, and up-to-date encyclopedia on human rights issues from 1945 to 1998 features more than 400 entries on incidents and violations, instruments and initiatives, countries and human rights activists. Its global scope is ideal for high school and college student research and class debate and for use with Model UN clubs. More than fifty years after the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, much has been accomplished on a global scale, particularly by the United Nations, to protect the rights of all people, but many human rights violations continue to be perpetrated. Langley, an internationally recognized expert on human rights, has provided the most current information on both the progress of human rights activities and the continuing incidents of human rights violations around the globe.

Entries cover major issues, incidents and violations, concepts and terms, activists, organizations, and human rights instruments. Entries on more than fifty nations from Afghanistan to Yugoslavia were selected based on the incidence of major human rights in those nations. Comprehensive cross-references in each entry make it easy to research a topic and its related entries easily. Each entry concludes with a selected list of further reading for more in-depth research. A timeline of significant dates since 1945 in the field of human rights and the text of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights add reference value.
Preface
Abbreviations
Introduction
Guide to Users
Significant Dates in the Field of Human Rights
The Encyclopedia
Glossary
Selected Human Rights Groups
The International Bill of Human Rights
Index
Reviews
Exceptionally useful.... Belongs in every major reference collection.—Choice

A timely addition to reference shelves....Librarians will want to purchase this work—School Library Journal

The articles are clearly written....and the information presented is well documented....useful for looking up short background information on people and topics often in the news today.—VOYA

Although the issues of human rights are many and complex, this encyclopedia presents such topics in a clear, straightforward, and unbiased manner.... This volume would be a useful reference for students in geography, political science, family living, and 20th-century history classes, as well as an excellent resource for debate students. This is an oustanding book.—The Book Report





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