"In 1971, human rights violations had begun to intensify in Brazil. Suspected political opponents of the government were being abducted or arrested, brutally tortured, and sometimes killed by agents of the military government. Torture would usually happen quickly, either before or immediately after arrest. In London, Amnesty International's new researcher on Brazil, Tracy Ulltveit-Moe, was receiving blunt feedback from her Brazilian contacts. It was apparent that Amnesty International's existing methods were too slow and too narrowly focused to address the scope and nature of violations in Brazil"--…mehr
"In 1971, human rights violations had begun to intensify in Brazil. Suspected political opponents of the government were being abducted or arrested, brutally tortured, and sometimes killed by agents of the military government. Torture would usually happen quickly, either before or immediately after arrest. In London, Amnesty International's new researcher on Brazil, Tracy Ulltveit-Moe, was receiving blunt feedback from her Brazilian contacts. It was apparent that Amnesty International's existing methods were too slow and too narrowly focused to address the scope and nature of violations in Brazil"--
Ann Marie Clark is a political scientist at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. She is the author of Diplomacy of Conscience: Amnesty International and Changing International Human Rights Norms (2001) and Sovereignty, Democracy, and Global Civil Society (2005, with Elisabeth Jay Friedman and Kathryn Hochstetler), and numerous journal articles.
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List of figures List of tables Preface Acknowledgments 1. Introduction: Human rights advocacy and the demands of justice 2. Human rights and justice in global politics 3. Human rights tools in the pursuit of justice 4. Expanding the global neighborhood: Amnesty International's urgent action 5. A Human rights culture of argument: The language of care and law in urgent action appeals 6. 'Together for rights': Oxfam and basic rights in development advocacy 7. Conclusion References Index.
List of figures List of tables Preface Acknowledgments 1. Introduction: Human rights advocacy and the demands of justice 2. Human rights and justice in global politics 3. Human rights tools in the pursuit of justice 4. Expanding the global neighborhood: Amnesty International's urgent action 5. A Human rights culture of argument: The language of care and law in urgent action appeals 6. 'Together for rights': Oxfam and basic rights in development advocacy 7. Conclusion References Index.
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