NGOs and human rights : promise and performance /
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| Imprint: | Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2001. |
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| Description: | x, 290 p. ; 26 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Pennsylvania studies in human rights |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4367865 |
Table of Contents:
- List of Acronyms
- Introduction
- Part I.. Civil and Political Rights: The "Classic" Northern Paradigm
- 1.. Assessing the Effectiveness of International Human Rights NGOs: Amnesty International
- 2.. "A Calendar of Abuses": Amnesty International's Campaign on Guatemala
- 3.. Human Rights Watch: An Overview
- 4.. Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch: A Comparison
- 5.. The Role of the International Commission of Jurists
- 6.. The International Human Rights Law Group: Human Rights and Access to Justice in Postconflict Environments
- 7.. Human Rights International NGOs: A Critical Evaluation
- Part II.. Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights: An Increasingly Significant Emphasis
- 8.. FoodFirst Information and Action Network
- 9.. Action for Development in Uganda
- 10.. Evaluating Development-Oriented NGOs
- Part III.. Analyzing and Enhancing Effectiveness
- 11.. Measuring the Impact of Human Rights Organizations
- 12.. The Internet: One More Tool in the Struggle for Human Rights
- 13.. The Role of the Ford Foundation
- Conclusion
- List of Contributors
- Index
- Acknowledgments