Böcker av Julie A. Mertus

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Examines the effectiveness of national human rights institutions in promoting and protecting human rights through a series of comparative case studies.

Today, virtually all UN bodies and specialized agencies are undertaking efforts to incorporate the promotion or protection of human rights into their programs and activities. This title examines these initiatives within the broader context of human rights practice, including the promotion of individual rights.

A collection of personal narratives - essays, letters, and poems - from refugees fleeing Bosnia and Croatia. Taking us behind the barrage of media coverage, it includes stories that tell of perseverance, brutality, forced departure, exile, and courage.