Human Rights

Brief History


Defining
Human Rights:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Actors who draw attention to human rights issues:

  1. IGOs: UN through agencies like WHO and UNICEF; World Bank; IMF
     

  2. NGOsAmnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Freedom House
     

  3. The Media
     

  4. Prominent Individuals: Jimmy Carter, Bono, Angelina Jolie, George Clooney
     

  5. States: Foreign Policy