FOREWORD by Kofi A. Annan Secretary-General of the United Nations
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Part I Introduction *VOICES: A Tribute to Human Rights Elie Wiesel
*Introduction Elsa Stamatopoulou, Yael Danieli, and Clarence J. Dias
Part II The United Nations Human Rights System *The Perspective of the Victim Theo van Boven
*A Victims' Perspective on the International Human Rights Treaty Regime B. G. Ramcharan International Labour Organization (ILO) Standards and Human Rights Lee Swepston
*The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights Janusz Symonides
*The United Nations Declaration on Principles of Justice for Victims of Crime and Abuse of Power Irene Melup
*Thematic Mechanisms and the Protection of Human Rights Bacre Waly Ndiaye
*The Country Mechanisms of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights Mel James
*Closer to the Victim: United Nations Human Rights Field Operations Ian Martin
*Toward an International Criminal Court Roger S. Clark and David Tolbert
Part III Human Rights of Specific Groups: Conceptual and Institutional Development *Recognizing and Realizing Women's Human Rights Maria Suarez Toro and Shanthi Dairiam
*VOICES: Lessening the Suffering After Wartime Sexual Slavery Kim, Yoon Shim VOICES: Work Tools: Patience and Understanding Biba Metikos
*A Vision for Children: The Convention on the Rights of the Child Marta Santos Pais
*VOICES: John, An Australian Aboriginal Child
*VOICES: Alfredo, Abducted by RENAMO in Mozambique; Susan, Abducted by the Lord's Resistance Army in Uganda
*Indigenous Peoples and Their Demands within the Modern Human Rights Movement S. James Anaya
*New Minority Rights for the Twenty-First Century Hurst Hannum
*Searching for Human Security and Dignity: Human Rights, Refugees, and the Internally Displaced Maria Stavropoulou
*Protection of the Rights of Migrants Graziano Battistella
*Homelessness and the Right to Adequate Housing: Confronting Exclusion, Sustaining Change Miloon Kothari
*Other Groups in Struggles Against Discrimination Leandro Despouy, Hugo Garcia Garcilazo, Eugene B. Brody, Julia Tavares de Alvarez, and Julie Dorf
Part IV Creating a Culture of Human Rights *Technical Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights, Past and Present, Reflections for Further Development Jamal Benomar
*Human Rights Education: The Humanizing of a Global Society Peter Thuynsma and Heather Thuynsma
*VOICES: A Legacy for Everyone Tracy Roosevelt
Part V Interface Between Global and Regional Protection and Promotion of Human Rights *Interface Between Global and Regional Protection and Promotion of Human Rights: An African Perspective M. Adama Dieng
*The Rebellion of the Vulnerable: Perspectives from the Americas Susana Chiarotti Boero Protection of Human Rights in Asia and the Pacific: Think Universal , Act Regional? Vitit Muntarbhorn
*Human Rights and Victims' Rights in Europe Gudmundur Alfredsson
*Human Rights in East and Central Europe Malgorzata Fuszara
*VOICES: Vaclav Havel, President, Czech Republic
Part VI The Trauma of Human Rights Denial and Violation *The Impact of Traumatic Human Rights Violations on Victims and the Mental Health Profession's Response Brian Engdahl, Marianne Kastrup, James Jaranson, and Yael Danieli
*The Role of Health Professionals in Protecting and Promoting Human Rights: A Paradigm for Professional Responsibility Susannah Sirkin, Vincent Iacopino, Michael Grodin, and Yael Danieli
*VOICES: Freedom: Press, Speech, Expression Terry Anderson
Part VII Mainstreaming Human Rights *Peace, the Security Council and Human Rights Andrew Clapham
*VOICES: We Also Have the Right to Dream Rosa Anaya Perla
*Human Rights, Development, and Environment Clarence J. Dias
*Changing Forces and Non-State Actors in the Struggle for Human Rights Russel Lawrence Barsh
*The Poorest Teach Us the Indivisibility of Human Rights Alwine A. de Vos van Steenwijk
*VOICES: Is this America? The New Freedom Bus Travels the Country Cheri Honkala
EPILOGUE by Mary Robinson United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Contributors
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