Voice for human rights /

Robinson, Mary, 1944-

Voice for human rights / Mary Robinson ; edited by Kevin Boyle ; foreword by Kofi Annan ; afterword by Louise Arbour. - Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2006. - xix, 427 p. ; 25 cm. - Pennsylvania studies in human rights . - Pennsylvania studies in human rights. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A personal vision -- The struggle against racism -- Women's rights are human rights -- Eliminating religious discrimination and intolerance -- Combating other discrimination and exclusion -- Human rights defenders -- Economic, social, and cultural rights -- The right to development -- Human rights education -- Children's rights -- Minorities and indigenous peoples -- Human rights after conflict -- Business and human rights -- The high commissioner and the United Nations human rights system -- Supporting United Nations human rights bodies -- Working with countries and regions -- Strengthening national human rights protection -- Mainstreaming human rights -- Terrorism, peace, and human security -- Ethical globalization. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

Few names are so closely connected with the cause of human rights as that of Mary Robinson. The former President of Ireland served as UN High Commissioner of Human Rights between 1997 and 2002. This is an account of her campaigns as High Commissioner during that period.

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United Nations. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Nations Unies. Haut commissaire aux droits de l'homme.
United Nations. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.


Human rights.
Globalization.
Droits de l'homme (Droit international)
Mondialisation.
Organisation des Nations unies.
Droits de l'homme.
Discours.
Globalization.
Human rights.

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