The Concise Guide to Global Human Rights Prologue by Vandana Shiva

"In a world facing the growing challenges of globalized apartheid and pandemic poverty, human rights will determine the future of every one of us and our sustainability as a species. This book allows us at least to reclaim our hope in that future."
--Roger Clark, former Secretary General of Amnesty International

"The Concise Guide to Global Human Rights is an excellent road map for navigating the labyrinthian challenges posed by globalization. It should be used by human rights activists and students alike."
--Micheline Ishay, The History of Human Rights: From Ancient Times to the Era of Globalization

"This concise guide to global human rights.reminds us, with Mahatma Gandhi, that only the power of emotional intelligence embodied in heroic.resistance may help transform the law from being the convenience of the powerful into a platform and portal for collective human action for global justice.This eloquent call for the future of human rights and a just world order is a must read.
--Dr. Upendra Baxi, University of Warwick

Much more than a simple 'guide to global human rights,' this book is an urgently needed and sophisticated reflection on the vital nature of human rights in the 21st century. Daniel Fischlin and Martha Nandorfy argue convincingly that, when the environment, health, water, and food are more at risk than ever before, human rights must become the tangible expression of an 'all-encompassing respect for life.'
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Acknowledgments

Prologue by Vandana Shiva

Introduction

Chapter 1
Human Rights in Theory and Practice

Chapter 2
Globalization and Development: Human and Sustainable or Corporate and Cancerous?

Chapter 3
All Human Beings Are Equal: The Commonality of Minority and Majority Rights

Chapter 4
Terrorism, Security, and Selective Rights in an Age of Retributive Fear

Chapter 5
Communicating Rights: Media, Rights Organizations, Education, and the Arts

Chapter 6
The Future of Human Rights: Reclaiming Hope and the Commons

Chapter 7
Timeline: A Brief History of Human Rights

Works Cited