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Amnesty International
An illustrated celebration of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, stunningly brought to life by internationally-renowned artists.
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This inspirational book, following We Are All Born Free, contains 17 quotations about many different aspects of Freedom, from the freedom to have an education to the freedom not to…
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Amnesty International, Nicky Parker at Amnesty International
With forewords from Angelina Jolie and Zahra Joya
Every child has special human rights, from the moment they're born until they grow up, including the rights to education, a safe…
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A Compelling Argument Against The Death Of America’s Most Controversial Prisoner; The highly provocative case of Mumia Abu-Jamal has generated more international attention than that of any other inmate currently…
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Ann Parry
Amnesty International promotes and protects the rights of people around the world. Discover how this organization is working toward a world in which every adult enjoys a basic human right…
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What does it mean to be free? Top authors donate their talents to explore the question in a compelling collection to benefit Amnesty International. Authors including Jacqueline Wilson, Eoin Colfer…
Amnesty International,CODESRIA
The monitoring and documenting of human rights abuses is a relatively recent area of work; the nature and implications of human rights law are in flux; and there is greater…
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Chris Riddell,Amnesty International
A classic picture-book edition of My Little Book of Big Freedoms illustrated by the former Waterstones Children’s Laureate Chris Riddell and published in partnership with Amnesty International UK.
Stephen Hopgood
The first in-depth and behind-the-scenes look at what it is like to work inside the highly influential human-rights organization Amnesty International.
Florian Hoffmann (Pontificia Universidade Catolica Do Rio de Janeiro (Puc-Rio))
Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2008 im Fachbereich Politik - Internationale Politik - Thema: Voelkerrecht und Menschenrechte, Note: 2,0, Ruhr-Universitat Bochum, Veranstaltung: Vertiefungsseminar: Entwicklungspolitik in der Praxis, 5 Quellen im Literaturverzeichnis…
If one organization is synonymous with keeping hope alive, even as a faint glimmer in the darkness of a prison, it is Amnesty International. Amnesty has been the light, and…
Amnesty International,Anna Horsbrugh-Porter
Millions of women throughout the world suffer from violence, poverty and denial of their human rights because of their gender. By exploring their stories, and hearing the views of both…
Are eugenics practices morally defensible? Who should have access to genetic information about particular individuals? What dangers for cultural and racial diversity do developments in genetics pose? And how should…
Alexander Stock
Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2002 im Fachbereich Politik - Politische Systeme - Politisches System Deutschlands, Note: 3,0, Universitat Duisburg-Essen (Institut fur Politikwissenschaft), Veranstaltung: Propadeutikum: Verbande der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Sprache: Deutsch…
Ann Marie Clark
A small group founded Amnesty International in 1961 to translate human rights principles into action. This text provides an account of how the organization pioneered a combination of popular pressure…
Miriam Ganzfried
Miriam Ganzfried offers a comprehensive look at Amnesty International's work on women's rights. Through interviews with staff members and activists and unprecedented access to archival material from the Swiss and…
Tom Buchanan (University of Oxford)
Tom Buchanan traces the development of the human rights movement in post-war Britain, examining its origins as a coalition of activists, the birth of Amnesty International in 1961 up to…
Amnesty International,Angelina Jolie,Geraldine Van Bueren
A timely look at children’s rights, the young activists who fought for them, and how readers can do the same by Amnesty International, Angelina Jolie, and Geraldine Van Bueren
Charu Gupta,Mukul Sharma (Amnesty International, India)
This ground-breaking book is about the tragic journeys and livelihood insecurities of coastal fisherfolk jailed by India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh for having entered each other’s territorial waters. While…
Anna-Lisa Esser
Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2004 im Fachbereich Politik - Internationale Politik - Thema: Int. Organisationen u. Verbande, Note: 1,3, Universitat Bielefeld, Veranstaltung: Internationale Beziehungen, 17 Quellen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sprache: Deutsch…
Yuval Ginbar (Legal Adviser, Amnesty International)
This book addresses a dilemma at the heart of counter-terrorism: Is it ever justifiable to torture terrorists when innocent lives are at stake? The book analyses the moral arguments and…
James Savage (Amnesty International Human Rights Action Centre UK)
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated…
James Savage (Amnesty International Human Rights Action Centre, UK)
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the…
Renata Meirelles
This book examines one of Amnesty International’s first major campaigns against torture, and the impact this had on the organization’s development of a new agenda. It makes a strong contribution…
Julia Marg
Magisterarbeit aus dem Jahr 2007 im Fachbereich Medien / Kommunikation - Public Relations, Werbung, Marketing, Social Media, Note: 2,0, Universitat Leipzig, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: In der heutigen Informationsgesellschaft wird die…
A varied and thought-provoking collection of short stories and poems for teens with a conscience, with striking cover illustrations by award-winning children’s laureate Chris Riddell
Francine Pickup (Oxfam/ Amnesty International),Suzanne Williams,Caroline Sweetman
The book examines different definitions of violence against woman and offers theories about why it happens in all societies. It asks why development organizations have been slow to take up…
A genealogical dictionary of the first settlers of New England, showing three generations of those who came before May, 1962, on the basis of Farmer’s Register This book, A genealogical…
Gleanings for New England history (1843). This book, Gleanings for New England history, by James Savage, is a replication of a book originally published before 1843. It has been restored…
If you are aged under 18, you have your own set of human rights. Child rights are unique freedoms and protections designed for you. Governments should uphold them but all…
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Title: A genealogical dictionary of the first settlers of New England: showing three generations of those who came before May, 1692, on the basis of Farmer’s Register.Author: James SavagePublisher: Gale…
Title: A genealogical dictionary of the first settlers of New England: showing three generations of those who came before May, 1692, on the basis of Farmer’s Register.
Author: James Savage
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Title: Dorchester and its environs, during the British, Roman, Saxon and Norman periods, … with an account of its present state.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the…
In 1964 a unanimous court ruled that an individual’s freedom to criticize elected judges and other public officials was not only protected by the First Amendment of the Constitution, but…
A genealogical dictionary of our early colonists. Every volume shows three generations of those who came before 1692. Although more than a century has elapsed since the publication of this…
