Human Rights

Taking a fresh thematic approach to politics and society in Latin America, this introductory textbook analyzes the region's past and present in an ...

In this set of devastating yet elegant essays, Gareth Peirce analyzes the corruption of legal principles and practices in both the US and the UK th...

Today it is often said that we live in a ''''rape culture''''. Panicked headlines tell us that rape is on the increase and that the police are fail...

Radhika's Story: Surviving Human Trafficking is a moving, first-hand account by a survivor of human trafficking. A chilling portrayal of the illega...

Many Christians are forced by persecution to become refugees far from home, and they face immense challenges. Churches are increasingly providing s...

No one has written with more penetrating skepticism about the history of human rights.Adam Kirsch, Wall Street JournalMoyn breaks new ground in exa...

The idea of universal rightsrights shared by all citizens, regardless of nationality, creed, wealth, or geographyhas a powerful grip on the way man...

Todays renewed interest in our basic rights has become part of popular culture and breaking news, and this colorful new way to approach human right...

The means of defence against foreign danger historically have become the instruments of tyranny at home. James Madison Our societies, says Anthony ...

This book presents a comprehensive overview of African childrens lives in times of transition, transformation, and change some twenty-two years aft...

This volume contains two Open Access Chapters. Gender, Criminalization, Imprisonment and Human Rights in Southeast Asia features contributions from...