"They offer you a feature on stockings and suspenders next to a call for stiffer penalties for sex offenders" : do we learn more about the media than about human rights from tabloid coverage of human rights stories? / David Mead -- It's not me, it's you : examining the print med…
"The New Urban Agenda (NUA), adopted in 2016 at the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) in Quito, Ecuador, represents a globally shared understanding of the vital link between urbanization and a sustainable future. At the heart of…
"This book elucidates why human rights still matter in contemporary global affairs, and what can lead to better protection of international human rights in a post-liberal order. It blends theoretical, empirical, and normative perspectives, while providing much-needed analysis in…
From two of our most fiercely moral voices, a passionate call to arms against our era's most pervasive human rights violation: the oppression of women and girls in the developing world. With Pulitzer Prize winners Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn as our guides, we undertake…
Human body digitalization and early warning benefits / Florin Vasile Popescu, Cezar Scarlat, Claudia Maria Surugiu -- Mobile devices and the prevention of human rights violations / Ikbal Maulana -- Human rights in the classroom : iPad applications for students with disabilities …
"This book provides the detailed information about different mobile applications, tools, software's and smart gadgets which are used in human rights domain. It disseminates the ideas, advancements, and practices about the role of technology in human rights and creates an awarene…
Adherence to basic human rights norms has become an expected feature of states throughout the world. In Europe, the promotion and protection of human rights through national governments has been enhanced by the diversity of intergovernmental organizations committed to this cause…
"Democracy in the 21st century has failed to live up to its promise. It is widely noted that democratic governments have grown increasingly detached from the governed and incapable of standing up to the powerful economic interests that tend to dominate everyday life. Indeed, the…
How can we confront the problems of diminished democracy, pervasive economic inequality, and persistent global poverty? Is it possible to fulfill the dual aims of deepening democratic participation and achieving economic justice, not only locally but also globally? Carol C. Goul…
"Democracy in the 21st century has failed to live up to its promise. It is widely noted that democratic governments have grown increasingly detached from the governed and incapable of standing up to the powerful economic interests that tend to dominate everyday life. Indeed, the…
