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The Amnesty International Report

The Amnesty International Report

Amnesty International

I Prisoner of conscience Jahangir Alam Akash, journalist and local head of two human rights organizations, was arrested on 24 October by RAB agents in the north-western city of Rajshahi. He was reportedly given electric shocks, was beaten ...
Human Rights in the Middle East: Frameworks, Goals, and ...

Human Rights in the Middle East: Frameworks, Goals, and ...

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Zehra F. Kabasakal Arat. Philadelphia: University of. Almond, Gabriel, and Bingham Powell Jr., Comparative Politics: A Developmental Approach. Boston: Little, Brownand Co., 1966. Amnesty International, “Amnesty International's Call to ...
Amnesty International Report 2008

Amnesty International Report 2008

(London) Amnesty International

Prisoner of conscience Jahangir Alam Akash, journalist and local head of two human rights organizations, was arrested on 24 October by RAB agents in the north-western city of Rajshahi. He was reportedly given electric shocks, was beaten ...
Peter Benenson: Taking a Stand Against Injustice--Amnesty ...

Peter Benenson: Taking a Stand Against Injustice--Amnesty ...

David Winner

Biography of the English-Jewish lawyer who founded Amnesty International, the organization dedicated to investigating and publicizing civil rights abuses the world over.
Global human rights law collection

Global human rights law collection

Willem-Jan van der Wolf

The following non-governmental organizations sent observers to the working group: Amnesty International, Associated Country Women ofthe World, Baha'i International Community, Caritas Intemationalis, Defence for Children International ...
The Lives of Erich Fromm: Love's Prophet

The Lives of Erich Fromm: Love's Prophet

Lawrence J. Friedman

The volume recounts FrommÕs political activism as a founder and major funder of Amnesty International, the National Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy, and other peace groups.
Performing Ground: Space, Camouflage and the Art of Blending In

Performing Ground: Space, Camouflage and the Art of Blending In

L. Levin

Alicia Schmidt Camacho states: 'Since 1993, some 370 women have been murdered in Chihuahua Cityand CiudadJuárez,of which approximately 137 were sexually assaulted (Amnesty International 2003). ... The mothers' organization ...
Everyday Occupations: Experiencing Militarism in South Asia ...

Everyday Occupations: Experiencing Militarism in South Asia ...

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See Malik Sajad's website, http://www.kashmirblackandwhite.com/HTMLL/ GN2. html. Several students had been falsely accused of being stone-throwers, and Amnesty International reports that several minors (children and teenagers) are ...
Cultural Dilemmas of Progressive Politics: Styles of ...

Cultural Dilemmas of Progressive Politics: Styles of ...

Stephen M. Hart

Through case studies of grassroots movements—particularly the economic justice work carried on by congregation-based community organizing and the pursuit of human rights by local members of Amnesty International—Hart shows how these ...
Rage & Roll: Bill Graham and the Selling of Rock

Rage & Roll: Bill Graham and the Selling of Rock

John Glatt

Recounts the life of the late rock and roll promoter, from his childhood as a Holocaust refugee, to his nearly single-handed invention of modern concert promotion and his work with the Rolling Stones, Live Aid, and Amnesty International.
Justice in Transition - Prosecution and Amnesty in Germany ...

Justice in Transition - Prosecution and Amnesty in Germany ...

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Gerhard Werle. Frei, Norbert. Vergangenheitspolitik: die Anfänge der Bundesrepublik und die NS-Vergangenheit, München, 1996. Freudiger, Kerstin. Die juristische Aufarbeitung von NS-Verbrechen. Tübingen, 2002. Greve, Michael.
International Organization: Theories and Institutions

International Organization: Theories and Institutions

J. Barkin

The newly revised and updated edition of International Organization is an introduction to the study of international organizations in the field of International Relations intended for students in the discipline.
International Regimes

International Regimes

Stephen D. Krasner

In this volume, fourteen distinguished specialists in international political economy thoroughly explore the concept of international regimes—the implicit and explicit principles, norms, rules, and procedures that guide international ...
Is International Law International?

Is International Law International?

Anthea Roberts

... contemporary examples are also easy to come by, such as the crossover of international law academics who become the legal adviser of their state's foreign ministry.45 In terms of international judicial careers, a 2006 study by Daniel Terris , ...
Yearbook of International Organizations 2005/2006: 2 Parts

Yearbook of International Organizations 2005/2006: 2 Parts

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... Citizens Association (#1 8626) ♢ ISCA International Shooting Coaches Association (#1 8650) ♢ ISCA International Show Caves Association (#1 8655) ♢ ISCA International Shrine Clown Association (#1 8658) ♢ ISCA International Society .
Due Diligence in International Law

Due Diligence in International Law

Joanna Kulesza

Due Diligence in International Law is the first ever international law monograph on the missing link between state responsibility and international liability that is the international law principle of due diligence, ensuring international ...
A Whole New World: Reinventing International Studies for the ...

A Whole New World: Reinventing International Studies for the ...

P. Lizée

This book focuses on the impact of these changes on the way we study international politics: if international politics is changing, should we also change international studies?
Amnesty: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Courts, Civil ...

Amnesty: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Courts, Civil ...

United States. Congress. House. Judiciary Committee

TESTIMONY OF ABE SIMON ON BEHALF OF LEWIS SIMON, ACCOMPANIED BY TOD ENSIGN, COUNSEL FOR LEWIS SIMON Mr. Ensign. If I may, my name is Thomas Ensign. I am an attorney for Lewis Simon and work with the Safe Return ...
International Relations Scholarship Around the World

International Relations Scholarship Around the World

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The Australian Journal of International Affairs is published by the Australian Institute of International Affairs, created in 1933 on the model of Chatham House and the Canadian Instituteof International Affairs. Publishedsince 1946, andedited by ...
Amnesty versus accountability: third party intervention ...

Amnesty versus accountability: third party intervention ...

Angelika Schlunck

197 Yvon Grenier, Guerre et Pouvoir au Salvador, p. 156. 198 Yvon Grenier, ibid. 199 Tormnie Sue Montgomery, Revolution in El Salvador, Origins and Evolution, 1982, p. 137. 200 Yvon Grenier, Guerre et Pouvoir au Salvador, p. 209.
Local Violence, International Indifference: Post-conflict ...

Local Violence, International Indifference: Post-conflict ...

Séverine Autesserre

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, why did international peace builders succeed in imposing a settlement only at the international and national levels and not at the subnational level?
The Diffusion of Power in Global Governance: International ...

The Diffusion of Power in Global Governance: International ...

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... ON RULES, POLITICS AND KNOWLEDGE Friedrich Kratochwil, International Relations, and Domestic Affairs Pierre P.Lizée A WHOLE NEW WORLD Reinventing International Studies for the PostWestern.
Custom, Power and the Power of Rules: International ...

Custom, Power and the Power of Rules: International ...

Michael Byers

This book explains the most foundational aspect of international law in international relations terms.
International Relations: The Path Not Taken

International Relations: The Path Not Taken

Thomas J. Schoenbaum

This book is a comprehensive analysis of the relevance of international law to the conduct of international relations and foreign policy.
International Economic Arbitration

International Economic Arbitration

Klaus Peter Berger

This book provides the international practitioner with detailed information on the status quo of international arbitration law.
Moldova: Arena of International Influences

Moldova: Arena of International Influences

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More than just a map of the international political landscape in Moldova today, the volume provides a unique international perspective of the country's future.
A Short Course in International Business Culture: Building ...

A Short Course in International Business Culture: Building ...

Charles Mitchell

Short Course books are written from an international perspective for an international audience.
International Law and International Relations

International Law and International Relations

David Armstrong

This fully updated and revised edition explores the evolution, nature and function of international law in world politics.
Human Rights and World Trade: Hunger in International Society

Human Rights and World Trade: Hunger in International Society

Ana Gonzalez-Pelaez

Gonzalez-Pelaez develops John Vincent's theory of basic human rights within the context of the international political economy and demonstrates how the right to food has become an international norm enshrined within international law.

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