Why the human rights movement needs to be reinvented - Gerald Knaus
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Today the human rights movement is on the defensive across Europe and the US. Looking at three fundamental human rights issues — refugee rights, torture, and political prisoners — Gerald Knaus examines the failure of many current strategies to protect rights, policy options for activists to mobilize democratic majorities in their defense, and make an impact.
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About Universal Human Rights
In 1948 the United Nations issued a Universal Declaration of Human Rights that laid out a common standard of fundamental rights to be universally protected. But how much do you know about the rights and freedoms everyone, everywhere - including you - is entitled to? Explore this page to learn more about the history, philosophy and practice of ensuring universal human rights, brought to you in partnership with the Open Society Foundations.
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