World Report 2016
Events of 2015
1st Edition
Published on 29. February 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
700 pages
978-1-4473-2550-5 (ISBN)
Description
Human Rights Watch's annual World Report 2016 highlights the armed conflict in Syria, international drug reform, drones and electronic mass surveillance and is a must-read for anyone interested in the fight to protect human rights in every corner of the globe.
Reviews / Votes
"Kudos to the University of Bristol's "publisher with a purpose" for this paperback edition of Human Rights Watch's 26th annual report." Times Higher Education "This latest HRW report is an important call to arms to protect health as a fundamental human right." The Lancet (about the 2015 edition)More details
Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Bristol
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4473-2550-5 (9781447325505)
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E-Book
02/2016
1st Edition
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Person
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH is one of the world's leading independent organizations dedicated to defending and protecting human rights, and operates in more than ninety countries. Its annual World Report is the most probing review of human rights developments available anywhere.
Content
Contents;
Foreword;
Twin Threats;
How the Politics of Fear and the Crushing of Civil Society Imperil Global Rights ~ Kenneth Roth;
Rights in Transition;
Making Legal Recognition for Transgender People a Global Priority ~ Neela Ghoshal and Kyle Knight;
Ending Child Marriage;
Meeting the Global Development Goals' Promise to Girls ~ Nisha Varia;
Children Behind Bars;
The Global Overuse of Detention of Children ~ Michael Bochenek;
COUNTRIES.
Foreword;
Twin Threats;
How the Politics of Fear and the Crushing of Civil Society Imperil Global Rights ~ Kenneth Roth;
Rights in Transition;
Making Legal Recognition for Transgender People a Global Priority ~ Neela Ghoshal and Kyle Knight;
Ending Child Marriage;
Meeting the Global Development Goals' Promise to Girls ~ Nisha Varia;
Children Behind Bars;
The Global Overuse of Detention of Children ~ Michael Bochenek;
COUNTRIES.