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SEP 5, 1997 Article

Human Rights Dialogue (1994–2005): Series 1, Number 10 (Fall 1997): Efforts, East and West, to Improve Human Rights Assessments: Articles: A "Violations Approach" to Monitoring the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Audrey R. Chapman believes the United Nations system and relevant nongovernmental organizations should adopt a "violations approach" to monitoring economic, social, and cultural (ESC) rights.

SEP 5, 1997 Article

Human Rights Dialogue (1994–2005): Series 1, Number 10 (Fall 1997): Efforts, East and West, to Improve Human Rights Assessments: Articles: Examples of Violations

Sites violations resulting from Government Action, Policy, or Legislation, and Related to Patterns of Discrimination, as well as Omission or State Failure to Fulfill Obligations.

JUN 5, 1997 Article

Human Rights Dialogue (1994–2005): Series 1, Number 9 (Summer 1997): Innovative Human Rights Strategies in East Asia: Articles: A People-Centered Approach to Human Rights

A "people-centered" approach to human rights is arising from the grassroots, making people in struggle the determinative players in human rights standard setting, monitoring, and ...

JUN 5, 1997 Article

Human Rights Dialogue (1994–2005): Series 1, Number 9 (Summer 1997): Innovative Human Rights Strategies in East Asia: Articles: Accompanying Fisherfolk in Their Local Struggles for Social Justice and Human Dignity

The right of the fisherfolk to a dignified life as social actors, not passive recipients of government charity, is fulfilled by their participation in the ...

JUN 5, 1997 Article

Human Rights Dialogue (1994–2005): Series 1, Number 9 (Summer 1997): Innovative Human Rights Strategies in East Asia: Articles: Setting Standards for Indigenous Peoples' Rights: From the Grassroots Up

Jannie Lasimbang goes over the functions of the AIPP, which acts as a regional forum for Asian indigenous groups by enabling them to participate in ...

JUN 5, 1997 Article

Human Rights Dialogue (1994–2005): Series 1, Number 9 (Summer 1997): Innovative Human Rights Strategies in East Asia: Articles: Promoting Local Autonomy in Korea

Kim Dong-Ik retraces the problems local autonomy has had in Korea as well has it's recent revival and development. The Citizen’s Coalition for ...

JUN 5, 1997 Article

Human Rights Dialogue (1994–2005): Series 1, Number 9 (Summer 1997): Innovative Human Rights Strategies in East Asia: Articles: Popular Demands for Village Elections in Rural China

Amidst popular demands for election in rural China, Lianjiang Li reports on the struggles and reality of democratic promotion in rural villages along with the ...

JUN 5, 1997 Article

Human Rights Dialogue (1994–2005): Series 1, Number 9 (Summer 1997): Innovative Human Rights Strategies in East Asia: Articles: Educating for Human Rights: Asian Challenges and Achievements

Richard Pierre Claude examines the role of education in promoting human rights. He cites that NGOs play a bigger role in Asia because of the ...

JUN 5, 1997 Article

Human Rights Dialogue (1994–2005): Series 1, Number 9 (Summer 1997): Innovative Human Rights Strategies in East Asia: Articles: Seeking to End Discrimination Through Dowa Education

Non-Japanese are treated as second-class citizens, the indigenous Ainu was forced to assimilate, and gender inequality still exists. Dowa (liberation) education, aims at persuading those ...

JUN 5, 1997 Article

Human Rights Dialogue (1994–2005): Series 1, Number 9 (Summer 1997): Innovative Human Rights Strategies in East Asia: Articles: Implementing Women's Human Rights in Malaysia

Norani Othman points out the the potential problems and solutions to promoting women's rights in an Islamic society in Malyasia.