MAY 10, 2001 • Article
Building Peace and Civil Society in Afghanistan: Challenges and Opportunities
Participants examine the social costs of the conflict in Afghanistan -- exacerbated by the policies of the ruling Taliban regime -- and the local, ...
MAY 6, 2001 • Article
Human Rights Dialogue (1994–2005): Series 2, No. 6 (Spring/Summer 2001): Rights and the Struggle for Health: Online Exclusive: Protecting the Mentally Disabled
Albania's treatment of the mentally disabled needs improvement. Harvey Weinstein, Ira Burnim, and Robert Okin tell how a human rights framework can help.
MAY 6, 2001 • Article
Human Rights Dialogue (1994–2005): Series 2, No. 6 (Spring/Summer 2001): Rights and the Struggle for Health: Online Exclusive: The Limits of Human Rights in Vietnam
While human rights are not unheard of in Vietnam, Nguyen Thi Minh Chau and Julie Yoder explain, they are of limited use in addressing the ...
MAY 6, 2001 • Article
Human Rights Dialogue (1994–2005): Series 2, No. 6 (Spring/Summer 2001): Rights and the Struggle for Health: Online Exclusive: Balancing Population Concerns with Women's Rights
India's population policy has adopted a human rights language. But, as Rachel Kumar explains, women's reproductive rights are still in danger
MAY 6, 2001 • Article
Human Rights Dialogue (1994–2005): Series 2, No. 6 (Spring/Summer 2001): Rights and the Struggle for Health: Articles: The New Partnership of Health and Human Rights
The linking of health and human rights (H&HR) describes health status by the degree to which human rights are enjoyed. It&...
MAY 6, 2001 • Article
Human Rights Dialogue (1994–2005): Series 2, No. 6 (Spring/Summer 2001): Rights and the Struggle for Health: Articles: Operationalizing Human Rights
In the face of a diminishing social safety net, a growing number of NGOs in the United States have drawn upon human rights standards in ...
MAY 6, 2001 • Article
Human Rights Dialogue (1994–2005): Series 2, No. 6 (Spring/Summer 2001): Rights and the Struggle for Health: Articles: Using Indicators to Guide Advocates
Oil production in the Ecuadorian Amazon made people sick, and there emerged the Frente de Defensa de la Amazonia, a coalition of 300 indigenous ...
MAY 6, 2001 • Article
Human Rights Dialogue (1994–2005): Series 2, No. 6 (Spring/Summer 2001): Rights and the Struggle for Health: Articles: Temporary Health Care, Lasting Power
Richard A. Murphy tells how human rights advocacy helped the displaced citizens of Princeville, North Carolina, take on FEMA.