HUMAN RIGHTS HANDBOOK

A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO WHAT INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW MEANS AND HOW THAT KNOWLEDGE CAN BE USED ON BEHALF OF VICTIMS, THIS VOLUME SHOULD MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO THE EMPOWERMENT OF THOSE IT SEES AS AT RISK, AS WELL AS PROVIDING A DIFFERENT VIEW OF A WORLD WHICH UPHOLDS A COMMON STANDARD OF RESPECT FOR HUMAN DIGNITY.;IT INCLUDES A DETAILED COMMENTARY ON THE INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS; DISCUSSION ON THE CHANGING PRIORITIES IN A STATE IN TRANSITION FROM ONE-PARTY RULE TO MULTI-PARTY RULE; AND EXTENSIVE APPENDICES INCLUDING THE BASIC INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS TEXTS, THEIR SIGNATORIES AND A LIST OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND NGOS.