A history of the UN human rights programme and secretariat / / Bertrand G. Ramcharan.

This volume constitutes a valuable and unique history of the United Nations human rights programme and its secretariat. It offers interpretations of the history of the programme and its secretariat against the background of historical currents such as the Cold War, colonialism and decolonisation, an...

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Superior document:International studies in human rights ; Volume 132
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden, The Netherlands ;, Boston : : Brill Nijhoff,, [2020]
©2020
Year of Publication:2020
Language:English
Series:International studies in human rights ; Volume 132.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Introduction
  • Navigating the Cold War
  • Navigating the Colonial and Post‑Colonial Worlds
  • Organization, Mandate
  • Leaders
  • Programmes, Resources
  • The International Bill of Human Rights
  • Studies and Reports
  • Implementation
  • Petitions and Fact-Finding
  • Voices of Conscience
  • Promotion and Advisory Services
  • Partnership with NGOs and Civil Society
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index.