Human Rights Quarterly articles from August 1993

Human Rights Quarterly archives from August 1993

The police, human rights and the constitution: an African perspective.
August 1, 1993... I. THE POLICE FUNCTION When man left his state of nature to form organized or civil society, his most pressing desire was to secure protection for himself and for his property. He yearned for the peace, security, and order that civil...

The state and human rights in Africa in the 1990s: perspectives and prospects. (revision of paper delivered at the Conference on Africa and Global Human Rights, "A Conference in Honor of George W. Shepherd and Edward Hawley")
August 1, 1993... I. INTRODUCTION As we are talking now, someone, somewhere in an African country is being thrown into a prison cell, being beaten up, tortured or being interrogated on trumped up charges. Hundreds more up and down the...

Proposals for review of the Rules of Procedure of the African Commission of Human and Peoples' Rights.
August 1, 1993... I. INTRODUCTION The Rules of Procedure of the African Commission of Human and Peoples, Rights (ACHPR), adopted on February 13, 1988, establish the operational framework of the Commission within the bounds of the Charter. This paper...

Human rights and African women: a comparison of protection under two major treaties.
August 1, 1993... In July 1985, representatives of 157 countries gathered in Kenya for the largest, best publicized international conference ever hosted on African soil. The several thousand delegates and observers at the "World Conference to Review and Appraise...

The group concept in minority protection.
August 1, 1993... I. INTRODUCTION The idea of a community or group is inherent in minority protection. Before and during the League of Nations era, the group concept did not pose a major problem because the minorities protected were easily identified...

Human rights: a forgotten victim of the Cold War.
August 1, 1993... I. INTRODUCTION The end of the Cold War lifts the semantic fog of ideology that obscured many of the real forces that have been busy reshaping the international scene for sometime. While the most obvious of these forces are ethnic...

Putting the world's oppressors on trial: the Torture Victim Protection Act.
August 1, 1993... I. INTRODUCTION On 12 March 1992, the United States became the first country in the world to inaugurate legislation offering torture victims the legal right to sue their oppressors for civil damages. Under the Torture Victim Protection...