Human Rights Quarterly articles from May 1994

Human Rights Quarterly archives from May 1994

An essay on Islamic cultural relativism in the discourse of human rights.
May 1, 1994... The sublime image of a Muslim I have carried with me since childhood is of a man standing in the stark simplicity of solitude, praying amid a serene expanse of wheat fields that reaches to the horizon. Then came the volcanic-like eruption of...

Islamic law/shari'a, human rights, universal morality and international relations.
May 1, 1994... In our age near the end of the 20th century, recently described as an age of a clash of civilizations,(1) there is a tremendous need for morality based on a common set of norms and values shared by the entire international community. If the...

Promoting inequality: gender-based discrimination in the UNRWA's approach to Palestine refugee status. (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees)
May 1, 1994... Her eyes are Palestinian Her name Palestinian, Her dreams and sorrows Palestinian, Her kerchief, her feet and body Palestinian, Her words and silence Palestinian, Her voice Palestinian, Her birth and her death Palestinian. Mahmoud Darwish,...

The UN's human rights record: from San Francisco to Vienna and beyond.
May 1, 1994... A. HOW FAR HAS THE UNITED NATIONS COME SINCE 1945? Under the shadow of the tragedy in Bosnia and of the inability of states, acting alone or collectively, to end the continuing gross violations, it is tempting to conclude, in despair,...

The UNESCO human rights procedure: an evaluation. (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization)
May 1, 1994... INTRODUCTION The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) released a report in March 1993 summarizing the results of its procedure which was established in 1978(1) to handle complaints from imprisoned...

National diplomacy for human rights: a study of US exercise of power in Indonesia, 1974-1979.
May 1, 1994... I. INTRODUCTION In recent decades the question of human rights has become an increasingly important international issue. If a focus upon the nationalist rights of states characterized the process of decolonization after the World Wars,...