Human Rights Review articles

Recent articles from Human Rights Review

The Future of Tibet: A Chinese Dilemma.(obsolete imperialism or modern democracy)
January 1, 2001... Recent commentary and books on Tibet have emphasized the serious dilemma facing the Dalai Lama. [1] Well-meaning accounts have noted the reality that China's policies in Tibet have not only denied Tibetan self-rule but may eventually result in the displacement of the Tibetan people, as China...

"No One Shall Be Held in Slavery or Servitude": A Critical Analysis of International Slavery Agreements and Concepts of Slavery [1].(difficulties of definition and redress)
January 1, 2001... Most historians of slavery do not know how lucky they are. The majority of scholars concerned with slavery focus on the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the legal slave trade of the period, and its aftermath. For these scholars, the historical period can be clearly demarcated by the...

Humiliation and Human Rights: Mapping a Minefield.(dignity and shame are culturally specific, not universal)
January 1, 2001... A major cause of socio-political violence is the social process of humiliation, whose main elements are closely related to central aspects of the cultural repertoire of complex societies. This paper presents the outlines of a theory of humiliation, showing that the capacity to humiliate and...

Human Rights Violations by the Police.
January 1, 2001... In some parts of the world, police forces are known for the brutality with which they operate. In Kosovo, for instance, the Serbian police functioned as a kind of paramilitary organization, responsible for numerous atrocities. In countries such as Brazil and Mexico, the police are known for...

Splitting the Difference: Partnering with Non-Governmental Organizations to Manage HIV/AIDS Epidemics in Australia and Thailand.
January 1, 2001... Introduction The progression of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) pandemic since its discovery in the early 1980s has been accompanied by a deepening understanding of the relationship between public health concerns and human rights. In regard...