Rosa Freedman: 2 books
Failing to Protect
The UN and the Politicization of Human Rights
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2014
Every year tens of millions of individuals suffer grave abuses of their human rights. These violations occur worldwide, in war-torn countries and in the wealthiest states. Despite many of the abuses being well-documented, little seems to be done to stop them from happening. The United Nations was...
The United Nations Human Rights Council
A critique and early assessment
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2013
The United Nations Human Rights Council was created in 2006 to replace the UN Commission on Human Rights. The Council’s mandate and founding principles demonstrate that one of the main aims, at its creation, was for the Council to overcome the Commission’s flaws. Despite the need to avoid repeating...