Defending human dignity : the role of the human rights activist and the scholar /
Coomans, Fons,editor.
Jilani, Hina.Defending rights.
Allain, Jean,1965-Slavery and human rights scholars.
McQuade, Aidan.Politics of human rights.
Universiteit Maastricht.Centre for Human Rights,organizer.
"This booklet contains the texts of the Theo van Boven Lectures held in 2014 and 2015. They deal with the subject of defending human dignity by looking at the different roles the human rights defender, the scholar and the human rights NGO can play in achieving this goal. Hina Jilani looks at the opportunities and limitations of human rights defenders in their fight to stand up for the protection of human dignity. Jean Allain discusses the role of the legal scholar in studying contemporary forms of slavery. Finally Aidan McQuade denounces practices of slavery from the perspective of a human rights NGO"--Back cover.
Includes bibliographical references.
5th annual Theo van Boven Lecture -- Defending rights : human rights defenders in the front line / Hina Jilani -- 6th annual Theo van Boven Lecture -- Slavery and human rights scholars / Jean Allain -- Politics of human rights : slavery and the sustainable development goals / Aidan McQuade.
"This booklet contains the texts of the Theo van Boven Lectures held in 2014 and 2015. They deal with the subject of defending human dignity by looking at the different roles the human rights defender, the scholar and the human rights NGO can play in achieving this goal. Hina Jilani looks at the opportunities and limitations of human rights defenders in their fight to stand up for the protection of human dignity. Jean Allain discusses the role of the legal scholar in studying contemporary forms of slavery. Finally Aidan McQuade denounces practices of slavery from the perspective of a human rights NGO"--Back cover.
Human rights workers.
Human rights advocacy.
Human rights