Evidence for Hope Making Human Rights Work in the 21st Century | SOAS University of London
Channel: SOAS University of London
Date: 26/02/2018

This talk titled "Evidence for Hope Making Human Rights Work in the 21st Century" was given by Kathryn Sikkink (Harvard Kennedy School and Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study) at the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy and the Centre on Conflict, Rights and Justice at SOAS University of London on 21 February 2018.
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A history of the successes of the human rights movement and a case for why human rights work

Evidence for Hope makes the case that, yes, human rights work. Critics may counter that the movement is in serious jeopardy or even a questionable byproduct of Western imperialism. They point out that Guantánamo is still open, the Arab Spring protests have been crushed, and governments are cracking down on NGOs everywhere. But respected human rights expert Kathryn Sikkink draws on decades of research and fieldwork to provide a rigorous rebuttal to pessimistic doubts about human rights laws and institutions. She demonstrates that change comes slowly and as the result of struggle, but in the long term, human rights movements have been vastly effective.


The Author: Kathryn Sikkink is the Ryan Family Professor of Human Rights Policy at HKS and the Carol K. Pforzheimer Professor at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.Sikkink works on international norms and institutions, transnational advocacy networks, the impact of human rights law and policies, and transitional justice.