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Subtitle: case studies of human rights work in the United States
Publisher: Ford Foundation
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 107
Subjects: Human rights; Social justice
Table of contents: title: Introduction: a turning point in U.S. social justice advocacy.; title: pt. I. Domestic and international litigation. Death penalty: the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty. Economic rights: The Center for Economic and Social Rights. Indigenous rights: The Indian Law Resource Center. Building legal capacity: Bringing human rights home lawyers' network.; title: pt. II. Education, organizing and documentation. Human rights education: The National Center for Human Rights Education. Human rights organizing: The Kensington Welfare Rights Union. Human rights documentation: The Women's rights Network. Building community capacity: The Border Network for Human Rights.; title: pt. III. Multidimensional advocacy. Gender and race discrimination: WILD for Human Rights. Civil and economic rights: The Mississippi workers' Center for Human Rights. Local and global advocacy: The Women of Color Resource Center.; title: pt. IV. A total social change model: two thematic case studies. Environmental justice. Sexual abuse of women in prison.