Understanding human rights
By: by Susan Watson.
Series: Global citizenship
Publisher: Smart Apple Media
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Mankato, Minn
Language: eng
Subjects: Human rights -- Juvenile literature; Childrens' rights -- Juvenile literature; World citizenship -- Juvenile literature; Globalization -- Juvenile literature; Human rights; Childrens' rights; World citizenship; Globalization
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: Explores the basic needs of human beings, why they are not met in some parts of the world, how war and politics impact human rights, and what can be done to help meet people's basic needs, both through such groups as the United Nations and the efforts of individual citizens.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Basic human needs; title: Human rights; title: Human rights for children; title: Children's rights at risk; title: Human rights for all; title: War destroys human rights; title: Global citizens make a difference.