A voice for human rights / Mary Robinson ; edited by Kevin Boyle ; foreword by Kofi Annan ; afterword by Louise Arbour.
Material type: TextSeries: Pennsylvania studies in human rights | Pennsylvania studies in human rightsPublication details: Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press ; Bristol : University Presses Marketing [distributor], 2005.Description: 384 p. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780812239041 (hbk.) :
- 323 ROB
- JC571 .R653 2005
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. 1. A vision for human rights -- pt. 2. Fighting for equality and nondiscrimination -- pt. 3. Dimensions of the mandate of high commissioner -- pt. 4. Building human rights protection -- pt. 5. Continuing challenges.
Few names are so closely connected with the cause of human rights as that of Mary Robinson. The former President of Ireland served as UN High Commissioner of Human Rights between 1997 and 2002. This is an account of her campaigns as High Commissioner during that period.
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