Human Rights

Human Rights
ISBN-10
1438128835
ISBN-13
9781438128832
Series
Human Rights
Category
Human rights
Pages
129
Language
English
Published
2009
Publisher
Infobase Publishing
Authors
Charles F. Gritzner, Douglas A. Phillips

Description

Human "wrongs" have soiled human history for thousands of years. Millions of innocent people have been tortured, raped, killed, and persecuted for their beliefs or minority status, and ethnic cleansings and genocides have systematically murdered millions more. Still others face starvation, discrimination, and economic disadvantages. Despite the heinous atrocities committed during the 20th century by Hitler, Pol Pot, Stalin, and other virulent dictators, human rights policies have also moved forward at a pace previously unknown in earlier times. Human Rights provides a path for understanding these complex events and the issues facing us today as citizens.

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