The issue of human rights is one of
the most hotly contested issues in international affairs in the twenty-first century. The question of whether there is a set of inalienable and universal human
rights has no simple answer. Explore the status
of human rights around the world and the myriad voices in
the ongoing debate in this part of MSU Global Access.
Favorite Links
Directories
The United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights - The
concern of the United Nations with the promotion and
protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms stems
directly from the realization by the international community
that "recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal
and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is
the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the
world".
Amnesty International -
Amnesty International is a worldwide
campaigning movement that works to promote all the human
rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights and
other international standards.
Human
Rights - Hotlinks to websites on human rights. Part of
PRAXIS: Resources For Social and Economic Development, by
Prof. Richard J. Estes of the University of Pennsylvania School
of Social Work.
