Contents Preface 1 Human rights and the choice structure 2 Human rights and NGO wrongs 3 Documenting human rights problems 4 Interaction of global markets and human rights 5 The scope of globalization on human rights 6 Information on human rights 7 Relief aid development assistance and human rights Bibliography IndexThe term nongovernmental organization or NGO was first formalized within the United Nations system in 1945 with its inclusion in Article 71 of the United Nations Charter Article 71 provides the Economic and Social Council ECOSOC of the United Nations with the power to make suitable arrangements for consultation with non-governmental organizations which are concerned with matters within its competence As advocacy organizations human rights NGOs work with or against governments in developing agendas for action Through treaty negotiations with governments they seek to establish international standards for state behavior To mobilize public opinion they investigate and report human rights abuses and offer direct assistance to victims of those abuses They lobby political officials corporations international financial institutions intergovernmental organizations and the media NGOs work to advance international human rights around the world principally by setting standards documenting violations and lobbying for effective enforcement Many organizations around the world dedicate their efforts to protecting human rights and ending human rights abuses jacket 264 pp. Seller Inventory # 98597

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