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Amnesty International. ''The History of Amnesty International''. Retrieved July 30, 2008 from http://www.amnesty.org/ | Amnesty International. ''The History of Amnesty International''. Retrieved July 30, 2008 from http://www.amnesty.org/ | ||
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| − | Korey, William. (1998). NGOs: Fifty Years of Advocating Human Rights. Issues of Democracy, 3, 1-7. | + | Korey, William. (1998). NGOs: Fifty Years of Advocating Human Rights. ''Issues of Democracy'', 3, 1-7. |
| − | Human Rights Watch. (2006). About HRW: Who We Are, What We Do. Retrieved July 30, 2008 from http://hrw.org/ | + | Human Rights Watch. (2006). ''About HRW: Who We Are, What We Do''. Retrieved July 30, 2008 from http://hrw.org/ |
| − | Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights. (2003). NGOs and the Human Rights Movement. Retrieved July 21, 2008 from Stop Violence Against Women: A Project by the Advocates for Human Rights http://www.stopvaw.org/NGOs_and_the_Human_Rights_Movement.html | + | Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights. (2003). ''NGOs and the Human Rights Movement''. Retrieved July 21, 2008 from Stop Violence Against Women: A Project by the Advocates for Human Rights http://www.stopvaw.org/NGOs_and_the_Human_Rights_Movement.html |
| − | Wiseberg, Laurie S. (1991). Protecting Human Rights Activists and NGOs: What More Can Be Done? Human Rights Quarterly, 13(4), 525-544. | + | Wiseberg, Laurie S. (1991). Protecting Human Rights Activists and NGOs: What More Can Be Done? ''Human Rights Quarterly'', 13(4), 525-544. |
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Contents
What is a Human Rights NGO?
Human rights NGOs devote their resources to the “promotion and protection” of universal human rights (Wiseberg 1991:529). Unlike governments, who tend to seek human rights for their own citizens, human rights NGOs fight for the security of human rights to all people. The human rights movement, which began after World War II, is a diverse movement comprised of thousands of NGOs that has spread throughout the world today (Wiseberg 1991).
History of Human Rights NGOs
In looking at the human rights movement and the role of NGOs, historians have primarily studied three periods that they see as three “waves” of activism (Cmiel 2004:12).
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