Human Rights History

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Recognizing Problems
Accountability
Research & Advocacy
Policy Decisions
The Future

ABOUT THE PROJECT
USING THE SITE
Instructors
Students
Advocates
Researchers

Putting the pieces together…

Recognizing
new human rights problems
Establishing accountability for human rights abuse
Thinking
about
the future
Developing
methods of
research and
advocacy
Making
international
human rights
policy decisions

Human Rights Glossary

International Criminal Court (ICC)
ICC – International Criminal Court. A permanent international court established in 2002 to prosecute individual perpetrators of the most serious crimes of concern to the international community, including genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. Not to be confused with the International Court of Justice, an organ of the UN that has a broader mandate to hear cases between states.

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Human Rights Policy Resources

Core Human Rights Treaties and Monitoring Bodies
UN Special Procedures
UN Treaty Collection
Universal Human Rights Instruments

Human Rights: From Practice to Policy

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