Reveals both the promise and the pitfalls associated with a human rights approach to the
women of color-focused reproductive rights activism of SisterSong How did reproductive …

Cities increasingly base their local policies on human rights. Human rights cities promise to
forge new alliances between urban actors and international organizations, to enable …

This essay offers a 'state of the art'of the study of human rights practice. It begins with
delineating human rights practice as an academic perspective, defining its distinct research …

We are used to thinking of human rights as a matter for state governments to deal with. Much
less investigated is the question of what cities do with them, even though urban communities …

In this dissertation, the author proposes a definition for rights-based practice in social work
as practice that sees through a human rights lens, employs human rights methods, and aims …

David Garland has written that 'an engagement with human rights is essential for 21st
century criminology that aspires to depth and relevance'. But what does it mean to do human …

This chapter considers the use of rights-based advocacy and human rights approaches to
support policy or program planning. In this chapter, the concern is with the different rights …

Today economic vulnerability, heightened inequality, and reduced government capacities
have fueled nationalist and xenophobic movements in many countries. Such movements …

Many communities across the US struggle to access clean and affordable water. We
examine civil society responses relying on “water as a human right” through case studies in …

This paper argues that it is critical for social workers to become familiar with the larger set of
human rights—including social and economic rights—and put them into practice because …