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The Historical Dictionary of Human Rights covers the history of the Human Rights movement through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 1000 cross-referenced entries on terminology, conventions, treaties, intergovernmental organizations in the United Nations family or regional bodies, and the constantly expanding universe of non-governmental organizations, as well as some of the pioneers and defenders. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the Human Rights movement.
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Jacques Fomerand, a native of France, studied law and graduated in political science from the Institut dEtudes Politiques in Aix en Provence. He completed his graduate studies at the City University of New York, where he earned a PhD in political science with a specialization in comparative government and international organization. Prior to his joining the United Nations in 1977, he taught at the Institut dEtudes Politiques in Aix-en-Provence, Brooklyn College, City College, and Queens College of the City University of New York and the School of Advanced International Studies of Johns Hopkins University.
At the United Nations, he followed economic and social questions in the Office of the Under-Secretary General of the former Department for International Economic and Social Affairs (DIESA), serving as special assistant to the head of the department. He then was appointed chief of the Inter-Organizational Co-operation Section of DIESA, which was tasked with the function of promoting better coordination among UN bodies in the field of development. In 1992, he joined the United Nations University. When he retired from United Nations service in 2003, he was director of the United Nations University Office in North America. In this capacity, he strengthened the universitys links with member states of the United Nations, the United Nations and its system of organizations and the international North American scholarly community. He participated actively in the establishment of the Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS) and in the creation of its journal, Global Governance.
Since 2002, he has taught in the United Nations Program of Occidental College and is now the assistant director of the program. He also teaches at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. He has held teaching positions at the School of International Public Affairs of Columbia University, the School of Continuing Education of New York University and the Division of Global Affairs of Rutgers University. He has widely published on matters related to international relations, international organization, human rights and global human security issues at the United Nations. He is the author of The A to Z of the United Nations.
| AAWORD | Association of African Women for Research and Development |
| ACHPR | African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights |
| ACHR | (Inter) American Convention on Human Rights |
| ACLU | American Civil Liberties Union |
| ACmHPR | African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights |
| ACRWC | African Charter on Rights and Welfare of the Child |
| ACterHR | Asian Center for Human Rights |
| ACtHPR | African Court on Human and Peoples Rights |
| ACTSA | Action for Southern Africa |
| ACtteeRWC | African Committee on the Rights and Welfare of the Child |
| ADL | Anti Defamation League |
| AHRC | Asian Human Rights Commission |
| AI | Amnesty International |
| AISA | Africa Institute of South Africa |
| AJC | American Jewish Committee |
| ALU | Arab Lawyers Union |
| AMIS | African Union in Sudan |
| AOHR | Arab Organization for Human Rights |
| APT | Association for the Prevention of Torture |
| ArCHR | Arab Charter on Human Rights |
| ARIS | Anti Racism Information Service |
| ASIL | American Society of International Law |
| ATS | Alien Tort Statute |
| AU | African Union |
| AWID | Association for Womens Rights in Development |
| BIHR | British Institute of Human Rights |
| BW | Biological Weapons |
| BWIs | Bretton Woods Institutions |
| CAJ | Committee on the Administration of Justice |
| CATW | Coalition Against Trafficking in Women |
| CCR | Center for Constitutional Rights |
| CCS | Committee of Concerned Scientists |
| CEDHA | Center for Human Rights and the Environment |
| CEJIL | Center for Justice and International Law |
| CEMIRIDE | Center for Minority Rights Development |
| CESR | Center for Economic and Social Rights |
| CETIM | Europe Third World Center |
| CGRS | Center for Gender and Refugee Studies |
| CHRI | Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative |
| CI | Consumers International |
| CIA | Central Intelligence Agency |
| CICC | Coalition for the International Criminal Court |
| CIDCM | Center for International Development and Conflict Management |
| CIFEDHOP | International Training Centre on Human Rights and Peace Research |
| CIHRA | Cairo Institute for Human Rights |
| CIJ | Coalition for International Justice |
| CIL | Customary International Law |
| CIS | Commonwealth of Independent States |
| CJ | Court of Justice |
| CJA | Center for Justice and Accountability |
| CMS | Center for Migration Studies |
| CODESRIA | Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa |
| COHRE | Center on Housing Rights and Evictions |
| COMIR | Consortium of Minority resources |
| CONGO | Conference of Non Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations |
| CPT | European Committee for the Prevention of Torture |
| CRIN | Child Rights Information Network |
| CSR | Corporate Social Responsibility |
| CtteeRWR | Committee on the Rights and Welfare of the Child |
| CVT | Center for Victims of Torture |
| DCI | Defense for Children International |
| DIHR | Danish Institute for Human Rights |
| DoCip | Indigenous Peoples Center for Documentation, Research and Information |
| DPI | Disabled Persons International |
| DRC | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| EChFR | European Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Unio |
| ECHR | European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms |
| ECJ | European Court of Justice |
| ECOWAS | Economic Community of West African States |
| ECPT | European Convention for the Prevention of Torture |
| ECRI | European Commission Against Racism and Intolerance |
| ECRML | European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages |
| ECtHR | European Court of Human Rights |
| EDF | European Parliament |
| EITI | Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative |
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