Name: Human Rights
SKU: 64217948
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Author: Shami ChakrabartiShami Chakrabarti
ISBN: 9781802060911

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Human Rights

Shami Chakrabartishami Chakrabarti (Author) · Penguin · Paperback

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Synopsis "Human Rights"

A powerful and urgent explanation and vindication of our human rights and freedomsOur human rights are endangered After the devastation of World War Two the international community united to enshrine fundamental rights to refuge health education and living standards They protected privacy fair trials and free speech and outlawed torture slavery and discrimination Their goal was greater global justice equality and peace That settlement is now under attack from opponents on both left and right and populist and authoritarian movements worldwide Simultaneously we are threatened by war inequality new tech and climate catastrophe crises human rights can help us address In this urgent powerful book Shami Chakrabarti demonstrates why human rights matter and why we need to secure further rights to deal with challenges of the present and future Outlining the historic national and international struggles for human rights from ancient Babylon to the present day Chakrabarti is an indispensable guide to the law and logic underpinning human dignity and universal freedoms This book equips supporters in the battle of ideas and will encourage doubters to think again To believe in human rights is to believe in human beings If they and we are to survive these