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The man who would become one of the twentieth century's most important opponents of the concept of human rights was

In 1980 Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, human rights activist and proponent of nonviolence, became both the second Argentinean and Latin

Since 1979 Afghanistan has been the scene of conflict involving foreign occupation and interference, resulting in more than a million

[This entry contains two subentries, Banjul Charter and Commission and Court on Human Rights.]

According to the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), in 2005 an estimated 38.6 million people worldwide were infected

Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn (b. 11 December 1918; d.3 August 2008)

was arguably the greatest Russian writer of

The Algerian War was a major event in international relations and in human rights, and its lessons continue to be

Characterized by some admirers as “the Mother Teresa of economics,” Amartya Sen dispensed liberal social choice theory developed in his

Although the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) was founded in 1920, its roots extend back to at

When thinking about the American Revolution, one is soon confronted by the puzzle of precisely which revolution is up for

As of 2008, Amnesty International (AI) is the largest international nongovernmental organization (NGO) in the field of

Andrei Dmitrievich Sakharov was born on 21 May 1921 in Moscow; his family was a part of the intelligentsia, the

Angola, considered the seventh largest country in Africa, overlooks the West African coast. Under Portuguese colonial administration from the late

Anti-Slavery International (often simply referred to as Anti-Slavery) justly claims to be the world's oldest continuous human rights organization. Founded

The Armenians emerged as a distinct culture in the sixth century bce and inhabited an area that in the early

The European Court of Human Rights has declared that “those who create, perform, distribute or exhibit works of art contribute

Article 19 (spelled here as Article 19) is an international human rights organization that defends and promotes freedom of expression

Arvonne Fraser has been a pioneer in women's human rights and social justice who has challenged women, politicians, world leaders,

Since 1993 Aryeh Neier has been president of the Open Society Institute (OSI) within the Soros Foundation Network,

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a regional organization based in Southeast Asia. This article begins