Campaigning for justice : human rights advocacy in practice /
Jo Becker.
- Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2012.
- viii, 318 pages ; 23 cm.
- Stanford studies in human rights .
- Stanford studies in human rights. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Campaigning to stop the use of child soldiers -- Organizing for decent work for domestic workers : the ILO Convention -- Defeating the election of human rights abusers to the UN Human Rights Council -- Working with UN special rapporteurs to end abuses -- Creating a new international priority : violence against children -- Bringing Charles Taylor to justice -- Seeking justice for the Abu Salim prison massacre -- Demanding accountability for war crimes in Sri Lanka -- Using new technologies in the campaign to free Tibet : the 2008 Beijing Olympics -- Organizing for LGBTI rights in Jamaica and Nepal -- Abolishing sentences of life without parole for juvenile offenders -- Lessons for the future.