Peace, Justice and Freedom: Human Rights Challenges for the New Millennium - Softcover

Bhatia, Gurcharan S.; J.S. O'Neill; Gerald L. Gall; Patrick D. Bendin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 088864339X ISBN 13: 9780888643391

Publisher: University of Alberta Press, 1999

Synopsis

On the fiftieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, hundreds of people gathered in Edmonton, Alberta to reflect on the accomplishments of the Declaration and current challenges to human rights. This volume offers their collective insights. Participants in this landmark conference included: Desmond Tutu, Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town; Francine Fournier, Assistant Director General of UNESCO; Her Excellency Mary Robinson, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights; and The Right Honourable Antonio Lamer, Chief Justice of Canada. "From federal ministers, to Chinese and Vietnamese dissidents, to academics, the judiciary, advocates for the poor, the disabled, the disenfranchised and the minorities; the delegates engaged in vibrant and compassionate dialogue which was both enriching and worrisome." --Canadian Senate Debates

About this title

From the Publisher

Contributors to Peace, Justice and Freedom comprise a veritable who's who of international human rights, including:

Desmond Tutu, archbishop emeritus of Cape Town, South Africa
Mary Robinson, UN high commissioner for human rights
Francine Fournier, assistant director general of UNESCO
Lloyd Axworthy, Canadian minister of foreign affairs
Owens Wiwa, coordinator of the Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People
Bartha Maria Knoppers, chair of the Ethics Committee for the Human Genome Project
M.N. Venkatachaliah, chair of the National Human Rights Commission of India
William Thorsell, editor-in-chief of The Globe and Mail newspaper
Fernando de Souza Barros, physicist and member of the International Network of Engineers and Scientists Against Proliferation

From the Back Cover

To mark the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, scholars, activists, politicians, peace workers, and concerned individuals from around the world gathered in Edmonton to examine the progress in human rights since the Declaration's origins.

This volume reflects their dialogue and debate, culminating in the Edmonton Resolution, a reaffirmation to the rights and values enshrined in the original Declaration.

Wide-ranging and thought-provoking, the 54 articles collected here look from the Canadian Arctic to the Australian Outback, from Vietnam to Nigeria, from individual sufferings to global threats. This hopeful, triumphant text reiterates a world-wide yearning to recognize the inherent dignity and inalienable rights of all members of the human family.

A must-have for anyone who cares about rights issues, Peace, Justice and Freedom is a passionate document on the state of human rights today: where we've been, where we're going, and what we must yet accomplish.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Alberta Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 088864339X
• ISBN 13: 9780888643391
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 434