The No-Nonsense Guide to..
Human Rights
by Olivia Ball and Paul Gready

The No-Nonsense Guide to Human Rights is the perfect starting point for anyone wanting to get into human rights, with plenty to interest the seasoned activist. Written by experienced practitioners and human rights educators, this is a power-packed pocket handbook of history, philosophy, politics, law and more - all the essentials to understanding and using human rights, from the basics of what our rights are, to how to beat world leaders at their own game.

It examines important critiques of human rights, from feminists and Marxists to cultural relativists and tackles contemporary controversies making headlines.

Should rights be sacrificed in the fight against terrorism? Can torturers perform a public service? Should human rights take precedence over the environment? What good are rights for famine victims, or tsunami survivors? What do rights have to say about the misery and injustice caused by corporations? What about rights violated in the home? Do refugees have rights? Why should Donald Rumsfeld consult his lawyers before holidaying abroad? Is a just peace possible? Or a just war? Moreover, how can rights be made real?

This guide for the 21st century examines the emerging terrain of global civil society, covering cutting-edge approaches to activism as well as the tried and true techniques - and their pitfalls. You will find out how to take a complaint to the United Nations, where to find the treaties your government has signed but might wish it hadn't, and to compile a shadow report when your country's human rights performance is assessed at the highest levels. Read about how to secure international support for your campaign and successful ways activists have avoided being killed.

The text is enlivened with real-life stories from around the world: the voices of peopleliving the daily reality of human rights violation and those who take on the abusers. An activist's and owner's manual of compelling importance to today's world.

"I commend to you The No-Nonsense Guide to Human Rights as a call to question, to think, to act, and to contribute."
The Most Reverend Desmond M. Tutu, Anglican Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town, 1984 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate

"Accessible without becoming superficial, Ball and Gready have an engaging style and impressive command of this important subject. More than simply a practitioner's handbook, The No-Nonsense Guide to Human Rights makes an intellectual contribution of its own to the field. This pocket-sized book is important reading for the novice and equally useful for the seasoned human rights practitioner."
Mary Robinson President, Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (1997-2002), President of Ireland (1990-1997)

"An indispensible exploration of human rights in our time, not only for beginners, but also, I suspect, for many activists who will be challenged by the complexity with which this guide addresses our current dilemmas."
Ariel Dorfman Chilean writer and human rights activist

"I am full of admiration for the richness and variety packed in to a relatively short text. I only wish that I'd had something like this to read when I was starting out! I'm recommending it to all my students."
Dr Brian Phillips Senior Lecturer in Human Rights Practice and Course Chair of the MA in Humanitarian and Development Practice Oxford Brookes University

ABOUT THE AUTHORS:
Originally a psychologist working with refugees, Olivia Ball also holds qualifications in community development and development studies and an MA in Human Rights. She has undertaken human rights research, education and campaign work in academia and the NGO sector in Britain and Australia and is now an Adjunct Lecturer at Curtin University's Centre for Human Rights Education.

Dr Paul Gready is a Senior Lecturer in Human Rights at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London. He has worked for and undertaken consultancies for a number of human rights organizations, mostly in the UK and South Africa, including Amnesty International and the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation, Johannesburg.

Format: 180 mm x 110 mm; 144 pages; diagrams, maps, charts, graphs and tinted boxes used throughout to illustrate key information; paperback

ISBN-10: 1904456456
ISBN-13: 9781904456452

Readership: General readers

Subject: Current Affairs, Politics, Human Rights, Popular Non-fiction

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“A splendid series of pocketable guides to issue politics.” The Guardian “The No-Nonsense Guides target those topics that a large army of voters cares about, but that politicos evade.” The Independent Format: 180 mm x 110 mm; 144 pages; diagrams, maps, charts, graphs and tinted boxes used throughout to illustrate key information; paperback. All books in this series are printed on environmentally-friendly paper.