Faces of Human Rights

As human rights discourse increasingly focuses on analysing states and the institutions that promote and support the human rights machinery that states have created, this volume serves to recall that despite the growing size of the machinery and unwieldy nature of states, human rights began with real people. It samples a broad range of actors and localities where everyday people fought to ensure that the basic principles of human rights became a reality for all. This volume will give a face to the everyday people to whom credit is due for shaping human rights. It also responds to the perennial question of how to begin a career in human rights by highlighting that there is no single path into this dynamic field, a field built on the back of small initiatives by people across a broad spectrum of career paths.

Pe masura ce discursul privind drepturile omului se concentreaza din ce in ce mai mult pe analiza statelor si a institutiilor care promoveaza si sustin mecanismele pentru drepturile omului pe care le-au creat statele, acest volum serveste pentru a aminti ca, in ciuda dimensiunii tot mai mari a mecanismului si a naturii dificile a statelor, drepturile omului au inceput cu oameni reali . Esantioneaza o gama larga de actori si localitati in care oamenii obisnuiti au luptat pentru a se asigura ca principiile de baza ale drepturilor omului au devenit o realitate pentru toti.