Human Rights
Human Rights | Human Rights for Women Have Not Improved
Women still suffer numerous human rights violations, Human Rights Watch (HRW) maintains in the following viewpoint. According to the organization, women throughout the world, especially in South America, Africa, and the Middle East, are sexually violated, denied property rights, discriminated against in the workplace, and given few rights in marriage. HRW argues that while the United States and Western Europe have taken steps to improve human rights for women, those efforts have been inconsistent. Human Rights Watch is the largest U.S.-based human rights organization.
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- Introduction
- Chapter 1: How Should Human Rights Be Defined?
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Chapter 2: What Is the State of Human Rights?
- Chapter 2 Preface
- The United States Has Violated the Geneva Convention in Its Treatment of Terrorist Suspects
- The United States Has Not Violated the Geneva Convention in Its Treatment of Terrorist Suspects
- Sweatshops Violate Human Rights
- Sweatshops Do Not Violate Human Rights
- Human Rights for Women Are Receiving Greater Attention
- Human Rights for Women Have Not Improved
- Chapter 2 Periodical Bibliography
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Chapter 3: What Should Be Done to Stop Human Rights Abuses?
- Chapter 3 Preface
- Slavery in Africa Must Be Eradicated
- Anti-Slavery Groups Are Making False Claims About African Slavery
- Consumer Boycotts Can Discourage the Use of Sweatshops
- Consumer Boycotts Are a Misguided Response to Sweatshops
- Nongovernmental Organizations Help Improve Human Rights
- Nongovernmental Organizations Are Increasingly Counterproductive
- Chapter 3 Periodical Bibliography
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Chapter 4: How Should the United States Respond to Crimes Against Humanity?
- Chapter 4 Preface
- The United States Should Support the International Criminal Court
- The United States Should Not Support the International Criminal Court
- The United States Should Ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
- The United States Should Not Ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
- The United States Should Admit More Refugees Suffering Serious Human Rights Abuses
- Admitting More Refugees into the United States Is Too Costly
- Chapter 4 Periodical Bibliography
- For Further Discussion
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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