New rights advocacy: changing strategies of development and human rights NGOs

After World War II dozens of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) emerged on the global scene, committed to improving the lives of the world's most vulnerable people. Some focused on protecting human rights; some were dedicated to development, aimed at satisfying basic economic needs. Both approaches had distinctive methods, missions, and emphases. In the 1980s and 90s, however, the dividing line began to blur. In the first book to track the growing intersection and even overlap of human rights and development NGOs, Paul Nelson and Ellen Dorsey introduce a concept they call new rights advocacy

New rights advocacy -- Transforming the human rights movement : human rights NGOs embrace ESC rights -- NGOs and the development industry : toward a rights-based approach? -- Alliances and hybrids -- Human rights and development : what is new? Will it last?