Human rights
In: Great events from history
"Great Events from History: Human Rights is a new, updated version of a reference work originally published in 1992. This new edition includes significant updates and a number of new articles that address human rights issues over the past 30 years. This 4-volume work traces the path of civil liberties and natural rights through history, from ancient codes to modern movements through pivotal events that have directly affected people and their freedoms. In the nearly 28 years since the first edition of Human Rights was published, much has changed in the history of human rights, both in terms of human rights denial and human rights advances. One key change concerns the evolving nature of a government's accountability for its country's human rights record. The rise of Internet technology in recent years has expedited government accountability faster than during any earlier time period. For this reason, this edition covers a rather wide range of human rights categories, including atrocities and war crimes, children's rights, civil rights, health and medical rights, peace movements and organizations, reproductive freedom, voting rights, women's rights, and worker's rights. Great Events from History: Human Rights documents the progression, regression, and overall history of human rights through pivotal events. Here is a sampling of just some of the modern milestones chronicled in this thought-provoking set: 2001: The U.S. Launches a "War on Terror" in Iraq and Afghanistan in Response to 9/11 ; 2004 : The First Same-Sex Marriage is Performed in Massachusetts ; 2006 : The Global Internet Consortium is Founded ; 2006 : WikiLeaks Gives Whistleblowers a New Platform ; 2013 : The Dominican Republic Deports and Denies Nationality to Haitians ; 2014 : ISIS Comes to Power in Iraq and Syria ; 2015 : China Revokes One-Child Policy ; 2017 : Gay Chechens are Purged ; 2018 : Peace Talks Begin on the Korean Peninsula ; 2018 : Separating Immigrant Families at the Border. More than 100 photographs and other images are included, such as news photos and photographic portraits, book and magazine covers, book title pages, government documents, and fliers. Essays not only describe and contextualize significant events in the history of human rights, but also discuss their current and future impact."--