Ronald Niezen is the Katharine A. Pearson Chair in Civil Society and Public Policy in the Faculty of Law and in the Department of Anthropology at McGill University.

"What is the connection between emerging information technologies and the rise of global human rights? Ronald Niezen addresses this question with imagination and acuity, exploring the extent to which their interplay portends a future of greater political domination, emancipatory potential, or a complex mix of both. A critical issue, and book, worthy of very close attention."—John and Jean Comaroff, Harvard University "No longer confined to the courts and clinical reports, the discourse of human rights is now claimed by activists marching in the streets, spray-painted on urban walls, and invoked to enroll participants and engage allies through social media. Ronald Niezen's groundbreaking and insightful book tracks the emergence of these new mediascapes and compellingly explains why they matter."—Stuart Kirsch, author of Engaged Anthropology: Politics beyond the Text "#HumanRights shines much-needed light on the use of digital information to illuminate human rights violations around the world. Ronald Niezen spotlights how human rights advocates' embrace of innovative methodologies is shifting the field of practice—to corroborate survivors' stories, verify contested facts, and ultimately contribute to the realization of justice."—Alexa Koenig, UC Berkeley School of Law "An insightful human rights analysis, intellectually rigorous and culturally nimble."—Kirkus Reviews

• Introduction: Utopia and Despair1. Street Justice2. Human Rights 3.03. Belling the Cat4. Shouting Above the Noise5. Media War6. The Politics of MemoryConclusion: Truth and Power

Ronald Niezen is the Katharine A. Pearson Chair in Civil Society and Public Policy in the Faculty of Law and in the Department of Anthropology at McGill University.

"What is the connection between emerging information technologies and the rise of global human rights? Ronald Niezen addresses this question with imagination and acuity, exploring the extent to which their interplay portends a future of greater political domination, emancipatory potential, or a complex mix of both. A critical issue, and book, worthy of very close attention."—John and Jean Comaroff, Harvard University "No longer confined to the courts and clinical reports, the discourse of human rights is now claimed by activists marching in the streets, spray-painted on urban walls, and invoked to enroll participants and engage allies through social media. Ronald Niezen's groundbreaking and insightful book tracks the emergence of these new mediascapes and compellingly explains why they matter."—Stuart Kirsch, author of Engaged Anthropology: Politics beyond the Text "#HumanRights shines much-needed light on the use of digital information to illuminate human rights violations around the world. Ronald Niezen spotlights how human rights advocates' embrace of innovative methodologies is shifting the field of practice—to corroborate survivors' stories, verify contested facts, and ultimately contribute to the realization of justice."—Alexa Koenig, UC Berkeley School of Law "An insightful human rights analysis, intellectually rigorous and culturally nimble."—Kirkus Reviews

• Introduction: Utopia and Despair1. Street Justice2. Human Rights 3.03. Belling the Cat4. Shouting Above the Noise5. Media War6. The Politics of MemoryConclusion: Truth and Power

Ronald Niezen is the Katharine A. Pearson Chair in Civil Society and Public Policy in the Faculty of Law and in the Department of Anthropology at McGill University.

"What is the connection between emerging information technologies and the rise of global human rights? Ronald Niezen addresses this question with imagination and acuity, exploring the extent to which their interplay portends a future of greater political domination, emancipatory potential, or a complex mix of both. A critical issue, and book, worthy of very close attention."—John and Jean Comaroff, Harvard University "No longer confined to the courts and clinical reports, the discourse of human rights is now claimed by activists marching in the streets, spray-painted on urban walls, and invoked to enroll participants and engage allies through social media. Ronald Niezen's groundbreaking and insightful book tracks the emergence of these new mediascapes and compellingly explains why they matter."—Stuart Kirsch, author of Engaged Anthropology: Politics beyond the Text "#HumanRights shines much-needed light on the use of digital information to illuminate human rights violations around the world. Ronald Niezen spotlights how human rights advocates' embrace of innovative methodologies is shifting the field of practice—to corroborate survivors' stories, verify contested facts, and ultimately contribute to the realization of justice."—Alexa Koenig, UC Berkeley School of Law "An insightful human rights analysis, intellectually rigorous and culturally nimble."—Kirkus Reviews

• Introduction: Utopia and Despair1. Street Justice2. Human Rights 3.03. Belling the Cat4. Shouting Above the Noise5. Media War6. The Politics of MemoryConclusion: Truth and Power