WILLIAM OVER is Associate Professor of English and Speech at St. John's University, New York

• Preface Introduction: Human Rights for a New Century Part I: THE United Nations Develops Human Rights Defining Human Rights at the United Nations The Evolution of Human Rights at the United Nations The Human Rights Challenge Part II. Other Channels of Discourse Pursuing Human Rights: The NGOs The Media and Human Rights: Knowledge and Power in the Global Village When Celebrity Does Human Rights The Image of Human Rights: Film and Still Photography Part III: The Human Rights Setting Nigeria: Divisionism and Oil Interests Congo: Boundaries of Human Rights Genocide in Rwanda: Human Rights Retreat Haiti: Human Rights Abandoned Indonesia Reaches for Human Rights China: The Open Door and Human Rights Part IV: Global Issues and Dilemmas Women and International Justice Human Rights and Labor Justice TNCs: The Ideology of Global Capital Multilateralism and Human Rights: Kofi Annan and Nelson Mandela Human Rights Accountability: Arresting a Former Director Conclusion: Empowering Human Rights Appendix: Abbreviations References Author Index Subject Index

WILLIAM OVER is Associate Professor of English and Speech at St. John's University, New York

• Preface Introduction: Human Rights for a New Century Part I: THE United Nations Develops Human Rights Defining Human Rights at the United Nations The Evolution of Human Rights at the United Nations The Human Rights Challenge Part II. Other Channels of Discourse Pursuing Human Rights: The NGOs The Media and Human Rights: Knowledge and Power in the Global Village When Celebrity Does Human Rights The Image of Human Rights: Film and Still Photography Part III: The Human Rights Setting Nigeria: Divisionism and Oil Interests Congo: Boundaries of Human Rights Genocide in Rwanda: Human Rights Retreat Haiti: Human Rights Abandoned Indonesia Reaches for Human Rights China: The Open Door and Human Rights Part IV: Global Issues and Dilemmas Women and International Justice Human Rights and Labor Justice TNCs: The Ideology of Global Capital Multilateralism and Human Rights: Kofi Annan and Nelson Mandela Human Rights Accountability: Arresting a Former Director Conclusion: Empowering Human Rights Appendix: Abbreviations References Author Index Subject Index

WILLIAM OVER is Associate Professor of English and Speech at St. John's University, New York

• Preface Introduction: Human Rights for a New Century Part I: THE United Nations Develops Human Rights Defining Human Rights at the United Nations The Evolution of Human Rights at the United Nations The Human Rights Challenge Part II. Other Channels of Discourse Pursuing Human Rights: The NGOs The Media and Human Rights: Knowledge and Power in the Global Village When Celebrity Does Human Rights The Image of Human Rights: Film and Still Photography Part III: The Human Rights Setting Nigeria: Divisionism and Oil Interests Congo: Boundaries of Human Rights Genocide in Rwanda: Human Rights Retreat Haiti: Human Rights Abandoned Indonesia Reaches for Human Rights China: The Open Door and Human Rights Part IV: Global Issues and Dilemmas Women and International Justice Human Rights and Labor Justice TNCs: The Ideology of Global Capital Multilateralism and Human Rights: Kofi Annan and Nelson Mandela Human Rights Accountability: Arresting a Former Director Conclusion: Empowering Human Rights Appendix: Abbreviations References Author Index Subject Index