Part 1 International human rights law: qustions and answers -- human rights: general introduction -- The international bill of human rights -- International instruments concerning specific human rights issues -- International instruments related to the protection of specific groups -- Procedures for the promotion and protection of human rights -- Protection of human rights in times of armed conflict and responses to systematic and gross violations of human rights -- United Nations bodies, programmes and specialized agencies dealing with human rights -- Regional human rights instruments and procedures -- The role of civil society and the private sector in the field of human rights -- Human rights education -- Contemporary challenges -- Part 2 The Universal declaration of human rights: What the articles mean -- Endnotes -- Abbreviations