Foreword vii
Kofi Annan
Introduction ix
Kevin Boyle
Part I. A Vision for Human Rights
A Personal Vision = 3
Part II. Fighting for Equality and Nondiscrimination
The Struggle against Racism = 25
Women's Rights Are Human Rights = 47
Eliminating Religious Discrimination and Intolerance = 67
Combating Other Discrimination and Exclusion = 77
Part III. Dimensions of the Mandate of High Commissioner
Human Rights Defenders = 103
Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights = 114
The Right to Development = 124
Human Rights Education = 144
Children's Rights = 153
Minorities and Indigenous Peoples = 162
Human Rights after Conflict = 170
Business and Human Rights = 189
Part IV. Building Human Rights Protection
The High Commissioner and the United Nations Human Rights System = 209
Supporting United Nations Human Rights Bodies = 232
Working with Countries and Regions = 249
Strengthening National Human Rights Protection = 283
Part V. Continuing Challenges
Mainstreaming Human Rights = 299
Terrorism, Peace, and Human Security = 319
Ethical Globalization = 338
Farewell Speech = 350
Afterword = 356
Louise Arbour
Appendix 1. Key International Legal Instruments = 357
Appendix 2. High Commissioner for the Promotion and Protection of All Human Rights = 359
Notes = 363
Index = 397
Editorial Acknowledgments 429
Kofi Annan
Introduction ix
Kevin Boyle
Part I. A Vision for Human Rights
A Personal Vision = 3
Part II. Fighting for Equality and Nondiscrimination
The Struggle against Racism = 25
Women's Rights Are Human Rights = 47
Eliminating Religious Discrimination and Intolerance = 67
Combating Other Discrimination and Exclusion = 77
Part III. Dimensions of the Mandate of High Commissioner
Human Rights Defenders = 103
Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights = 114
The Right to Development = 124
Human Rights Education = 144
Children's Rights = 153
Minorities and Indigenous Peoples = 162
Human Rights after Conflict = 170
Business and Human Rights = 189
Part IV. Building Human Rights Protection
The High Commissioner and the United Nations Human Rights System = 209
Supporting United Nations Human Rights Bodies = 232
Working with Countries and Regions = 249
Strengthening National Human Rights Protection = 283
Part V. Continuing Challenges
Mainstreaming Human Rights = 299
Terrorism, Peace, and Human Security = 319
Ethical Globalization = 338
Farewell Speech = 350
Afterword = 356
Louise Arbour
Appendix 1. Key International Legal Instruments = 357
Appendix 2. High Commissioner for the Promotion and Protection of All Human Rights = 359
Notes = 363
Index = 397
Editorial Acknowledgments 429