| ID | 087092 |
| Title Proper | Dusk or dawn for the human rights movement |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Mendelson, Sarah E |
| Publication | 2009. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | About a month before the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the United States elected its first African-American president, Barack Obama. This historic event, a fitting milestone, brings to life that declaration, which human rights activists and legal scholars regard as the sacred text. Obama's election fulfills a dream of the U.S. civil rights movement, a struggle that relied as much on the UDHR as on the courage of the men and women who for decades fought to make the United States a ''more perfect union.'' For human rights defenders around the world, its significance cannot be overstated. |
| `In' analytical Note | Washington Quarterly Vol. 32, No.2; April 2009: p103-120 |
| Journal Source | Washington Quarterly Vol. 32, No.2; April 2009: p103-120 |
| Key Words | Human Rights Movement ; Civil Rights Movement ; United States ; Obama Administration ; UDHR ; Universal Declaration of Human Rights |