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Radicalizing Human Rights through the Radical Tradition Capabilities and Language
By: Jayshawn Lee This paper defines tangible goals in the development of active global citizens and evaluates the means language and international solidarity can finally give redress for Black Americans and a possible indictment of the United States. |
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To Be Human in a Dehumanizing World: Black Lives Matter and the Human Rights Framework
By: Maria Rohani This thesis explores the relationship between Black Lives Matter and the human rights regime. First, the thesis contextualizes the contemporary movement within the long and complicated historical relationship between racial justice struggles and the international human rights system. Second, the paper looks at the available human rights tools that could advance the goals of Black Lives Matter, with a focus on relevant international treaties, the Inter-American System, and the Universal Periodic Review. Third, the project studies the ways in which Black Lives Matter has, on its own, already engaged with human rights discourse. |
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Written Submission of the Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
By: Howard University School of Law – The Movement Lawyering Clinic The Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center at Howard University School of Law’s contribution to to the preparation of the report of the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights. The submission focuses on the mental health impact of police violence and structural racism in the U.S. and proposes recommendations to supplement the implementation of Human Rights Council resolution 43/1. |
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