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Expanding Perspectives on Human Rights in Africa
This book draws attention to emerging issues around the rights of minorities, marginalized groups and persons in Africa and shows that although international human rights principles have been embraced in the continent, various minority groups and marginalized persons are denied such rights through criminalization and persecution.
| Author(s) | Edited by M. Raymond Izarali (Wilfrid Laurier University, Ontario), Oliver Masakure, Bonny Ibhawoh (McMaster University, Canada). |
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| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 298 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 28 Feb 2019 |
| Availability | Available |
This book draws attention to emerging issues around the rights of minorities, marginalized groups and persons in Africa and shows that although international human rights principles have been embraced in the continent, various minority groups and marginalized persons are denied such rights through criminalization and persecution.
INTRODUCTION Conceptualizing Human Rights Issues in Africa SECTION I: AFRICA AND UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS Chapter 1: Human Rights and the Politics of Regime Legitimation in Africa: From Rights Commissions to Truth Commissions Chapter 2: Human Ri
M. Raymond Izarali is a philosopher and Associate Professor in the Department of Criminology, Wilfrid Laurier University, Ontario, Canada. He is a Fellow and former director of the Tshepo Institute for the Study of Contemporary Africa at the same institut
