The Amnesty International Handbook is a basic reference manual which provides a general guide to how Amnesty International works, its policies and practices. It explains the organisation's position on key human rights issues. Through an accessible A to Z format it explains exactly what is meant by terms such as 'disappearance' and 'unlawful killing'. 100pp, UK. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL.

Using case studies, Amnesty International brings together campaign techniques, government standards and ideas about how best to combat torture. BNS, 320pp, UK. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL, 0862103231

New edition of this collection of prison literature reflects the eloquence and idealism of prisoners of conscience through the ages. There are accounts from victims of the Holocaust, Soviet labour camps and psychiatric prisons, nuclear protestors, civil rights and anti-apartheid activists, anti-colonial nationalists and targets of religious persecution throughout history. This updated edition includes new material from Zimbabwe from Welshman Mabhena, Lovemore Madhuku, Sister Janice McLoughlin, Wilfred Mhanda and Paul Themba Nyathi. 320pp, UK. ZED BOOKS.

Revised Edition. An analytical discussion of nation state sovereignty, self determination and pursuit of justice in cases of crimes against humanity. The author looks at the attempts to bring politicians and heads of state to account for their actions, from the Nuremberg Trails to the arrest of Pinochet and Milosevic. Allied action against sovereign states, such as the bombing of Kosovo and Sierra Leone is also looked at in terms of human rights and law. This new edition takes into account the events of September 11th 2001. Index, apps, notes, xxxiv, 658pp, UK. PENGUIN BOOKS, 0141010142

Based on the transcript of a workshop organised by the Open Society Institute and the Centre for Policy Studies on May 9 10, 2002 in Budapest. This collection of papers discusses the issues surrounding massive violations of human rights in Rwanda, the former Yugoslavia, Cambodia, Somalia, Sierra Leone, Liberia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The authors look primarily at personal, national and international accountability and issues of responsibility for sales of deadly weapons and chemicals. Also discusses the trial of Milosevic and the use of truth commissions and international law. Includes a list of suggested readings. 155pp, USA. CENTRAL EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY PRESS, 9639241741

A collection of essays identifying civil society activism as a key means of realising human rights and as a new form of politics. The authors document and compare high profile campaigns such as those dealing with HIV/AIDS, blood diamonds, debt in the developing world, and the banning of landmines. Each essay looks at the strategies used and how international agreements can be created and formalised. Index, notes, bib, x, 198pp, UK. ROUTLEDGE, 0415312922

Now in paperback. An analysis of the causes of genocide concluding that ethnic hatreds, discrimination and undemocratic systems of government play a smaller role in mass killing than is commonly assumed. The author shows instead how genocide forms part political and military strategy for short term gain and to counter threats to power. The case studies include Rwanda and Nazi Germany. Index, notes, viii, 317pp, USA. CORNELL UNIVERSITY PRESS.

A historical analysis of the development of human rights as an intellectual concept and political practice. The author begins with the philosophical origins of social justice, tolerance and humanism and discusses how ancient civilisations understood the changing concepts of ethics. Ishay continues with the development of human rights during the liberal age of the Enlightenment and later the impact of socialist philosophy on the Industrial Revolution. Using this history Ishay develops a framework for understanding human rights in the context modern day issues such as globalization and military intervention in a post September 11th climate. Index, refs, notes, b/w illus, app, ix, 450pp, USA. CALIFORNIA U P.

Outlines some of the key features of economic, social and cultural rights, as Amnesty Interna-tional joins local communities and activists worldwide in campaigning for these rights. It presents an overview of economic, social and cultural rights, outlines their scope and content, and gives examples of violations and what can be done to address them. The primer highlights not only the obligations of governments within their own countries but also their international obligations, and the human rights responsibilities of a wider orbit of actors including international organizations and corporations. 80pp, UK. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL.

Introductory guide informed by the belief that there is a general need for an introduction to comparative law and one that covers what is technically known as applied comparative law; more particularly applied comparative law that involves a study of the bills of rights in other countries. In the light of the constitutional imperative, an exposition of relevant international law is also necessary. Index, 309pp, SOUTH AFRICA. UNISA PRESS.

The Human Rights Watch World Report 2008 contains survey information on human rights developments in more than 70 countries in 2007. 569pp, USA. SEVEN STORIES PRESS.

An Amnesty International handbook for monitoring human rights violations in situations of conflict. Provides all the essential information in what constitutes a crime and obtaining the evidence. Apps, 82pp, THE NETHERLANDS. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL, 2869781105

Reviews the development of today's assumptions about human rights and introduce us to alternative models from history and from today's human rights debate. Using vivid case studies from around the world, it argues that the concept of rights changes according to geography and culture. Examine the gap between rights legislation and rights implementation, and provide constructive examples of situations in which rights implementation has been successful. Index, 135pp, UK. NEW INTERNATIONALIST.

Addresses a current dilemma in the operationalization of human rights norms at state, regional and international levels, namely the apparent failure to deliver the projected human rights benefits and protections to individuals on the ground. The chapters are drawn from Africa, Europe and Asia and constitute a compilation of micro-level studies which marry gendered understanding about peoples local experiences, problems and practices in a continuous dialogue with evolving human rights principles. In sum they constitute a concerted effort to build a responsive human rights approach from below and within. 496pp, ZIMBABWE. WEAVER PRESS

Through theoretical essays by human rights scholars, this volume analyses the contradictory trends of globalisation focusing on vulnerable groups such as migrants, labourers, women and children. The contributors rethink the shifting nature of citizenship and advances the ever evolving debate on globalisation and human rights. Index, bib, 248pp, UK. ROUTLEDGE, 0415935857

Teeple discusses the origins and spread of human rights ideas, from agreement on necessity, to contradictions in practice and meaning. Includes a brief section titled 'an African concept of human rights'. He examines the future of human rights ideals, particularly in the light of changing western perceptions after September 11th 2001. An appendix includes the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Index, bib, notes, xii, 273pp, UK. MERLIN PRESS.

Climate Change special with a preface by the Wangari Maathai, founder of the Green Belt Movement and 2004 Nobel Peace Prize Winner. Examines key developments over the last year affecting the human rights and security of ethnic, religious or linguistic minorities and indigenous peoples. It includes: analysis of trends and legal developments by leading authorities on minority rights; an overview by world region by region highlighting main developments and areas of concern; statistical data on Peoples under Threat 2007; ratification tables for the main minority rights treaties and extracts from recently-concluded treaties. Apps, tables, charts, maps, b/w illus, 194pp, UK. Minority Rights Group.

Argues that repressive regimes tyrannize their own citizens and threaten global stability and order. These repositories of evil systematically oppress their own people, deny human rights and civil liberties, severely truncate political freedom, and prevent meaningful individual economic opportunity. The repressors and rogues profiled include Belarus, Burma, Equatorial Guinea, North Korea, Syria, Togo, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Zimbabwe. Index, 342pp, USA. BROOKINGS.