Refugee rights : ethics, advocacy, and Africa /

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Imprint:Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, 2008.
Description:1 online resource (vii, 264 pages) : map
Language:English
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URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11282204
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Other authors / contributors:Hollenbach, David, 1942-
ISBN:9781435648708
1435648706
158901202X
9781589012028
9781589014053
1589014057
9781589012028
Digital file characteristics:data file
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:Of the over 33 million refugees and internally displaced people in the world today, a disproportionate percentage are found in Africa. Most have been driven from their homes by armed strife, displacing people into settings that fail to meet standards for even basic human dignity. Protection of the human rights of these people is highly uncertain and unpredictable. Many refugee service agencies agree advocacy on behalf of the displaced is a key aspect of their task. But those working in the field are so pressed by urgent crises that they can rarely analyze the requirements of advocacy systemati.
Other form:Print version: Refugee rights. Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, 2008
Standard no.:2746899