Dr Andrew Fagan is Deputy Director of the Human Rights Centre, University of Essex, UK. He is editor of the Essex Internet Encyclopaedia of Human Rights. His publications include Making Sense of Dying & Death (Rodopi, 2004); Human Rights and Capitalism: a Multidisciplinary Perspective on Globalisation (Edward Elgar, 2006); Human Rights: Confronting Myths & Misunderstandings (Edward Elgar, 2009) and Demoralising Liberalism: T.W. Adorno and Contemporary Liberal Political Morality (Palgrave, forthcoming). He is currently researching the moral basis and scope of ethical consumerism.

Introduction Major Human Rights Conventions Part I: State, Identity & Citizenship Political Rights Citizenship Wealth & Inequality Quality of Life Health Part II: Judicial Violations & Legal Restrictions Torture Arbitrary Detention Capital Punishment Policing Part III: Freedom Of Expression & Censorship Freedom of Speech Communications Censorship Assembly & Association Part IV: Conflict & Migration Genocide War & Armed Conflict Arms Trade Terrorism UN Peacekeeping Refugees, IDPs & Stateless Part V: Discrimination Religious Freedom Minorities Racism Disabilities & Mental Health Sexual Freedom Part VI: Women's Rights Women's Civil Rights Domestic Violence Rape Right to Choose Female Genital Mutilation Sex Slavery Part VII: Children's Rights Child Labour Child Soldiers Education Child Mortality & Health Part VIII: Country Profiles & World Data Country Profiles World Data Sources Index