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The unheard truth : poverty and human rights / Irene Khan ; with David Petrasek ; foreword by Kofi Annan.

Author/creator Khan, Irene
Other author/creatorPetrasek, David.
Other author/creatorAnnan, Kofi A. (Kofi Atta)
Format Book and Print
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York, N.Y. : W.W. Norton & Co., ©2009.
Descriptionxv, 250 pages : illustrations, photographs ; 23 cm
Subject(s)
Poverty.
Poor.
Human rights.
Contents The world's worst human rights crisis -- Freedom and its critics : why 'voice' matters -- Freedom from discrimination : ending exclusion -- Living in fear : securing rights -- Poverty trapped -- Needless deaths : the right to safe motherhood -- The global slum : winning the right to the city -- Commodities boom, rights bust -- Claiming rights : legal empowerment to end poverty -- From acknowledgment to action : a campaign for the rights of poor people.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2009004320
ISBN9780393337006 (paperback)
ISBN0393337006 (paperback)

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Joyner General Stacks HC79.P6 K488 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold
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