Human rights NGOS: The power of persuasion

Ethics and International Affairs 13:151–174 (1999)
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This essay is about the "curious grapevine," an extraordinary tale of how NGOs, through their persuasion, have made human rights a major item in international discourse in the media, state chancellories, and international institutions

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10.1111/j.1747-7093.1999.tb00333.x

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