"Besides messing with liberal western students and shaking their idealistic belief in the power of NGOs to do good and “fix” things, hopefully this book will also encourage human rights activists in Palestine and elsewhere, international donors and NGOs, and those who work for state aid and other development agencies to reflect on the unintended consequences of their work. It is not hard to understand why the human rights system does not actually protect human rights, since rights are only protectable within authorized political and legal structures that can enforce accountability. The question, rather, is how such a system, which so obviously does not deliver on its promises, continues to grow, functioning as if it could fulfill those ideals."
Posted on: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 16:25:27 +0000
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