Human Rights and Statistics

by Richard Pierre Claude and Thomas B. Jabine

Book Overview

Effective human rights advocacy and research require the use of statistics, carefully collected and objectively analyzed and presented, using the best techniques available. Statistics that lack credibility are of little value. Those that can be defended against critics can be effective in throwing the light on violations and promoting the observance of human rights for all.

The contributors to this book, including experts in political science,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812231082
• ISBN13: 9780812231083
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary