Jewish NGOs, Human Rights, and Public Advocacy: A Comparative Inquiry
This article is being written at a critical juncture in the struggle for human rights, in general, and religious human rights, in particular. At this, a defining moment in the role of human rights
non-governmental organizations (NGOs), generally, and Jewish NGOs, in particular, in that struggle, a discussion including the contrasting principles and perspectives that underpin the differing advocacy roles of Jewish NGOs in the U.S. and Canada appears most opportune.
Irwin Cotler, a renowned international human rights lawyer, is a member of the Canadian Parliament, Professor of Law at McGill University, and an Associate of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs.
Irwin Cotler, a renowned international human rights lawyer, is a member of the Canadian Parliament, Professor of Law at McGill University, and an Associate of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs.
