Human rights nongovernmental organizations and the problems of transition

Human Rights Quarterly

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 330-374

  Bell, Christine ^a   Keenan, Johanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN RIGHTS; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; PEACE PROCESS;

EID: 2542626154     PISSN: 02750392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hrq.2004.0016     Document Type: Article

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