TY - BOOK AU - Kronenwetter,Michael TI - Taking a stand against human rights abuses SN - 0531109216 AV - JC571 .K725 1990 U1 - 323 20 PY - 1990/// CY - New York PB - F. Watts KW - Civil rights KW - Juvenile literature KW - Human rights KW - fast KW - Literature KW - Juvenile works KW - lcgft N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-152); Why should you care about human rights? -- Defining human rights: the great documents -- Why governments abuse human rights -- People taking a stand -- Things you can do to fight human rights abuses -- How to join a human rights organization -- "Making the world a little less oppressive, a little less hurtful" -- The U.N. Declaration of Human Rights -- Tips on writing letters to foreign governments -- Tips on writing a letter to the editor -- Tips on writing letters to elected officials -- Some leading human rights organizations N2 - Discusses governments that abuse human rights and suggests what one can do to voice opposition to these oppressive regimes ER -