Outline for a new Intergovernmental Human Rights Initiative

Human rights are an idea, a body of thought, and for many a source of inspiration. There are countless initiatives, large and small, national and international, from governments and private organizations, that seek to promote human rights. Together, all these initiatives form a global movement: the human rights movement.

But the global human rights situation is not well – to say the least. Anyone who follows the news for a while can see this: persecution of political opponents, oppression of...