Human rights movements
The development of international human rights
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)
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Human rights organizations
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Calls for gender equality
The global women's rights movement
Responses to calls for gender equality
Economic reform movements
Calls for a fairer global economy
Microfinance and alternative development
Responses to economic reform demands
Environmental reform movements
The rise of environmental activism
Environmental justice
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Responses to environmental reform demands
Political reform movements
Democratization
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Challenges to democratization
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Indigenous rights movements
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Reform through international institutions
The United Nations system
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Limitations of international institutions
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The tension between reform and resistance
Patterns of reform and response
Primary sources
Eleanor Roosevelt, speech on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
Desmond Tutu, on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (1998)
Malala Yousafzai, speech at the United Nations (2013)
Key figures
Key events summary
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