NGO 인권보고서에서 드러나는 인권침해의 실태 및 그 문제점

Abstract

As the notion of human rights spreads around the globe, various claims are made using the language of human rights. Many venues utilize the notion as they publicize stories of human rights violations. In such circumstances, the modes in which the idea of human rights is constructed become important. Human rights NGO reports are especially crucial, because they shape government policy, media and public opinions. This article argues that human rights reports, in order to achieve their goals of monitoring and advocacy, human rights NGOs faithfully utilize a few principal tactics. After identifying those tactics, it was examined how such tactics have lead to decontextualization, through which the problematic nature of reporting techniques was revealed. The achievements of international human rights activism have been noted, as there are many. However, dilemmas of the current mode of representing human rights violations were explored more thoroughly in an attempt, hopefully, to take one step forward in the field of human rights activism.