Religion and the Global Politics of Human Rights

Abstract

1. Introduction THOMAS BANCHOFF AND ROBERT WUTHNOW 2. The International Human Rights Regime THOMAS BANCHOFF PART I: ISLAM AND THE GLOBAL POLITICS OF HUMAN RIGHTS 3. Human Rights and Democracy in Islam: The Indonesian Case in Global Perspective ROBERT W. HEFNER 4. Muslims, Human Rights and Women's Rights YVONNE YAZBECK HADDAD PART II: THREE REGIONS: LATIN AMERICA, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, AND SOUTHEAST ASIA 5. Religious Pluralism, Democracy and Human Rights in Latin America PAUL FRESTON 6. Gender Justice and Religion in Sub-Saharan Africa ROGAIA MUSTAFA ABUSHARAF 7. Buddhism, Human Rights, and Non-Buddhist Minorities CHARLES KEYES PART III: FOUR KEY COUNTRIES: INDIA, CHINA, RUSSIA AND THE US 8. Hinduism and the Politics of Rights in India PRATAP BHANU MEHTA 9. Religion, State Power, and Human Rights in China DAVID OWNBY 10. Religious Communities and Rights in the Russian Federation MARJORIE MANDELSTAM BALZER 11. Human Rights, the Catholic Church, and the Death Penalty in the United States THOMAS BANCHOFF