The new double standard. (international human rights movement) From: Foreign Policy | Date: December 22, 1996| Author: Neier, Aryeh | COPYRIGHT 1996 Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The international human rights movement is facing a problem regarding the development of a double standard in human rights. The policies of developed countries compared to Third World countries differ as far as human rights are concerned.

For many people active in the promotion of human rights internationally, this is a time of frustration. Their movement has made great advances but has also come up against a new double standard. As a consequence, their main impact today comes in c...

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