After studying this chapter, you will be able to do the following:

1. Discuss various definitions of human rights.

2. Discuss the horrific costs of genocide.

3. Identify other forms of human rights violations such as racism and offenses against women.

4. Identify human rights concerns and violations not only in authoritarian countries but in more open democratic systems as well.

5. Discuss some of the alternative approaches for the advancement of human rights.