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PAGE 37 ELECTRICTY

4 SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS

6 HUMAN RIGHTS ANNIVERSARY: Without Want or Fear Louise Arbour

9 CHINA AND HUMAN RIGHTS: Power to the People Kerry Brown

12 RIGHTS IN AFRICA: Why Africa? Bonita C. Meyersfield

EDITOR Graham Walker

ASSISTANT EDITOR Alison Couldridge

DESIGNER Martin Colyer

DATABASEMichael Farrell

INTERNPreethi Nallu

16 CHILDREN’S RIGHTS: Young and Vulnerable Mary Buckley

19 ISLAM AND HUMAN RIGHTS: In the Name of Islam Maha Azzam

22UNITED STATES AND HUMAN RIGHTS: Ending Lapse into Lawlessness Kenneth Roth

25US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: Choice or Echo? Robert Singh

27 UN AND EU TERRORIST BLACKLISTS:I’ve Got a Little List Monika Heupel

29BOOK REVIEW:Punishing the Wicked David Bentley

30UKRAINE AND NATO:Destination Unknown James Sherr

33 ANGOLA ELECTIONS:Back to Ballots Indira Campos

35 POLITICALLY-CAPPED RESERVES:Let the Oil Flow? Daniel Litvin

37 SECURING ELECTRICTY: Blackout Bill Durodié é

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