Christine Schulz-Reiss Guide to... Series » Human Rights and Democracy « Illustrated by Verena Ballhaus 12+, 06/01/2008 144 pages, 18.0 x 24.5 cm ISBN 978-3-7855-6236-9 hardcover 12,90 € (D) Rights sold: Korean, Spanish (world)

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was formulated almost 60 years ago, but not many people know exactly what rights it covers and who is responsible for adhering to it. Neither is it common knowledge that there are several countries in the world where human rights cannot be taken for granted, or that human rights are considered the basis for democracy. In this new volume of the Basic Guide to… series, the concept of human rights and democracy is explained clearly and vividly, and the reader is encouraged to stand up for human rights even on a small scale.