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Authored by Liz Harrop, June 2005
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States wage war in the name of peace and democracy. Yet war propaganda can violate human rights and undermine the democratic principles it seeks to champion. Despite this it is rarely acknowledged, by the media, governments, or even anti-war campaigners, that war propaganda is illegal under international human rights law. Propaganda's War on Human Rights analyses the legal and practical implications of war propaganda and human rights. Examples of State Practise focus on the United States of America and the United Kingdom, particularly in relation to the ongoing 2003 Iraq war. Chapter 1: Introduction Gives an overview of the key issues pertaining to war propaganda and human rights. Chapter 2: War propaganda in international law Gives a detailed discussion of the illegal status of war propaganda under international human rights law. Analyses the effectiveness of war propaganda's prohibition in preventing the use of war propaganda and in protecting the various rights it threatens. Chapter 3: The role of the media Analyses the issues faced by media professionals and the role they play in the propaganda process. Chapter 4: War propaganda and the denial of specific rights Provides a range of specific examples of how human rights are detrimentally affected by war propaganda. |
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