Amar graduated from the University of Westminster in London, England with a BA In International Relations & Development Studies. He was born in California and brought up primarily in the Middle East- spending the majority of his time in Oman and UAE- and enjoys the global nomadic lifestyle. Amar’s interest in human rights originates form a primal realization that any discrimination enacted upon another person’s race, ethnicity, creed, sexuality or any other trait that distinguishes us as fallibly human is counter-productive and regressive for any society that wishes to successfully evolve. He is a self-professed pseudo-intellectual infatuated by the epidemic known as globalization, an aspiring historian & a budding part-time dialectical revolutionary.
Amar Diwakar
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A youthful spin on the human rights movement
June 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The international human rights movement has left an indelible mark on the world. The sheer inventiveness, revolutionary aspirations for many states, major triumphs and failures claim the attention within the academy of committed partisans and skeptical observers alike. Moreover, many students of today begin their humanistic or professional studies with a keen awareness of and perhaps active experience in “the movement”—a term I use to mean international human rights in its governmental, intergovernmental and nongovernmental forms. Institutions such … [Read more...]
