''Human Rights Quarterly'' (''HRQ'') is a quarterly

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founded by Richard Pierre Claude in 1982 covering

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. The journal is intended for scholars and policymakers and follows recent developments from both governments and

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s. It includes research in policy analysis, book reviews, and philosophical essays. The journal is published by the

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and the

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is Bert B. Lockwood, Jr. (Urban Morgan Institute for Human Rights,

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). According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2014

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of 0.841, ranking it 68th out of 161 journals in the category "Political Science" and 23rd out of 41 journals in the category "Social Issues".

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