The move away from state actors will be resisted by the
many powerful interests that benefit from the relative immunity provided
by narrow conceptions of human rights. However, in a world of growing
poverty and marginalization, the constituency for a broader and truer
vision of human rights grows ever larger and, thanks to new communications
technology, ever more united. For the human rights regime to remain
relevant to this constituency it must be free to challenge the full range
of actors that currently threaten human dignity.