Mobilizing for human rights in Latin America / Edward Cleary.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cleary, Edward L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human rights movements--Latin America.

Human rights movements.

Latin America.

Physical Description:

xiii, 155 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Bloomfield, CT : Kumarian Press, 2007.

Summary:

It is often assumed that the concept of human rights is something that must be imported by Western liberal democracies to developing countries. Cleary shows that human rights advocacy has a long history in Latin America distinctive from other traditions and that this tradition has expressed itself profoundly since the military period. He argues that the region's unique history is not only creating solutions to issues such as corruption and minority rights, but can also offer a valuable balance to the larger international discourse on human rights.

Contents:

Is there a distinctive tradition of human rights in Latin America?

Women and rights in Latin America

Life and death on the streets: from street children to children at risk

Indigenous rights resurgence

The landless

Policing

Torture

Corruption.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781565492417

1565492412

9781565492424

1565492420

OCLC:

145732984