Scientists and human rights in Guatemala : report of a delegation.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

National Academy of Sciences (U.S.). Committee on Human Rights.

Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Health and Human Rights.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human rights--Guatemala.

Human rights.

Civil rights--Guatemala.

Civil rights.

Scientists--Civil rights--Guatemala.

Scientists.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (80 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1992.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Report on the Committee on Human Rights of the National Academy of Sciences and the Committee on Health and Human Rights of the Institute of Medicine, recording a trip made to Guatemala in 1992 that investigated the murder of anthropologist Myra Mack and focused attention on human rights problems in the country. Informative and well written"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57. http://www.loc.gov/hlas/

Contents:

""SCIENTISTS AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN GUATEMALA""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Guatemala, An Overview""; ""CIVILIAN GOVERNMENTS""; ""A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE""; ""The Conflict""; ""Universities, Professors, and Students""; ""Disappearances""; ""The Myrna Mack Case""; ""THE COMMITTEES' WORK IN GUATEMALA""; ""VISIT TO GUATEMALA, JUNE 1991""; ""The 1992 Mission""; ""TERMS OF REFERENCE""; ""GOVERNMENT PERSPECTIVES""; ""The Mack Case""; ""Disappearances and Political Killings""; ""The Police and the Armed Forces""; ""Judicial System Officials""; ""Ministry of Public Health""

""Office of the Ombudsman for Human Rights""""Presidential Coordinating Committee on Human Rights Policies""; ""UNIVERSITIES AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS""; ""University of San Carlos""; ""Association for the Advancement of the Social Sciences""; ""SERVICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS""; ""National Coordinating Committee of Guatemalan Widows""; ""Human Rights Office of the Archdiocese""; ""Christian Children's Fund""; ""Behrhorst Foundation""; ""Findings and Conclusions""; ""THE GUATEMALAN GOVERNMENT""; ""NONGOVERNMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS EFFORTS""; ""INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT""

""POLITICAL KILLINGS AND DISAPPEARANCES""""THE CASE OF MYRNA MACK""; ""SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH""; ""Appendix A The Committees ""; ""COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RIGHTS""; ""COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS""; ""Appendix B Cases in Guatemala ""; ""CASES PRESENTED ON MISSION""; ""Political Killings""; ""Disappearances""; ""ADDITIONAL CASES IN GUATEMALA""; ""Political Killings""; ""Disappearances""; ""Threats""; ""Other Human Rights Abuses""; ""Appendix C Members of the Delegation ""; ""Appendix D Guatemalan Judicial Procedure and the Mack Case ""; ""INITIAL INVESTIGATION""

""THE PREPARATORY OR ''SUMARIO'' PHASE""""THE INTERMEDIATE OR ""ABRE A JUICIO"" PHASE""; ""THE ACCUSATORY PHASE""; ""THE APPELLATE PROCESS""

Notes:

At head of title: National Academy of Sciences, Committee on Human Rights; Institute of Medicine, Committee on Health and Human Rights.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610196173

9781280196171

1280196173

9780309584999

030958499X

9780585085913

0585085919

OCLC:

923262607