Human rights in Latin America : a politics of transformation / Sonia Cardenas and Rebecca K. Root.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cardenas, Sonia, author.

Root, Rebecca K., 1978- author.

Series:

Pennsylvania studies in human rights.

Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human rights--Case studies.

Human rights.

Human rights--Latin America.

Political persecution--Latin America.

Political persecution.

Government accountability--Latin America.

Government accountability.

Transitional justice--Latin America.

Transitional justice.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (343 pages)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2022]

Summary:

For decades, Latin America has been plagued by civil wars, dictatorships, torture, legacies of colonialism, racism, and inequality. The region has also experienced dramatic--if uneven--human rights improvements, shedding light on the politics of transformation. The accounts of how Latin America's people have dealt with the persistent threats to their fundamental rights offer lessons for people around the world.Human Rights in Latin America provides a comprehensive introduction to the human rights issues facing an area that constitutes more than half of the Western Hemisphere. This second edition brings together regional case studies and thematic chapters to explore cutting-edge issues and developments in the field. From historical accounts of abuse to successful transnational campaigns and legal battles, Human Rights in Latin America explores the dynamics underlying a vast range of human rights initiatives. In addition to surveying the roles of the United States, relatives of the disappeared, and truth commissions, Sonia Cardenas and Rebecca Root cover newer ground in addressing the colonial and ideological underpinnings of human rights abuses, emerging campaigns for gender and sexuality rights, and regional dynamics relating to the International Criminal Court.Engagingly written and fully illustrated, Human Rights in Latin America fills an important niche among human rights and Latin American textbooks. Ample supplementary resources--including discussion questions, interdisciplinary reading lists, filmographies, online resources, internship opportunities, and instructor assignments--make this an especially valuable text for use in human rights courses.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Preface

Introduction: A Politics of Transformation

Part I. Legacies of Abuse

Chapter 1: Why Human Rights Abuses Occur

Chapter 2: Grappling with the Past

Part II. Human Rights Cases

Chapter 3: The Southern Cone

Chapter 4: Central America and Mexico

Chapter 5: The Andean Region

Chapter 6: Brazil and the Caribbean

Part III. Politics, Rights, and Inequality

Chapter 7: Social Movements, Identity, and Human Rights

Chapter 8: Economic and Social Rights

Part IV. Agents of Reform

Chapter 9: Human Rights Defenders

Chapter 10: Regional and Global Governance

Chapter 11: Human Rights Change

Conclusion: Sí Se Puede!

Appendix 1: Internship Opportunities

Appendix 2: Suggested Assignments for Instructors

Notes

Index

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ISBN:

9781512822663

1512822663

OCLC:

1338020160