Human Rights in Latin America : : A Politics of Transformation / / Rebecca K. Root, Sonia Cardenas.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2022 English
• VerfasserIn: Cardenas, Sonia,; Root, Rebecca K.,
• Place / Publishing House: Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2022]; ©2022
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (344 p.) :; 21 halftones, 4 line drawings, 9 tables, 29 boxes

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.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- 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