Human Rights in Guatemala During President de León Carpio's First Year
Author: Human Rights Watch/Americas
Publisher: Human Rights Watch
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 166
ISBN-13: 9781564321374
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Author: Human Rights Watch/Americas
Publisher: Human Rights Watch
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 166
ISBN-13: 9781564321374
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Ramiro de León Carpio
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Published: 1995
Total Pages: 264
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Holly Burkhalter
Publisher: Human Rights Watch
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9780938579311
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Published: 1987
Total Pages: 108
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Andrew Reding
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Published: 1997
Total Pages: 92
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Alexandra Barahona de Brito
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1997-02-06
Total Pages: 348
ISBN-13: 0191521116
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis insightful new work analyses the attempts by Chile and Uruguay to resolve the human rights violations conflicts inherited from military dictatorships. The author focuses on how the post-transitional democratic governments dealt with demmands for official recognition of the truth about the human rights violations committed by the military regimes and for punishment of those guilty of committing or ordering those offences. Alexandra DeBrito sheds light on the political conditions which permitted - or prevented - the politics of truth-telling and justice under these successor regimes. This is the first study to make comparative assessment of human rights abuse in Uruguay and Chile in this way. The author contends that the experiences of these countries offer formative examples of attempts to tackle fundamental aspects of the policies of transition and democratization. She makes an original contribution to our understanding of the key political, legal, and moral issues involved.
Author: M. Llanos
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2010-03-01
Total Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 0230105815
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume is the first comprehensive analysis of a new type of executive instability without regime instability in Latin America referred to as "presidential breakdown." It includes a theoretical introduction framing the debate within the institutional literature on democracy and democratization, and the implications of this new type of executive instability for presidential democracies. Two comparative chapters analyze the causes, procedures, and outcomes of presidential breakdowns in a regional perspective, and country studies provide in-depth analyses of all countries in Latin America that have experienced one or several presidential breakdowns: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela. The book also includes an epilogue on the 2009 presidential crisis in Honduras.
Author: Hilde Hey
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2021-09-27
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9004481648
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSince 1945, it is estimated, more people have perished as a result of gross human rights violations than as a result of war, yet we have little knowledge of why governments commit gross human rights violations. The present study, seeking to obtain an understanding of the causes underlying gross human rights violations, compares the human rights situation in a country where gross human rights violations are the rule (Guatemala) with the situation in a country where this type of violations does not occur (Costa Rica). The focus of the study is on the short-term sources within the political system which are perceived by those in power as a threat to their power and which trigger gross human rights violations. Furthermore, the long-term sources or background factors which set the stage and allow gross human rights violations to be perpetrated are analysed. The study concludes by highlighting the causes of gross human rights violations and briefly addresses how these violations are presently dealt with in Guatemala.
Author: Alexandra Barahona De Brito
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 2001-04-05
Total Pages: 440
ISBN-13: 019152901X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOne of the most important political and ethical questions faced during a political transition from authoritarian or totalitarian to democratic rule is how to deal with legacies of repression. Indeed, some of the most fundamental questions regarding law, morality and politics are raised at such times, as societies look back to understand how they lost their moral and political compass, failing to contain violence and promote the values of tolerance and peace. The Politics of Memory sheds light on this important aspect of transitional politics, assessing how Portugal, Spain, the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and Germany after reunification, Russia, the Southern Cone of Latin America and Central America, as well as South Africa, have confronted legacies of repression. The book examines the presence - or absence - of three types of official efforts to come to terms with the past: truth commissions, trials and amnesties, and purges. In addition, it looks at unofficial initiatives emerging from within society, usually involving human rights organisations (HROs), churches or political parties. Where relevant, it also examines the 'politics of memory,' whereby societies re-work the past in an effort to come to terms with it, both during the transitions and long after official transitional policies have been implemented or forgotten. The book also assesses the significance of forms of reckoning with the past for a process of democratization or democratic deepening. It also focuses on the role of international actors in such processes, as external players are becoming increasingly influential in shaping national policy where human rights are concerned.
Author: Emilie M. Hafner-Burton
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2013-03-21
Total Pages: 295
ISBN-13: 1400846285
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the last six decades, one of the most striking developments in international law is the emergence of a massive body of legal norms and procedures aimed at protecting human rights. In many countries, though, there is little relationship between international law and the actual protection of human rights on the ground. Making Human Rights a Reality takes a fresh look at why it's been so hard for international law to have much impact in parts of the world where human rights are most at risk. Emilie Hafner-Burton argues that more progress is possible if human rights promoters work strategically with the group of states that have dedicated resources to human rights protection. These human rights "stewards" can focus their resources on places where the tangible benefits to human rights are greatest. Success will require setting priorities as well as engaging local stakeholders such as nongovernmental organizations and national human rights institutions. To date, promoters of international human rights law have relied too heavily on setting universal goals and procedures and not enough on assessing what actually works and setting priorities. Hafner-Burton illustrates how, with a different strategy, human rights stewards can make international law more effective and also safeguard human rights for more of the world population.