The Struggle for Human Rights in Latin America

by Edward L. Cleary and Edward L. Claery

Book Overview

Cleary examines the origins, spread, and results of human rights movements in Latin America, and he analyzes the mark such movements have made in world politics. He shows the enormous difficulties encountered by fledgling grassroots groups which first challenged military dictatorships over the disappeared, detention, torture, and pervasive repression. He chronicles the amazingly dynamic growth of human rights organizations, affecting democratic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275959813
• ISBN13: 9780275959814
• Release Date: August 1997
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.3"