Of light and struggle : social justice, human rights, and accountability in Uruguay /

"This book explores how activists, transnational social movements, and international policymakers responded, clashed, and collaborated during Uruguay's dictatorship and transition back to democratic rule. It uncovers the messy process through which human rights became a powerful discourse...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Sharnak, Debbie (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2023]
Edition:First edition.
Series:Power, politics, and the world.
Subjects:
Since 1973
Human rights movements > Uruguay.
Transitional justice > Uruguay.
Human rights > International cooperation.
HISTORY / Latin America / South America
Human rights movements.
Transitional justice.
Uruguay > History > 1973-1985.
Uruguay > History > 1985-
Uruguay.
Electronic books.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. Rights and Social Justice in the Pre-Dictatorship Period
  • 2. Uruguay and the Rise of the Transnational Human Rights Movement
  • 3. Human Rights in U.S.-Uruguayan Bilateral Relations
  • 4. Plebiscite and Politics
  • 5. Human Rights Emergence and Military Retrenchment
  • 6. From Elections to the Ley de Caducidad
  • 7. The Fights for Human Rights and Accountability
  • Conclusion.

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