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
processes in Latin America and foreign policy in the United
States.
This book is particularly important because it establishes, for
the first time, a record of why, how, where, and when the concept
of human rights--not long ago absent as a practical
concept--generates so powerful a Latin American response. The
alliances so formed are shown to evoke continued popular support
and to effect on-going fundamental changes in Latin America. An
important survey to all scholars, researchers, and students of
human rights and political affairs in Latin America.
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