Revisiting Human Rights in Latin America

Located here you will find the archives for the Revisiting Latin America digest. It is provided in PDF format, and you can either download the entire digest or download each individual section. Depending on your connection speed you may want to opt for the smaller file size to decrease download time.

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Revisiting Human Rights in Latin America (Full File: 2592kb)

• Introduction by Christina Cerna (136kb)
  The Continuing Struggle for Agrarian Reform in Brazil (213kb)
  The Brazilian Paradox: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Battle for Human Rights (281kb)
  Child Labor in Latin America: Poverty as Cause and Effect (238kb)
  Confronting the Past: Democratic Rhetoric or Socially Necessary? (238kb)
  Human Rights Abuses along the Dominican-Haitian Border (253kb)
  Indigenous Rights in Latin America: The Gap between Doctrine and Reality (243kb)
  Moving Beyond Divisive Discourse: Latin American Women in Politics (235kb)
  The Colonial Legacy and Human Rights in Mexico: Indigenous Rights and the Zapatista Movement (210kb)
  Police Violence in Brazil (277kb)
  Violence against Sex Workers in Latin America: Pervasiveness, Impunity, and Implications (297kb)

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  • Health & Human Rights (2004)
  • Human Rights & the "War on Terror" (2005, 2007)
  • Human Rights & Post-War Reconstruction (2005)
  • Human Rights in Latin America (2006)
  • Rights-Based Approaches to Development (2006)
  • Human Rights in Russia and the Former Soviet Republics (2007)*
  • Human Rights and Contemporary Slavery (2008)
  • Human Rights and Human Trafficking (2009)
  • Revisiting Human Rights in Latin America (2009)
  • Human Rights in Sub-Saharan Africa (2009)