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Legislating Gender and Sexuality in Africa
In recent decades, a more formalized and forceful shift has emerged in the legislative realm when it comes to gender and sexual justice in Africa. This rigorous, timely volume …
From War to Genocide
In April 1994 Rwanda exploded in violence, with political, social, and economic divisions most visible along ethnic lines of the Hutu and Tutsi factions. The ensuing killings …
Prisoner of Pinochet
September 11, 1973: Chilean military forces under General Augusto Pinochet overthrew the elected government of President Salvador Allende, bombing the presidential palace with the …
Practical Audacity
Goler Teal Butcher (1925–93), a towering figure in international human rights law, was a scholar and advocate who advanced an intersectional approach to human empowerment …
Beyond Displacement
During the civil war that wracked El Salvador from the mid-1970s to the early 1990s, the Salvadoran military tried to stamp out dissidence and insurgency through an aggressive …
Conflicted Memory
What happens when concepts of ""truth,"" ""memory,"" and ""human rights"" are taken up and adapted by former perpetrators of violence? Peru has moved from the 1980s?90s conflict …
The Politics of Necessity
In September 1997, a visually impaired woman named Patty was raped by an intruder in her home in Madison, Wisconsin. The rookie detective assigned to her case came to doubt Patty's …
The Social Origins of Human Rights
Human rights activism is often associated with international organizations that try to effect change in regional conflicts around the globe. In Barrancabermeja, Colombia, argues …
Researching Perpetrators of Genocide
Researchers often face significant and unique ethical and methodological challenges when conducting qualitative field work among people who have been identified as perpetrators of …
The Soviet Union and the Gutting of the UN Genocide Convention
After the staggering horrors of World War II and the Holocaust, the United Nations resolved to prevent and punish the crime of genocide throughout the world. The resulting UN …
Historical Justice and Memory
Historical Justice and Memory highlights the global movement for historical justice—acknowledging and redressing historic wrongs—as one of the most significant moral and social …
South-South Solidarity and the Latin American Left
Transnational solidarity movements often play an important role in reshaping structures of global power. However, there remains a significant gap in the historical literature on …