Cardenas, Sonia. <br/><br/>
Human Rights in Latin America :  A Politics of Terror and Hope. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (261 pages) 
 - Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights Series .
 - Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights Series .
<br/><br/>Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: Terror and Hope -- PART I. VIOLATING RIGHTS -- Chapter 1: A Regional Survey -- Chapter 2: Explaining Violations -- PART II. PROMOTING REFORM -- Chapter 3: Global Governance -- Chapter 4: Transnational Networks -- Chapter 5: Human Rights Change -- PART III. SECURING JUSTICE -- Chapter 6: Accountability Versus Impunity -- Chapter 7: Never Again? -- Appendix 1: American Convention on Human Rights, Part I -- Appendix 2: Human Rights Treaties: Regional Ratifiers -- Appendix 3: Human Development Indicators -- Appendix 4: Select Internship Opportunities -- Appendix 5: Suggested Assignments for Instructors -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z. 
<br/><br/> This textbook gives a comprehensive overview of the human rights issues facing more than half of the Western Hemisphere. Cardenas synthesizes a large volume of research and incorporates primary documents, wide-ranging cases, images, and supplementary student resources, to explore basic themes of terror and hope. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780812201543 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Human rights-Latin America.<br/>Political persecution-Latin America.<br/>Government accountability-Latin America.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JC599.L3 -- C368 2010eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>323.098