Human Rights in Latin America

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This course focuses on the dramatic post Cold-War transformation of human rights as a focus of social struggle in The Americas and the effect the “War on Terror” has had in rolling back human rights gains. We explore these questions through an examination of human rights struggles in Central, South, and North America. Drawing on the multidisciplinary literature in this field, particularly from Sociology and Political Science, a central focus will center on resistance to violations of human rights by social movements in The Americas.