Disappearances in the Post-Transition Era in Latin America
Karina Ansolabehere, Barbara A. Frey, and Leigh A. Payne
Abstract
The book identifies a new human rights phenomenon. While disappearances have tended to be associated with authoritarian state and armed conflict periods, the study looks at these acts carried out in procedural democracies where democratic institutions prevail. Specifically, the book manuscript analyses disappearances in four Latin American countries (Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, and El Salvador) which provide insights into the dimensions of this contemporary social problem. The theoretical framing for the volume links contemporary disappearances with certain logics that emerged in the authoritar ... More
The book identifies a new human rights phenomenon. While disappearances have tended to be associated with authoritarian state and armed conflict periods, the study looks at these acts carried out in procedural democracies where democratic institutions prevail. Specifically, the book manuscript analyses disappearances in four Latin American countries (Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, and El Salvador) which provide insights into the dimensions of this contemporary social problem. The theoretical framing for the volume links contemporary disappearances with certain logics that emerged in the authoritarian and armed conflict periods and continue today. It also covers the evolution of legal instruments addressing past disappearances and the current phenomenon. Each case study is introduced by a personal story of disappearance, followed by analyses. The following ‘Tools’ section sets out ‘best practices’ used by civil society groups and non-governmental organisations to address the rights of victims for truth, justice, reparations, and guarantees of non-repetition.
Keywords:
Disappearances,
Human rights legal framework,
Human rights violations,
Latin America,
Logics of disappearance,
Post-transitional democracies,
Victims testimonies
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2021 |
Print ISBN-13: 9780197267226 |
| Published to British Academy Scholarship Online: September 2021 |
DOI:10.5871/bacad/9780197267226.001.0001 |
Authors
Affiliations are at time of print publication.
Karina Ansolabehere, editor
National Autonomous University of Mexico
Barbara A. Frey, editor
University of Minnesota
Leigh A. Payne, editor
University of Oxford
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