Paramilitarism and State-Terrorism in Mexico as a Case Study of Shrinking Functions of the Neoliberal State

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 176-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martha I. Chew Sánchez
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
State Violence ◽  
Human Rights Violations ◽  
Drug War ◽  
Social Instability ◽  
State Terrorism ◽  
Headline News ◽  
Popular Movements

AbstractAlthough the drug wars in Mexico have been headline news, state violence has historically played an important role in repressing the struggle of labor, peasants and popular movements. The drug war has resulted in an expansion of the army and federal police, which has caused more corruption, social instability and growing amounts of human rights violations. Consequently, the neo-liberal project of disenfranchisement and dislocation has accelerated with the violence.

scholarly journals THE POSSIBILITY OF THE RIGHT TO RELIGION EMERGING AS A JUS COGENS NORM (PART 2)

Obiter ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
David Abrahams ◽  
Tayla Dye
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
International Community ◽  
Previous Article ◽  
Republic Of Korea ◽  
Human Rights Violations ◽  
Jus Cogens ◽  
The Right ◽  
Near Future

This article follows a previous article published in Obiter Vol 2 of 2016. In that article the concept of jus cogens and its role in the international community, together with the nature of the right to religion, were discussed. In Part Two, the seriousness of such human rights violations needs to be appreciated by the international community at large. To this end, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea will serve as a case study, examining the extent of the DPRK’s compliance of its obligations vis-à-vis the right to religion. This should ultimately lead to an understanding as to why the right to religion emerging as a jus cogens norm will not solve the problem of enforcement, and even if it could, due to the uncertainty surrounding the formation of jus cogens it is unlikely that other human rights will be added to the list in the near future.

scholarly journals Crimen en la playa de los Molles. La construcción de la verdad a propósito de una estudio de caso sobre la violación de Derechos Humanos en Chile | Crime on Playa Los Molles. The Crafting of Truth Based on a Case Study of Human Rights Violations in Chile

2019 ◽  
pp. 427
Author(s):  
Berta Rodrigo Mateu
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Mass Media ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Human Rights Violations ◽  
Ethical Obligation ◽  
Derechos Humanos ◽  
The Media ◽  
Medios De Comunicacion ◽  
Estudio De Caso

Resumen: Los medios de comunicación tienen una responsabilidad indiscutible en la defensa y promoción de los Derechos Humanos. Más aún: tiene la obligatoriedad moral y ética de proporcionar informaciones basadas en la verdad y la objetividad. ¿Qué ocurre con los medios de comunicación en las dictaduras donde se ejerce de manera sistemática la violación de Derechos Humanos? ¿Qué responsabilidad social tienen estos en el sustento y pervivencia de las dictaduras? Este artículo ahonda en esta cuestión a propósito de un estudio de caso, el de la desaparición de la joven chilena Marta Hugarte durante la Dictadura del general Pinochet. Abstract: The Mass Media have an unquestionable responsibility in the defense and promotion of Human Rights. Moreover, they have the moral and ethical obligation to provide information based on truth and objectivity. What happens with the Media in dictatorships where the violation of Human Rights is systematically practiced? What social responsibility do these have in the sustenance and survival of dictatorships? This article delves into this question with regard to a case study, the disappearance of the young Chilean Marta Hugarte during the dictatorship of General Pinochet.

22. Transitional Justice

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanna R. Quinn
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Restorative Justice ◽  
Transitional Justice ◽  
Civil Conflict ◽  
Retributive Justice ◽  
Social Implications ◽  
Human Rights Violations ◽  
Difficult Question ◽  
The Social

This chapter examines the link between transitional justice and human rights. Atrocities such as genocide, disappearances, torture, civil conflict, and other gross violations of human rights leave states with a puzzling and often difficult question: what to do with the perpetrators of such acts of violence. Transitional justice takes into account the social implications of such conflicts. Its emphasis is on how to rebuild societies in the period after human rights violations, as well as with how such societies, and individuals within those societies, should be held to account for their actions. The chapter considers three paradigms of transitional justice, namely: retributive justice, restorative justice, and reparative justice. It also discusses the proliferation of the number of mechanisms of transitional justice at work and concludes with a case study of transitional justice in Uganda.

scholarly journals Terror Narrative: Representing State Violence in Modern Indonesian Literature

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-125
Author(s):  
Ferdinal Ferdinal
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Short Stories ◽  
State Violence ◽  
Human Rights Violations ◽  
New Order ◽  
Literary Works ◽  
Political Issues ◽  
Literature And Society

Literature and society are a way of looking at problems in society. Literature not only functions as entertainment, but it may also represent socio-political problems. Some literary works even carry more roles as both a reflection of such issues and a means of protest against them, including human rights violations. This paper examines how Indonesian literature has reflected human rights breaches, such as oppression in Indonesia during the New Order era. This qualitative research was conducted through direct documentation. The research revealed that the regime punished any individuals, groups, or institutions which tried to challenge its policy by the name of national stability. Some writers, such as Putu Wijaya, used anecdotes to protest against such oppression. He was a prolific Indonesian writer whose works often expose socio-political issues, such as human rights violations in Indonesia. His writings suggest his disagreement with such abuses. The three short stories investigated here "Sket," "Mulut," and "Rakyat" represent Putu Wijaya's dissent with the violence performed by the apparatus of the regime. Playing his role as a literary activist, Putu uses these stories to remind rights perpetrators that such cases as seen in the stories have taken place and might take place somewhere in Indonesia.

Lying, Denying, or Justifying?

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-64
Author(s):  
Mirjam Edel
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Authoritarian Regimes ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Human Rights Violations ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Ruling Elites ◽  
Main Strategy

In Tunisia under Ben Ali (1987–2011), marked human rights rhetoric coincided with intense repression. This points to a more general puzzle: what happens when authoritarian regimes uphold their repressive power maintenance agendas while simultaneously trying to avoid negative international consequences? This article argues that authoritarian decision-makers attempt to evade negative consequences from international audiences by applying cushioning strategies in the form of obfuscation, rhetorical justification and/or procedural justification. In that way, they adapt their repressive tactics and manipulate the visibility and perception of their repressive behavior. Ben Ali’s main strategy was to obfuscate, i.e. to deny and cover repression. However, as international audiences are far from applying the same yardstick to all human rights violations, ruling elites often repress targets differently depending on whether audiences have links and sympathy. Again, this becomes apparent in the Tunisian case study, from which hypotheses are generated for future research.

scholarly journals Archives and Transitional Justice in Chile: A Crucial Relationship

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anita Ferrara
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Transitional Justice ◽  
Multiple Roles ◽  
Transitional Period ◽  
Truth Commissions ◽  
Human Rights Violations ◽  
Unique Case

AbstractThe article, through the case study of Chile, explores the interconnections between archives, human rights and transitional justice. Chile represents a unique case globally for the early creation of thousands of records documenting the human rights violations committed under Pinochet’s 17-year dictatorship. In post-Pinochet Chile, the human rights archives have provided extremely important sources of evidence that have proven crucial in the development of transitional justice mechanisms. Truth commissions have, in turn, created their own archives, which have strongly contributed to later processes of reparation, justice and memory. The article aims to develop a better understanding of the multiple roles that archives have played as tools for achieving truth, justice and reparation over the long transitional period in Chile. The article argues that a combination of several factors and the intervention of different actors led to the archives having a significant impact in the development of subsequent transitional justice mechanisms.

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