Moral victories
Subtitle: how activists provoke multilateral action
By: Susan Burgerman
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Ithaca
Language: eng
Number of pages: 186
ISBN-13: 9780801438608
Subjects: Verenigde Naties; International cooperation; Menschenrechtspolitik; Groupes de pression; Coopération internationale; Pressure groups; Nichtstaatliche Organisation; Activité politique; Mensenrechten; Interventie; Human rights; Droits de l'homme (Droit international); Political activity; Défenseurs des droits de l'homme; Aspect politique; Politieke moorden; Human rights workers; Niet-gouvernementele organisaties; Political aspects
Description: "In the 1980s, security forces and paramilitary organizations killed, abducted, or tortured an estimated 80,000 Salvadoran citizens. During this period, the government of Guatemala was responsible for the death or disappearance of more than 100,000 civilians, many of them indigenous peasants.

But such abuses were curtailed when peace talks, largely motivated by international human rights activism, led to interventions by United Nations observers who raised the degree of respect for human rights within each nation.".

"These two cases are emblematic of many more in recent world events. Susan Burgerman here explains how international pressure can be effective in changing oppressive state behavior. Moral Victories includes a detailed comparative study of human rights abuses in El Salvador and Guatemala from 1980 to 1996, as well as a brief, focused examination of the situation in Cambodia from 1975 to 1992.".

"While researching this book in Guatemala and El Salvador, Burgerman interviewed government officials, negotiators, analysts, and human rights workers, and accompanied UN observer teams in their travels through rainforests and mountainous terrain."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-182) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Why Do States Cooperate to Promote Human Rights? --; title: Mobilization of Shame in the 1980s --; title: El Salvador, 1980-1989: El Mozote to Political Opening --; title: Guatemala, 1980-1993: International Pariah to Tentative Compliance --; title: Multilateral Response in the 1990s --; title: El Salvador, 1989-1996: Negotiated Revolution to ONUSAL --; title: Guatemala, 1989-1996: National Dialogue to MINUGUA --; title: Conclusion: How Do Human Rights Institutions Matter?.