LSJ/SIS 322: HUMAN RIGHTS IN LATIN AMERICA COURSE WORKSPACE Summer 2010 Alejandro Cerón

Class outline Oral presentation - guidelines Human rights governance Transnational networks Readings for last class: main useful ideas Film (trying to show more of the context) “May justice be done” (Argentina) (start at 5:45!!) Discussion 4 questions from last class Readings for last class Film

Oral presentation - guidelines 10 minute presentation (no less than 7 min.) Two options: 1. Describe your posts and explain what you learned from them. 2. What lessons did you learn from the class (combination of readings, students, films, etc.) Lessons can include new questions you ask about HR in Latin America Graded as credit/no credit (participation grade) based on presenting orally, effective use of time, and focus on lessons learned No points for using any PPT or other visual aid, but you can use them

Human rights governance When human rights violations occur, where can you go to demand justice? General overview Inter-American System National Human Rights Institutions Transnational networks Non-governmental organizations Governments

Transnational networks Local NGOs (or similar) Networks of NGOs International NGOs Funding agencies Foreign Governments (mainly U.S. and E.U.) Legislature Advocacy groups International Organizations U.N. agencies World Bank Corporations?

Number of HR organizations in selected countries (Cardenas 2010)

HR sanctions by the U.S. in Latin America: a foreign policy tool 1960s-1970s 1980s 1990s Cuba (1960-) Chile (1975) Uruguay (1976-81) Paraguay (1977-83) Argentina (1977-83) Guatemala (1977-) El Salvador (1977-81) Brazil (1977-84) Bolivia (1979-82) El Salvador (1987-88) Nicaragua (1981-90) Haiti (1987-90) Panama (1987-90) El Salvador (1990-94) Nicaragua (1992-95) Peru (1991-95) Colombia (1991-95) Paraguay (1996)

Articles for last class Kennedy: 10 worries about HR movement Charlesworth: response (not addressing the issues) More than 100 experts question HRW’s Venezuela report HRW responds to criticism of Venezuela report My intention: HR becomes concrete through its use by political actors HR can be contradictory Should human rights be the “gold standard”

Think during the film… Relation: social exclusion, social justice and human rights Women’s sexual & reproductive rights. What it would take? Politics and human rights (denunciations, reports, etcetera) If democratic institutions are weak, what is the role of the economy, politics and redistribution in highly inequitable societies? Can you come up with scenarios where human rights goals can be at odds with social justice goals?