Colombia : mapping the eternal crisis -- Solidarity with our class brothers : the first wave of Colombian human rights activism -- The production of human rights knowledge and the practice of politics -- The emotional politics of activism in the 1990s -- The global imaginaries of Colombian activists at the United Nations and beyond -- State activism and the production of impunity -- Human rights and the Colombian military's war stories
Summary
Drawing from the life stories of high-profile activists, interviews with military officials, and research at the United Nations Human Rights Commission in Geneva, this work underscores the importance of analyzing and understanding human rights discourses, methodologies, and institutions within the context of broader cultural and political debates
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-369) and index
