Angotti, Tom. “Introduction: Urban Latin America: Violence, Enclaves, and Struggles for Land.” Latin American Perspectives40, no. 2 (2013): 5-20. http://www.jstor.org/stable/23466019.
In the journal article “Urban Latin America Violence, Enclaves, and Struggles for Land” by Tom Angotti, the resulting issues that arise from the urbanization of rural land in Latin America are explored into great detail. The struggle between social classes
Angotti, Tom. “Introduction: Urban Latin America: Violence, Enclaves, and Struggles for Land.” Latin American Perspectives40, no. 2 (2013): 5-20. http://www.jstor.org/stable/23466019.
In the journal article “Urban Latin America Violence, Enclaves, and Struggles for Land” by Tom Angotti, the resulting issues that arise from the urbanization of rural land in Latin America are explored into great detail. The struggle between social classes
John, Mauricia. “Venezuelan Economic Crisis: Crossing Latin American and Caribbean Borders.” Migration and Development (July 2018): 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1080/21632324.2018.1502003
This article examines Venezuela’s recent economic crises and its social implications. Due to a deteriorating economic state, many Venezuelans are forced to flee to neighboring counties including Colombia and Brazil. The economy has rapidly collapsed because of factors including inefficient
John, Mauricia. “Venezuelan Economic Crisis: Crossing Latin American and Caribbean Borders.” Migration and Development (July 2018): 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1080/21632324.2018.1502003
This article examines Venezuela’s recent economic crises and its social implications. Due to a deteriorating economic state, many Venezuelans are forced to flee to neighboring counties including Colombia and Brazil. The economy has rapidly collapsed because of factors including inefficient
Simmons, David. “Structural Violence as Social Practice: Haitian Agricultural Workers, Anti-Haitianism, and Health in the Dominican Republic.” Human Organization 69, no. 1 (2010): 10-18.
Over the past decade, The Dominican Republic has continued to fail to uphold its international human rights obligations as Dominican high courts ruled to retroactively and arbitrarily deprive massive amounts of people of their Dominican nationality and citizenship. In the
Simmons, David. “Structural Violence as Social Practice: Haitian Agricultural Workers, Anti-Haitianism, and Health in the Dominican Republic.” Human Organization 69, no. 1 (2010): 10-18.
Over the past decade, The Dominican Republic has continued to fail to uphold its international human rights obligations as Dominican high courts ruled to retroactively and arbitrarily deprive massive amounts of people of their Dominican nationality and citizenship. In the
Judith Schönsteiner, Alma Beltrán y Puga, Domingo A. Lovera; Reflections on the Human Rights Challenges of Consolidating Democracies: Recent Developments in the Inter-American System of Human Rights, Human Rights Law Review, Oxford University Press. Volume 11, Issue 2, 1 June 2011, Pages 362–389, https://doi.org/10.1093/hrlr/ngr011
The authors of this law review describe the emergence of multiple topics in the inter-American courts since its existence. Although the court still works on cases regarding “transnational justice” for events from the mid to late 20th century, the authors
Judith Schönsteiner, Alma Beltrán y Puga, Domingo A. Lovera; Reflections on the Human Rights Challenges of Consolidating Democracies: Recent Developments in the Inter-American System of Human Rights, Human Rights Law Review, Oxford University Press. Volume 11, Issue 2, 1 June 2011, Pages 362–389, https://doi.org/10.1093/hrlr/ngr011
The authors of this law review describe the emergence of multiple topics in the inter-American courts since its existence. Although the court still works on cases regarding “transnational justice” for events from the mid to late 20th century, the authors
Torres-Ruiz, Antonio. “HIV/AIDS AND SEXUAL MINORITIES IN MEXICO: A Globalized Struggle for the Protection of Human Rights.” Latin American Research Review 46, no. 1 (2011): 30-53.
An activist holds a rainbow flag during a protest by the LGBT community against violence against transgenders outside Metropolitan Cathedral in Mexico City, Mexico, November 13, 2016. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido
Torres-Ruiz, Antonio. “HIV/AIDS AND SEXUAL MINORITIES IN MEXICO: A Globalized Struggle for the Protection of Human Rights.” Latin American Research Review 46, no. 1 (2011): 30-53.
An activist holds a rainbow flag during a protest by the LGBT community against violence against transgenders outside Metropolitan Cathedral in Mexico City, Mexico, November 13, 2016. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido
Bean, Anderson M. “Venezuela, Human Rights and Participatory Democracy.” Critical Sociology 42:6 (2016): 827-843.
The author in this article uses the history of human rights in Venezuela through grassroots organizing and participatory democracy over the past few decades to analyze how human rights should move forward in the Global South. One of Bean’s main
Bean, Anderson M. “Venezuela, Human Rights and Participatory Democracy.” Critical Sociology 42:6 (2016): 827-843.
The author in this article uses the history of human rights in Venezuela through grassroots organizing and participatory democracy over the past few decades to analyze how human rights should move forward in the Global South. One of Bean’s main
Albaladejo, Angelika. “A ‘Witch Hunt Against Poor Women’: Across the Americas, Abortion Laws are Harming Health and Security.” World Policy Journal 33, no. 4 (December 2016): 26–34. https://doi.org/10.1215/07402775-3812906.
In “A ‘Witch Hunt Against Poor Women’: Across the Americas, Abortion Laws are Harming Health and Security”, Angelika Albaladejo argues for the reproductive rights of women in Latin America. She starts off by summarizing the current laws in place regarding
Albaladejo, Angelika. “A ‘Witch Hunt Against Poor Women’: Across the Americas, Abortion Laws are Harming Health and Security.” World Policy Journal 33, no. 4 (December 2016): 26–34. https://doi.org/10.1215/07402775-3812906.
In “A ‘Witch Hunt Against Poor Women’: Across the Americas, Abortion Laws are Harming Health and Security”, Angelika Albaladejo argues for the reproductive rights of women in Latin America. She starts off by summarizing the current laws in place regarding
Stinchcomb, Dennis, and Eric Hershberg. “Unaccompanied Migrant Children from Central America: Context, Causes, and Responses.” SSRN Electronic Journal, 7th ser. (November 2014): 1-44. doi:10.2139/ssrn.2524001.
The research by Stinchcomb and Hershberg, sheds light to why unaccompanied children and families from Central America, specifically Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras are immigrating to the United States in high numbers. Stinchcomb and Hershberg’s research revealed that the push
Stinchcomb, Dennis, and Eric Hershberg. “Unaccompanied Migrant Children from Central America: Context, Causes, and Responses.” SSRN Electronic Journal, 7th ser. (November 2014): 1-44. doi:10.2139/ssrn.2524001.
The research by Stinchcomb and Hershberg, sheds light to why unaccompanied children and families from Central America, specifically Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras are immigrating to the United States in high numbers. Stinchcomb and Hershberg’s research revealed that the push
Magendzo, Abraham K., and Pavez, Jorge B. “A Perspective of Controversy in Human Rights Education: A Curricular Proposition.” Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education 47, no. 1-2 (2017): 17-2), P.17-29.
Within teaching human rights there are multiple outlets to learn from, the most obvious is school. When it comes to educating in the classroom generally teachers use a straightforward method of teaching the topic at hand. The author proposes instead
Magendzo, Abraham K., and Pavez, Jorge B. “A Perspective of Controversy in Human Rights Education: A Curricular Proposition.” Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education 47, no. 1-2 (2017): 17-2), P.17-29.
Within teaching human rights there are multiple outlets to learn from, the most obvious is school. When it comes to educating in the classroom generally teachers use a straightforward method of teaching the topic at hand. The author proposes instead
Bartilow A. Horace. “DRUG WARS COLLATERAL DAMAGE: US Counternarcotic Aid and Human Rights in the Americas.” Latin American Research Review, Vol. 49, No. 2 (2014): 24-46. Published by: The Latin American Studies Association Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/43670171 Accessed: 22-01-2019
Derived from:https://wearechange.org/real-drug-lords-brief-history-cia-involvement-drug-trafficking This image is from a different article that identifies the United States government as the real drug lords of the world. It shows a person sniffing cocaine on top the the United States Seal. Although the initial article
Bartilow A. Horace. “DRUG WARS COLLATERAL DAMAGE: US Counternarcotic Aid and Human Rights in the Americas.” Latin American Research Review, Vol. 49, No. 2 (2014): 24-46. Published by: The Latin American Studies Association Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/43670171 Accessed: 22-01-2019
Derived from:https://wearechange.org/real-drug-lords-brief-history-cia-involvement-drug-trafficking This image is from a different article that identifies the United States government as the real drug lords of the world. It shows a person sniffing cocaine on top the the United States Seal. Although the initial article
Lynn Morgan, “Reproductive Rights or Reproductive Justice? Lessons from Argentina. Health and Human Rights Journal. vol. 17. no. 1. (2015). DOI: 10.2307/healhumarigh.17.1.136
In the article “Reproductive Rights or Reproductive Justice? Lessons from Argentina”, the Author Lynn M. Morgan recounts her experience discussing the use of the term Reproductive Justice in Argentina instead of Reproductive Rights. This proposal caused an uproar within her
Lynn Morgan, “Reproductive Rights or Reproductive Justice? Lessons from Argentina. Health and Human Rights Journal. vol. 17. no. 1. (2015). DOI: 10.2307/healhumarigh.17.1.136
In the article “Reproductive Rights or Reproductive Justice? Lessons from Argentina”, the Author Lynn M. Morgan recounts her experience discussing the use of the term Reproductive Justice in Argentina instead of Reproductive Rights. This proposal caused an uproar within her
Michel, Verónica, and Kathryn Sikkink. “Human Rights Prosecutions and the Participation Rights of Victims in Latin America.”Law & Society Review 47, no. 4 (2013): 873-907. http://www.jstor.org/stable/43670362
The authors of this article suggest, and provide evidence, that the presence of legal participation rights within Latin American judicial systems assist in individual criminal accountability of domestic human rights violations. They believe that participation rights, knows as private prosecution
Michel, Verónica, and Kathryn Sikkink. “Human Rights Prosecutions and the Participation Rights of Victims in Latin America.”Law & Society Review 47, no. 4 (2013): 873-907. http://www.jstor.org/stable/43670362
The authors of this article suggest, and provide evidence, that the presence of legal participation rights within Latin American judicial systems assist in individual criminal accountability of domestic human rights violations. They believe that participation rights, knows as private prosecution
De Paula, Dandara Oliveira. “Human Rights and Violence Against Women: Campo Algodonero Case.” Estudos Feministas 26, no. 3 (2018): 1-9. https://www.jstor.org/stable/26538501.
In her article “Human Rights and Violence Against Women: Campo Algodonero Case,” Dandara Oliveira de Paula looks back in time to consider human rights from a gender perspective. She explores how human rights have developed and argues that legal human
De Paula, Dandara Oliveira. “Human Rights and Violence Against Women: Campo Algodonero Case.” Estudos Feministas 26, no. 3 (2018): 1-9. https://www.jstor.org/stable/26538501.
In her article “Human Rights and Violence Against Women: Campo Algodonero Case,” Dandara Oliveira de Paula looks back in time to consider human rights from a gender perspective. She explores how human rights have developed and argues that legal human
Tuite, Ashleigh R., Andrea Thomas-Bachli, Hernan Acosta, Deepit Bhatia, Carmen Huber, Kieran Petrasek, Alexander Watts, Jean HE Yong, Isaac I. Bogoch, and Kamran Khan. “Infectious disease implications of large-scale migration of Venezuelan nationals.” Journal of travel medicine 25, no. 1 (2018): tay077.
Tuite, Ashleigh R., Andrea Thomas-Bachli, Hernan Acosta, Deepit Bhatia, Carmen Huber, Kieran Petrasek, Alexander Watts, Jean HE Yong, Isaac I. Bogoch, and Kamran Khan. “Infectious disease implications of large-scale migration of Venezuelan nationals.” Journal of travel medicine 25, no. 1
Tuite, Ashleigh R., Andrea Thomas-Bachli, Hernan Acosta, Deepit Bhatia, Carmen Huber, Kieran Petrasek, Alexander Watts, Jean HE Yong, Isaac I. Bogoch, and Kamran Khan. “Infectious disease implications of large-scale migration of Venezuelan nationals.” Journal of travel medicine 25, no. 1 (2018): tay077.
Tuite, Ashleigh R., Andrea Thomas-Bachli, Hernan Acosta, Deepit Bhatia, Carmen Huber, Kieran Petrasek, Alexander Watts, Jean HE Yong, Isaac I. Bogoch, and Kamran Khan. “Infectious disease implications of large-scale migration of Venezuelan nationals.” Journal of travel medicine 25, no. 1
Fearnside, Philip M. “Deforestation in Brazilian Amazonia.” Oxford Bibliographies Online Datasets, 2017. doi:10.1093/obo/9780199363445-0064.
Fearnside does an excellent job of delivering facts, statistics and history. The issues with deforestation in the Amazon are numerous and Fearnside somehow covers many of them in a cohesive manner. The biggest tragedy with deforestation is the environment, of
Fearnside, Philip M. “Deforestation in Brazilian Amazonia.” Oxford Bibliographies Online Datasets, 2017. doi:10.1093/obo/9780199363445-0064.
Fearnside does an excellent job of delivering facts, statistics and history. The issues with deforestation in the Amazon are numerous and Fearnside somehow covers many of them in a cohesive manner. The biggest tragedy with deforestation is the environment, of
Hernández, Miguel Reyes, and Miguel Alejandro López López. “Dependency Theory in Latin American History.” Latin American Studies, 2019.
Miguel Reyes Hernández documents the multiple opposing and supporting arguments regarding the dependency theory. There are numerous schools of thought regarding the causes of the dependency and where to assign blame, however a majority of scholars have the same ideas
Hernández, Miguel Reyes, and Miguel Alejandro López López. “Dependency Theory in Latin American History.” Latin American Studies, 2019.
Miguel Reyes Hernández documents the multiple opposing and supporting arguments regarding the dependency theory. There are numerous schools of thought regarding the causes of the dependency and where to assign blame, however a majority of scholars have the same ideas
Reina, Angelica S., Brenda J. Lohman, and Marta María Maldonado. “‘He Said They’d Deport Me’: Factors Influencing Domestic Violence Help-Seeking Practices Among Latina Immigrants.” Journal of Interpersonal Violence 29, no. 4 (March 2014): 593–615. doi:10.1177/0886260513505214
Previous literature has shown that women from immigrant populations, including Latina immigrants, suffer disproportionately from gendered violence. Additional studies show that 17.3% of Latina women living in the US, including first-generation immigrants, were victims of partner violence and abuse. Despite
Reina, Angelica S., Brenda J. Lohman, and Marta María Maldonado. “‘He Said They’d Deport Me’: Factors Influencing Domestic Violence Help-Seeking Practices Among Latina Immigrants.” Journal of Interpersonal Violence 29, no. 4 (March 2014): 593–615. doi:10.1177/0886260513505214
Previous literature has shown that women from immigrant populations, including Latina immigrants, suffer disproportionately from gendered violence. Additional studies show that 17.3% of Latina women living in the US, including first-generation immigrants, were victims of partner violence and abuse. Despite
Radonic, Lucero. “Environmental Violence, Water Rights, and (Un) Due Process in Northwestern Mexico.” Latin American Perspectives 42, no. 5 (2015): 27-47.
The author focuses on a case study involving the Yaqui Tribe in Sonora, Mexico to demonstrate that modern-day water rights struggles are not physically violent but are still a form of environmental violence and an erasure of indigenous human rights
Radonic, Lucero. “Environmental Violence, Water Rights, and (Un) Due Process in Northwestern Mexico.” Latin American Perspectives 42, no. 5 (2015): 27-47.
The author focuses on a case study involving the Yaqui Tribe in Sonora, Mexico to demonstrate that modern-day water rights struggles are not physically violent but are still a form of environmental violence and an erasure of indigenous human rights
“A Toxic State”: Peru’s Unfulfilled Promises to Indigenous Peoples
I chose this image because it succinctly demonstrates the inadequate health resources that are allocated for indigenous communities in Cuninico, Peru. The incomplete and unkempt health care facility in Cuninico that was never fully functional or equipped is indicative of the lack of interest for the livelihood of Indigenous communities on the part of government entities.
“A Toxic State”: Peru’s Unfulfilled Promises to Indigenous Peoples
I chose this image because it succinctly demonstrates the inadequate health resources that are allocated for indigenous communities in Cuninico, Peru. The incomplete and unkempt health care facility in Cuninico that was never fully functional or equipped is indicative of the lack of interest for the livelihood of Indigenous communities on the part of government entities.
McNeish, John-Andrew. “Extraction, Protest and Indigeneity in Bolivia: The TIPNIS Effect.” Latin American and Caribbean Ethnic Studies 8:2 (July 2013): 221-242.
Using the 2011 protests against the construction of a road through the Isobore Sécure National Park and Indigenous Territory (TIPNIS), McNeish argues that the dynamics indigeneity in Bolivia are more complex and contradictory than previous authors have claimed. Contrary to
McNeish, John-Andrew. “Extraction, Protest and Indigeneity in Bolivia: The TIPNIS Effect.” Latin American and Caribbean Ethnic Studies 8:2 (July 2013): 221-242.
Using the 2011 protests against the construction of a road through the Isobore Sécure National Park and Indigenous Territory (TIPNIS), McNeish argues that the dynamics indigeneity in Bolivia are more complex and contradictory than previous authors have claimed. Contrary to
Meyers, Stephen J. “The Social Model of Disability Under the Shadow of the Revolution: Ex-combatants Negotiating Identity in Nicaragua.” Qualitative Sociology 37, no. 4 (August 14, 2014): 403-24. Accessed January 22, 2019. doi:10.1007/s11133-014-9284-x.
In 1979 Nicaragua’s decade long civil war started between the U.S backed contras and the Sandinista revolutionists. Segovia, Nicaragua became on the most prominent battle scenes in this war, proving fatal to hundreds and leaving hundreds more permanently disabled. According
Meyers, Stephen J. “The Social Model of Disability Under the Shadow of the Revolution: Ex-combatants Negotiating Identity in Nicaragua.” Qualitative Sociology 37, no. 4 (August 14, 2014): 403-24. Accessed January 22, 2019. doi:10.1007/s11133-014-9284-x.
In 1979 Nicaragua’s decade long civil war started between the U.S backed contras and the Sandinista revolutionists. Segovia, Nicaragua became on the most prominent battle scenes in this war, proving fatal to hundreds and leaving hundreds more permanently disabled. According
Tuite, Ashleigh R., Andrea Thomas-Bachli, Hernan Acosta, Deepit Bhatia, Carmen Huber, Kieran Petrasek, Alexander Watts, Jean HE Yong, Isaac I. Bogoch, and Kamran Khan. “Infectious disease implications of large-scale migration of Venezuelan nationals.” Journal of travel medicine 25, no. 1 (2018): tay077.
The Journal of Travel Medicine highlights the work of Ashleigh R Tuite, Andrea Thomas-Bachli, Hernan Acosta, Deepit Bhatia, Carmen Huber s well as other researchers and their work analyzing the current humanitarian crisis in Venezuela, focusing specifically on how the
Tuite, Ashleigh R., Andrea Thomas-Bachli, Hernan Acosta, Deepit Bhatia, Carmen Huber, Kieran Petrasek, Alexander Watts, Jean HE Yong, Isaac I. Bogoch, and Kamran Khan. “Infectious disease implications of large-scale migration of Venezuelan nationals.” Journal of travel medicine 25, no. 1 (2018): tay077.
The Journal of Travel Medicine highlights the work of Ashleigh R Tuite, Andrea Thomas-Bachli, Hernan Acosta, Deepit Bhatia, Carmen Huber s well as other researchers and their work analyzing the current humanitarian crisis in Venezuela, focusing specifically on how the
Annotated Bibliography – sample W19
Practice annotated bibliography entry for HIS 161 Winter 2019
Buen Vivir: Future or Past?
Buen vivir is an ideology that finds it origins with the indigenous people of the Ecuadorian Andes. There are other areas in South America that share similar ideologies that are placed under the umbrella of Buen Vivir. In 2008, this
Buen Vivir: Future or Past?
Buen vivir is an ideology that finds it origins with the indigenous people of the Ecuadorian Andes. There are other areas in South America that share similar ideologies that are placed under the umbrella of Buen Vivir. In 2008, this
A Mother’s Right to Life: An Analysis of the Strict Ban on Abortion in El Salvador
While it might be true that citizens of El Salvador no longer face the brutal atrocities of state-sanctioned violence in the form of death squads, the government is still waging a war against El Salvador’s lower class women and girls
A Mother’s Right to Life: An Analysis of the Strict Ban on Abortion in El Salvador
While it might be true that citizens of El Salvador no longer face the brutal atrocities of state-sanctioned violence in the form of death squads, the government is still waging a war against El Salvador’s lower class women and girls
Human Rights in Latin America 
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