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During the 1970s human rights took the front stage in international relations; fuelling political debates, social activism and a reconceptualising of both East-
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Between the 1960s and the 1980s, the human rights movement achieved unprecedented global prominence. Amnesty International attained striking visibility with its
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Human rights offer a vision of international justice that today’s idealistic millions hold dear. Yet the very concept on which the movement is based became fa
Reagan, Congress, and Human Rights
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Sovereign Emergencies
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Shows how Latin America was the crucible of the global human rights revolution of the 1970s.