Unarmed Bodyguards : : International Accompaniment for the Protection of Human Rights / / Luis Enrique Eguren, Liam Mahony.

• VerfasserIn: Mahony, Liam,; Eguren, Luis Enrique,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [1997]; Kumarian Press, , [1997]; ©1997
• Year of Publication: 1997
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (288 p.)

For years international accompaniment has been successfully implemented as a way to protect threatened human rights activists throughout the world. In this book, Mahoney and Eguren present examples of the inspirational practice from Latin America, the Caribbean, and South Asia. Interviews with those involved in international accompaniment, with the individuals who were being protected, and with those who posed the threats provide valuable insight into what international accompaniment is really about.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Prologue -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Breaking New Ground -- PART I -- 1 Descent into Terror -- 2 Out of the Ashes: The Mutual Support Group -- 3 Honor and Duty -- 4 The Comeback -- 5 The Accompaniment Relationship -- 6 Fear in the Highlands -- 7 The “Democratic” Strategists -- 8 Deterrence, Encouragement, and Political Space -- 9 Closing the Space -- 10 The Refugee Return: The Institutionalization of Accompaniment -- PART II -- 11 A Tenacious Grip: Accompaniment in El Salvador, 1987–91 -- 12 Bitter Tea, with Sweetener -- 13 The Clout Factor: The United Nations, the International Red Cross, and the NGOs -- 14 Steadfast in Haiti -- 15 Deterrence Up Front in Colombia -- PART III -- 16 Principles in Action -- 17 Looking Ahead -- Appendix 1 Field Interviews -- Appendix 2 Accompaniment Organizations -- Abbreviations -- Bibl iography -- Index -- About the Authors