Gross human rights violations : : a search for causes, a study of Guatemala and Costa Rica / / Hilde Hey.

Since 1945, it is estimated, more people have perished as a result of gross human rights violations than as a result of war, yet we have little knowledge of why governments commit gross human rights violations. The present study, seeking to obtain an understanding of the causes underlying gross huma...

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Superior document:International Studies in Human Rights ; 43
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Place / Publishing House:The Hague, The Netherlands ;, Boston, Massachusetts : : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers,, [1995]
©1995
Year of Publication:1995
Language:English
Series:International Studies in Human Rights ; 43.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • List of Abbreviations
  • 1: Introduction
  • 2: Guatemala and Costa Rica: An Introduction
  • 3: The Violations: An Inventory
  • 4: Circumstances and Gross Human Rights Violations 5: Conditions and Gross Human Rights Violations
  • 6: Conclusion
  • Appendices
  • I: Frequency of the Violations on a Monthly Basis by Administration
  • II: Computation of the Total Number of Violations Inventoried
  • III: Range and Severity of the Violations on a Yearly Basis
  • Bibliography
  • Index.