Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Discipline
-
- Anthropology (2)
- Indigenous Studies (2)
- Race, Ethnicity and Post-Colonial Studies (2)
- Social and Cultural Anthropology (2)
- Comparative Politics (1)
-
- Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (1)
- Holocaust and Genocide Studies (1)
- Human Rights Law (1)
- International Law (1)
- International Relations (1)
- Latin American Languages and Societies (1)
- Law (1)
- Peace and Conflict Studies (1)
- Political Science (1)
- Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration (1)
- Race and Ethnicity (1)
- Sociology (1)
- United States History (1)
- Women's Studies (1)
Articles 1 - 3 of 3
Full-Text Articles in Latin American Studies
Making The Case For Genocide, The Forced Sterilization Of Indigenous Peoples Of Peru, Ñusta P. Carranza Ko
Making The Case For Genocide, The Forced Sterilization Of Indigenous Peoples Of Peru, Ñusta P. Carranza Ko
Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal
Peru’s national health program Programa de Salud Reproductiva y Planificación Familiar (PSRPF) aimed to uphold women’s reproductive rights and address the scarcity in maternity related services. Despite these objectives, during PSRPF’s implementation the respect for women’s rights were undermined with the forced sterilization of women predominantly of indigenous, poor, and rural backgrounds. This study considers the forced sterilization of indigenous women as a genocide. Making the case for genocide has not been done previously with this particular case. Using the normative markers of the Genocide Convention, this study categorically sets forced sterilization victims from the state-led-policy as victims of genocide, …
Book Review: The Other Slavery: The Uncovered Story Of Indian Enslavement In America, Emily A. Willard
Book Review: The Other Slavery: The Uncovered Story Of Indian Enslavement In America, Emily A. Willard
Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal
No abstract provided.
Denial In Other Forms, Paul N. Avakian
Denial In Other Forms, Paul N. Avakian
Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal
Conventional understandings of denial are rooted in the analysis of language used to negate claims of genocide, and shed little light on the effects of denial beyond words heard or read. Is denying the crime only concerned with refuting its occurrence? Is there more at stake in denying genocide crimes than a lack of mutuality over whether it happened? To deny a crime is to deny what is owed those harmed by the crime, and this involves accountability and restitution according to relevant law. Written or spoken words that reject outright, re-characterize, confuse, or shift blame bring harm on an …