Browsing by Author "McPherson, Alan"
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BAD APPLES DON’T FALL FAR FROM THE TREE: THE ROOTS OF TORTURE IN U.S. IDEOLOGY
Randall, Zachary (2016-05-13)This paper seeks to explain the extraordinary persistence of torture as an element of U.S. foreign policy. The strong international consensus against the use of torture and the apparent commitment of the U.S. to the rule ... -
Defining Rights: Contesting the Contra War Through Human Rights Advocacy, 1981-1988
Moore, Erik (2018-05-12)Non-governmental organizations successfully limited U.S. support of counterrevolutionary guerrillas (Contras) in Nicaragua in the 1980s by advocating for peace through a lexicon of human rights. NGOs deployed their message ...