Transnational activists in a context of repression: the case of the human rights activists and U.S. Foreign Policy during the military dictatorship in Argentina (1976–1979)

Transnational activists in a context of repression: the case of the human rights activists and U.S. Foreign Policy during the military dictatorship in Argentina (1976–1979)

This article analyses the role of transnational human rights networks and its influence on the foreign policy of countries promoting human rights policies. It focuses on the case of the last military dictatorship in Argentina (1976-1983) and the influence of transnational human rights networks on Carter’s human rights policy towards this country. In particular, it analyzes the role of those actors as providers of information on human rights abuses and their role as providers of information on responsibilities within the Argentine government. It draws on evidence from the State Department declassified documents and from interviews with members of human rights organizations and from the U.S. diplomacy. It shows that the distinction between information on human rights abuses and information on the responsibilities within the repressive government is analytically relevant and that in some cases it can lead to contradictory views within the diplomacy of countries promoting human rights.

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Main Author: Avenburg, Alejandro
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Published: Universidad de Chile. Instituto de Estudios Internacionales 2020
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spelling oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article-565672024-06-19T15:26:33Z Transnational activists in a context of repression: the case of the human rights activists and U.S. Foreign Policy during the military dictatorship in Argentina (1976–1979) Activistas transnacionales en contextos de represión: el caso de los activistas de derechos humanos y la política exterior norteamericana durante la dictadura militar argentina (1976–1979) Avenburg, Alejandro Transnational Activi Transnational Activists Human Rights Argentine Military Dictatorship Activistas Transnacionales Derechos Humanos Dictadura Militar Argentina This article analyses the role of transnational human rights networks and its influence on the foreign policy of countries promoting human rights policies. It focuses on the case of the last military dictatorship in Argentina (1976-1983) and the influence of transnational human rights networks on Carter’s human rights policy towards this country. In particular, it analyzes the role of those actors as providers of information on human rights abuses and their role as providers of information on responsibilities within the Argentine government. It draws on evidence from the State Department declassified documents and from interviews with members of human rights organizations and from the U.S. diplomacy. It shows that the distinction between information on human rights abuses and information on the responsibilities within the repressive government is analytically relevant and that in some cases it can lead to contradictory views within the diplomacy of countries promoting human rights. Este trabajo analiza los roles ejercidos por las redes transnacionales de defensa de Derechos Humanos durante la última dictadura militar argentina (1976-1983) y su impacto en la política de la administración Carter hacia este país. En particular, se analiza el rol de dichos actores como proveedores de información sobre violaciones a los Derechos Humanos y como proveedores de atribución sobre las responsabilidades dentro del gobierno militar argentino. Para ello, se utilizan documentos desclasificados del Departamento de Estado y entrevistas con miembros de los organismos de Derechos Humanos y funcionarios de la administración norteamericana. Se muestra que la distinción entre información sobre violaciones a los Derechos Humanos e información sobre las responsabilidades dentro del gobierno represivo es analíticamente relevante y que, en determinados casos, puede llevar a posiciones contradictorias en la diplomacia de las naciones promotoras de derechos. Universidad de Chile. Instituto de Estudios Internacionales 2020-08-17 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf application/xml audio/mpeg application/epub+zip https://revistaei.uchile.cl/index.php/REI/article/view/56567 10.5354/0719-3769.2020.56567 Estudios Internacionales; Vol. 52 No. 196 (2020): May-August; 133-157 Estudios Internacionales; Vol. 52 Núm. 196 (2020): Mayo-Agosto; 133-157 Estudios Internacionales; v. 52 n. 196 (2020): Maio-Agosto; 133-157 0719-3769 0716-0240 spa https://revistaei.uchile.cl/index.php/REI/article/view/56567/62068 https://revistaei.uchile.cl/index.php/REI/article/view/56567/62287 https://revistaei.uchile.cl/index.php/REI/article/view/56567/62779 https://revistaei.uchile.cl/index.php/REI/article/view/56567/63884 Derechos de autor 2020 Estudios Internacionales
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title Transnational activists in a context of repression: the case of the human rights activists and U.S. Foreign Policy during the military dictatorship in Argentina (1976–1979)
title_short Transnational activists in a context of repression: the case of the human rights activists and U.S. Foreign Policy during the military dictatorship in Argentina (1976–1979)
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description This article analyses the role of transnational human rights networks and its influence on the foreign policy of countries promoting human rights policies. It focuses on the case of the last military dictatorship in Argentina (1976-1983) and the influence of transnational human rights networks on Carter’s human rights policy towards this country. In particular, it analyzes the role of those actors as providers of information on human rights abuses and their role as providers of information on responsibilities within the Argentine government. It draws on evidence from the State Department declassified documents and from interviews with members of human rights organizations and from the U.S. diplomacy. It shows that the distinction between information on human rights abuses and information on the responsibilities within the repressive government is analytically relevant and that in some cases it can lead to contradictory views within the diplomacy of countries promoting human rights.
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