Human Rights and United States Military Humanitarian and Civic Assistance in Latin America

Abstract

The thesis evaluates the extent to which human rights were promoted in United States Military Humanitarian and Civic Assistance exercises in Latin America. This is important because the promotion of human rights is a stated foreign policy goal, even in security cooperation programs. It will be argued that a human rights focus matters in the selection of training objectives, engagement in the interagency process, and coordination with the host nation. Comparative case analysis of Opening Roads-Ecuador 1987 and New Horizons-Nicaragua 1999 indicates that the post-Cold War US military is implementing some principles congruent with a human rights perspective, such as promoting sustainable development and good governance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA424784

Entities

People

  • John M. Shimotsu

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Central America
  • Civil Rights
  • Congress
  • Department Of State
  • Employment
  • Foreign Relations
  • Health Services
  • Human Rights
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Interagency Coordination
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Law
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Military Training
  • National Security
  • United States Southern Command

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Government and Public Administration Law.