Human Rights in Mexico and Central America

Princeton University

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This collection contains pamphlets, flyers, working papers, reports, and periodicals pertaining to human rights in Mexico and Central America during the past thirty years, from 1979 to 2008. Published by government agencies, human rights activist groups, church and municipal agencies, and a wide range of international non-governmental organizations (NGOs), the materials cover subject areas such as political violence and civil war, police brutality, political disappearences, social and indigenous struggles, peace negociations, as well as children's, women's, workers', and immigrants' rights. The collection is arranged by geographical area: first Mexico, then Central America and its respective countries. Within each country, items are alphabetically organized by publishing organization.

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Main catalog: collection record

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This collection was processed by David Michael Ponce, Gabrielle Winkler, in 2009. The finding aid was written by David Michael Ponce and Gabrielle Winkler in 2009.

Researchers are encouraged to consult Princeton University Library's Finding Aids Site, as well as the Guide to the Princeton University Latin American Microfilm Collections and its supplements.

Additional material related to the subjects addressed in this collection may also be found in the following collections: Civil war, society and political transition in Guatemala: the Guatemala News and Information Bureau Archive, 1963-2000 • Human rights in Nicaragua: pamphlets • Human rights in Nicaragua, II: pamphlets • Publications of the Comisión Permanente de Derechos Humanos de Nicaragua, 1979-1990 • Nicaraguan human rights: publications distributed by Comisión Nacional de Promoción y Protección de los Derechos Humanos, 1981-1983 • Women in Central America, I, 1960-2004

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Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Human Rights in Mexico and Central America; Princeton University Library.

Publisher

Latin American Ephemera

Finding aids author

David Michael Ponce; Gabrielle Winkler

Date

2011

Creator

Princeton University

Subject

Human rights -- Costa Rica

Human rights -- El Salvador

Human rights -- Guatemala

Human rights -- Honduras

Human rights -- Mexico

Human rights -- Nicaragua

Human rights -- Panama

Place

Central America

Language

Spanish; Castilian