Human Rights Dilemmas in the Developing World: The Case of Marginalized Populations at Risk

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This book brings the quandaries that many minority groups confront in Latin America, Asia and Africa into the limelight. The chapters in this volumewritten by experts on this subject-matterexamine and provide invaluable solutions to the human rights infractions in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Burundi, Central African Republic, Congo Brazzaville, Angola, Cameroon, Gabon, Nigeria and South Africa.

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Udogu and Ghataks edited volume presents a compelling and credible story for making the protection of human rights, including especially those of indigenous peoples and other minorities, the center of a countrys poverty alleviation and development policy. This is a refreshing, rigorous, informative and multidisciplinary analysis of human rights and political development in developing societies. Students of developing countries, policymakers, and anyone interested in human development in the developing world should find this study especially useful. -- John Mukum Mbaku, Weber State University
Drawing on authoritative studies from many Global South countries, Human Rights Dilemmas in the Developing World is a landmark volume on a subject of great importancethe human rights of vulnerable indigenous and minority populations in modern states. Informed by a distinctive cross-disciplinary perspective, the impressive chapters contained in this volume will have notable pedagogical and scholarly implications for years to come. -- Olufemi Vaughan, Amherst College
The book makes a major contribution to the extant literature on human rights by focusing on marginalized groups that have not received much attention. This has implications for theory-building in human rights studies, and advocacy, as well as hopefully lead to the formulation of the requisite policies in the states concerned that would seek to correct the injustices that are being done against these marginalized groups. -- George Klay Kieh Jr., University of West Georgia

Author Bio

E. Ike Udogu is faculty fellow and professor at the Department of Government and Justice Studies at Appalachian State University. Sambuddha Ghatak is assistant professor at the Department of Justice Studies at San Jose State University.