48 Human Rights in and around Cuba: Monolithic discourse or Actual Alternatives?

Abstract

The article takes point of department in the current reform process in Cuba and its perspectives regarding human rights. To understand the background of the fundamental human rights' problems in Cuba, an analysis of the 'constituting dichotomy' is included and discussed in relation to its representation in the film, 'Strawberry and Chocolate'. The further perspectives for human rights in Cuba in relation to other Developments in Latin America constitutes the last part.
Translated title of the contributionMenneskerettigheder i og omkring Cuba: Monolitisk diskurs eller reelle alternativer?
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEurope and the Americas : Transatlantic Approaches to Human Rights
EditorsErik André Andersen, Eva Maria Lassen
Number of pages25
Volume1
Place of PublicationLeiden
PublisherBrill
Publication date2015
Edition1
Pages250-275
Chapter9
ISBN (Print)978-90-04-27923-0
ISBN (Electronic)978-90-04-27924-7
Publication statusPublished - 2015

Keywords

  • Faculty of Humanities
  • Human Rights
  • Cuba

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