POLS 317 Chapter Notes - Chapter .: United Nations Commission On Human Rights, Treaty
2 Mar 2018
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Sticks and stones: naming and shaming the human rights enforcement problem - hafner-burton. Naming and shaming is a strategy used to enforce hr around the globe. It involves broadcasting the hr violations committed by specific states and urging those states to enact reforms. Hafner-burton analyzed the relationship bw naming and shaming campaigns and actual. Will gov"ts reduce murder, torture, indiscriminate killing, forced disappearance, and other forms of political terror, as well as abuses of the electoral process and other violations of political rights. Specifically in regards to publicity by ngo"s, the news media, and the un. Perpetrators don"t change their hr practices or legislation after they"re shamed. Ngo"s and the media have no authority over political states. Many countries who have been shamed for years continue to permit hr. Int"l publicity may lead to domestic opposition to abusive gov"t, threatening repressive leaders. This creates incentive for gov"t to suppress any mobilizations to compete for power.
