In recent years, influential studies have shown that the activities of human rights organizations are central in convincing violating governments to improve their practices. Yet some governments continue to get away with human rights violations despite mobilizations against them. In "Human Rights and State Security: Indonesia and the Philippines," Anja Jetschke considers the impact of transnational human rights advocacy on the process of human rights reform and democratization in two countries that have been successful in resisting international human rights pressure.
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In recent years, influential studies have shown that the activities of human rights organizations are central in convincing violating governments t...