Truth and Transitional Justice in Post-Dictatorship Uruguay

Debbie Sharnak is an Assistant Professor of History and International Studies at Rowan University. Her work studies the history of human rights, transnational networks, Latin America, and international relations. In her book manuscript, "Of Light and Struggle” in Uruguay: Contesting the International History of Human Rights, she explores the origins and evolution of human rights discourse in Uruguay, particularly during its transition back to democratic rule. The research addresses issues of  transitional justice, the rise of the transnational human rights movement, and the shifting terrain of human rights in the 1970s and 1980s.