Why Do Some Rebel Groups Engage in Certain Human Rights Abuses While Refraining from Others? The Role of Leadership Origins

• In Event: Human Rights Challenges in Conflict and Peace

Brief Overview

This study examines how rebel leadership origins—seizing power or being elected—impact the types of human rights violations by rebel groups. Results show leadership dynamics play a key role in determining discriminate versus indiscriminate violence.

Author

• Olusegun Somide, The University of Tennessee-Knoxville