Shaming Enemies, Shielding Friends: The Politics of Creating UN Human Rights Investigations

• In Event: New Data and New Methods in Human Rights Research

Brief Overview

When and why do states create UN human rights investigations? Using a new global dataset, I show that states create investigations selectively to shame rivals and shield allies. Even so, these investigations target the worst abusers.

Author

• Natalie Marisa Bryce, University of California, Los Angeles