Puerto Rico Under Colonial Rule ― Political Persecution And The Quest For Human Rights

Puerto Rico, one of the last and most populated colonial territories in the world, occupies a relatively unique position. Its lengthy interaction with the United States has resulted in the long-term acquisition of expanded legal rights and relative political stability. At the same time, that interaction has simultaneously seen political intolerance and the denial of basic rights, particularly toward those who have challenged colonialism. In Puerto Rico under Colonial Rule, academics and intellectuals from the fields of political science, history, sociology, and law examine three themes: evidence of state-sponsored political persecution in the twentieth century, contemporary issues, and the case of Vieques.

Ramon Bosque-Perez is a Researcher at the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College, The City University of New York. Jose Javier Colon Morera is Professor of Political Science at the University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras. Bosque-Perez and Colon Morera have also coedited Las Carpetas: Persecucion politica y derechos civiles en Puerto Rico.