Military Abuses

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Cold War Policies Revived by Honduran Intelligence Law

By Thelma Mejía
The doctrine of national security imposed by the United States on Latin America, which fostered the dictatorships of the 1970s and 1980s, is making a comeback in Honduras where a new law is combining military defence of the country with police strategies for maintaining domestic order.

Exorcising the Ghosts of Brazil’s Dictatorship

By Clarinha Glock
At 8 a.m. on Oct. 25, 1975, Brazilian journalist Vladimir Herzog voluntarily reported to the São Paulo headquarters of the government's intelligence agency and was never seen alive again.

EL SALVADOR: Military Commission to Investigate Army Abuses

By Edgardo Ayala
“It’s awful to see people who are criminals treated as heroes,” said Dorila Márquez, one of the survivors of the El Mozote massacre committed by Salvadoran army troops in December 1981.