U.S. Army School of the Americas : Background and Congressional Concerns

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Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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Provides background information on the School of the Americas, an Army training facility for Latin American military officers located at Fort Benning, Georgia. Reviews history and background of the...

Provides background information on the School of the Americas, an Army training facility for Latin American military officers located at Fort Benning, Georgia. Reviews history and background of the school, concerns regarding the adequacy of human rights training at the school and human rights violations by graduates, proposed restructuring of the school, and related legislative activity since 1993.

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