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In response to the radical activities of the Tupamaros in the late 1960s, the Uruguayan military was urged by government and civil leaders to restore order. The military did not stop there, however. By 1973, they had dissolved the parliament and purged the country of its political, cultural, educational, medical, and labor establishments. Civil society was perceived as the enemy, and the rate of political incarceration was unprecedented. Based on hundreds of interviews. A survey of ex-prisoners, and published testimonials, Uruguay Nunca Mas documents the atrocities that were committed during the military dictatorship in Uruguay from 1973 to 1984. The organization Servicio Paz y Justicia-Uruguay (SERPAJ) traces the various stages of the military government's twelve years in power, noting the progressive distortion of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches. Detailing the means by which civil liberties were abrogated by the. Repressive regime, this report examines how the Doctrine of National Security affected daily life in a country that had previously been hailed as "the Switzerland of America." Uruguay's long democratic tradition may have contributed to the fact that onl

Author

Servicio Paz y Justicia, Uruguay

Publisher

Philadelphia: Temple University Press

Published

1992

Language

EN

ISBN

9781566391467

Subjects

Political Science, Social_sciences