School of the Americas Watch
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School of the Americas Watch is a U.S.-based grassroots advocacy organization that campaigns to close the U.S. Army’s School of the Americas (now WHINSEC) and end U.S. military training linked to human rights abuses in Latin America.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
advocacy organization
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grassroots organization ⓘ nonprofit organization ⓘ |
| abbreviation | SOA Watch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Catholic social teaching ⓘ |
| campaignsFor |
accountability for human rights abuses in Latin America
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closure of the School of the Americas ⓘ closure of the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| criticizes |
U.S. foreign policy in Latin America
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U.S. military aid to Latin America ⓘ |
| field |
anti-militarism activism
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human rights advocacy ⓘ peace activism ⓘ |
| focus |
U.S. Army School of the Americas
NERFINISHED
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Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Roy Bourgeois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
advocacy in the U.S. Congress
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annual vigil at Fort Benning, Georgia ⓘ organizing delegations to Latin America ⓘ research on U.S. military training programs ⓘ |
| hasHeadquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKeyPerson | Roy Bourgeois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSlogan |
Close the SOA
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Stop U.S. militarization ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://soaw.org ⓘ |
| ideology |
nonviolence
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social justice ⓘ |
| language |
English
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Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| method |
civil disobedience
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lobbying ⓘ nonviolent direct action ⓘ protest ⓘ public education ⓘ |
| movement | anti–School of the Americas movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
organizing large annual protests against the School of the Americas
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raising awareness of links between U.S. military training and human rights abuses in Latin America ⓘ |
| opposes |
U.S. Army School of the Americas
NERFINISHED
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U.S. military training of Latin American soldiers implicated in human rights abuses ⓘ Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposesPractice | training of foreign military personnel in counterinsurgency tactics ⓘ |
| purpose |
campaign to close the U.S. Army School of the Americas
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end U.S. military training linked to human rights abuses in Latin America ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Latin America
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
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