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Death Squads In Uruguay
The Death Squads were a group of Far-right politics, far-right paramilitary associations which carried out extrajudicial killings and other criminal actions in Uruguay in the years previous to the Civic-military dictatorship of Uruguay, civic-military dictatorship. Their existence and power have been disputed. Background The Squads were not a unified group. The movement carried out its operations through different organizations and names, namely the ''Comando Caza Tupamaros'', the ''Comando Dan A. Mitrione'', the ''Defensa Armada Nacionalista'', the ''Comando Armando Leses'', the ''Brigadas Nacionales'', the ''MANO'' and the ''Escuadrón de Justicia Oriental.'' The main sources of information about the Squads are the "Actas de Bardesio" (lit: ''Proceedings of Bardesio''), a document disclosed by the Tupamaros. The proceedings were written after the abduction of photographer Nelson Bardesio, an alleged member of the group who confessed the Squads' activities and motives. Accordi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vigilantism
Vigilantism () is the act of preventing, investigating, and punishing perceived offenses and crimes without legal authority. A vigilante is a person who practices or partakes in vigilantism, or undertakes public safety and retributive justice without commission. Definition The term is borrowed from Italian , which means 'sentinel' or 'watcher', from Latin . According to political scientist Regina Bateson, vigilantism is "the extralegal prevention, investigation, or punishment of offenses." The definition has three components: # Extralegal: Vigilantism is done outside of the law (not necessarily in violation of the law) # Prevention, investigation, or punishment: Vigilantism requires specific actions, not just attitudes or beliefs # Offense: Vigilantism is a response to a perceived crime or violation of an authoritative norm Other scholars have defined "collective vigilantism" as "group violence to punish perceived offenses to a community." Les Johnston argues that vigilant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
