| LC control no. | sh 90001101 |
|---|---|
| LC classification | HV6322 HV6322.3 |
| Topical heading | Death squads |
| See also | Assassins Vigilance committees |
| Scope note | Here are entered works on uniformed or plainclothes clandestine groups whose members carry out torture, "disappearances," and extrajudicial executions of political dissidents, petty criminals, etc., usually with tacit government approval. |
| Found in | Work cat.: Amnesty International. El Salvador, 1988: t.p. (Death squads) p. 1 (Uniformed and plainclothes death squads (clandestine paramilitary groups) which carry out torture, "disappearances," and extrajudicial executions) Ó Maoláin, C. Latin American political movements, 1985 (Death squad, escuadrón de la muerte, equadrão da morte; active in Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala) Degenhardt, H.W. Political dissent, 1983 (Death squad, death squads; refers to activity in Brazil, Guatemala, Colombia; Esquadrão da morte, escuadrón de la muerte, escuadrones de la muerte) Random House (Death squad=any of various groups of assassins, esp. in Central America, whose members murder political dissidents, petty criminals, etc. usually with the tacit approval of the govt.) Hennepin (Death squads=Here are entered materials on "unofficial vigilante groups in Latin America whose members murder petty criminals, suspected leftists, etc.") |
| Not found in | Britannica Macro.; Britannica Micro.; Americana; Collier's; NYT index, 1980-1984; Wash. Post index, 1978-1988; Web. 3; IAC; UNBIS |
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