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Legal Repression: A Look at Anti-Democratic Measures
April 19, 2000
Listen/download helpAround the world, governments widely considered to be democratic often engage in repressive actions in response to political activity. These measures may be in the form of legislation or in the creation of special police forces. On this program, we take a look at a few examples.
Featuring:
Veronica Katovsky, organizer and legal director, Hijos; Victoria Dileo, Comrade Walter and Federico Carlavelo, Hijos members; Miguel-Angel Toma, former minister of internal security, Argentina; Simon Lazara, former socialist member of Congress, Argentina; Robert Jobe, attorney; David Cole, Georgetown University Law Center; Russell Bergeron, Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS); Begnino Guzman, prisoner and social activist in Guerrero, Mexico, also known as a member of the "Alcapulco Six"; Jose Sanches, attorney for the Acapulco Six; Messino, leader of a peasant organization, Guerero, Mexico.
For more information:
Robert Jobe
360 Pine Street, 3rd Floor
San Francisco, California 94104
415-956-5513;
fax: 415-956-0850; jobelaw@jobelaw.com
www.jobelaw.com
Georgetown University Law Center
600 New Jersey, NW, Room 462
Washington, DC 20001
Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)
Office of Public Affairs
425 I Street, NW
Washington, DC 20536
202-514-2000