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Article: Salvadorans, U.S. religious target School of Americas. (Fort Benning, GA school trained Latin American agents of human rights atrocities)
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- National Catholic Reporter
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- May 9, 1997
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Protests were held in the United States and El Salvador in late April demanding the closure of the School of the Americas, the U.S. Army-run school of Fort Benning, Ga., which activists say has trained Latin American military leaders responsible for human rights atrocities.
A group of Salvadorans and U.S. religious held a weeklong protest April 21-29 outside the U.S. Embassy in El Salvador. Holding banners and placards containing the photographs of victims of human rights abuses, about 100 people gathered in front of the embassy building, located in a San Salvador suburb.
One of the placards read: "These are the results of the lessons at the School of ...