Feb. 12, 2002
Contact: Jo Ann Lloyd
(805) 756-1511
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Human Rights in Chile, Augusto Pinochet To Be Topic
of Feb. 28 Talk at Cal Poly
An expert on civil-military relations, political repression and human rights
will present "Human Rights Policy in Chile: The Case of Augusto Pinochet"
Feb. 28 at Cal Poly.
UC Riverside Political Science Professor David Pion-Berlin will speak at 11 a.m.
in Room E-27 in the Science Building.
Pion-Berlin recently returned from Chile, where he interviewed various
individuals involved in human rights policy.
He is widely known for his research and writings, including "Civil-Military
Relations in Latin America: New Analytical Perspectives" and "Through
Corridors of Power: Institutions and Civil-Military Relations in
Argentina."
The free public talk is sponsored by Cal Poly's Political Science Department.
For more information, call 756-2985.
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