The World - News from Jan. 27, 1985
Americas Watch, a U.S.-based human rights group, accused the Paraguayan government of Gen. Alfredo Stroessner of maintaining its grip on power by torturing opponents, muzzling the press, limiting trade unions and outlawing opposition parties. The group’s charges were based on two visits to the South American nation in 1984. On their first visit, last April, the group’s representatives were expelled from the country.
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