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Bolivian President Banzer hastounger strike by anersons in La Paz proteatlng human righta violations. The deronstrators are seeking the release of politicalnd permisaion for exiles to return home. Onanuary, Banzer Informed the demonstrators that they would be arrested; he followed up on his threat the next day.
Chilean police arrestedhristian Democratic Party leaders onanuary charging them with conducting an illegal political meeting. Two daya later the group was banished to the remote north of the country. Other Christian Democratic leaders are concerned about the severity of the punishment, especially since the health of several of tha detainees might be jeopardized by the harsh northern climate. Although the government's action, carried out with full knowledge of the media, may be the first hintrackdown on all political activity, it ia morearning thatimited amount of politicking will be tolerated.
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Amnesty International has been trying to getfrom President Duvalier toigh-level investigative team to Haiti. So far, however, the Haitians have put the organization off by saying that
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