dictatorship

1. “There is a sensation of powerlessness against an enormous criminal power.”-Rene Leal “One must advocate for the best interests of children and women no matter how difficult and insensitive the political leadership is.” -Carol Bellamy “When the State is the terrorist, all citizens can be subject of repression or their rights as a citizen can be violated.” -Rene Leal Noun--a country, government, or the form of government in which absolute power is exercised by a dictator dictatorship By Lachlan Francis

2. Served as Director of Peace Corps. 1993-1995 Executive director of UNICEF for 10 years Chair of Board of Directors FLA (Fair Labor Association) “In a global economy worth over $30 trillion, it is clear that the necessary resources and know-how to reach every child are well within our grasp” Carol bellamy

3. “There is a sensation of powerless against a enormous criminal power. But this provide, at the end, like this was the case in Chile and in my own experience, that this repression triggered ourwill and decision of overthrowing the dictatorship, fighting by all means, even the violent ones when that was required in order to havethe right of a legitimate defense against state terrorism.” Youth movement leader against dictatorship in Chile. Rene leal

4. Autocratic form of government ruled by single individual with unlimited power  An authoritarian regime in which civil rights and freedom are restricted to the extreme of a society under permanent, surveillance and state terrorism. What is a dictatorship?

5. Lack of human rights; often little reduction in poverty  Permanent fear, insecurity, lack of trust on others, for example, on your own class mates How does a dictatorship effect its people?

6. Freedom of expression The right of elections and political freedom, of meetings and civil associations, and the right of civil defense under the military law What rights are most commonly suppressed in dictatorships?

7. “This is not possible in so far as democracy and freedom are not allowed by the order and command of a minority in power” Are there dictatorships that have worked well for the people of its country?

8. Hitler  and Nazi Germany. Pinochet'sdictatorship- 3 thousand people disappeared by the action of the political police and intelligence services, clandestine organizations led directly by Pinochet; more than 200,000 were arrested and tortured, among them, children, and elderly people. In some cases, entire families were killed. More than a million were sent to exile, Priests, teachers, academics, women workers, nuns, workers, peasants, Mapuche indigenous people, gay people were murdered. All were under suspicion, it was a terrifying regime of life. What is the most atrocious, current or past, dictatorship?

9. Minorities; women and children  Organized Workers, trade unions, women organizations, student movements, democratic and Leftist political organizations. Who are usually the people most abused by the powers of a dictatorship?

10. Reduced or no development cooperation; lack of economic growth opportunities   It affects a lot, the regime is permanent condemned by the international community and its economy is affected by interruption oftrade with dictatorships from democratic regimes How can a dictatorship affect a country’s international relations?

11. One person one vote at least for the House of Representatives; Freedom of speech; free public education for all  By guaranteeing civil rights, democracy and human rights. does the U.S. constitution protect against a dictatorship?

12. In my interviews, I learned a lot about the atrocities of dictatorships. I also learned a lot about how the United States Constitution protects from a dictatorship. We must continue to protect our rights. If we don’t, we fall risk to becoming a dictatorship. We must not tolerate suppressed rights in both our country and in others. Conclusions