Paramilitary

The Holocaust Part of World War II Selection on the ramp at Auschwitz-Birkenau, summer 1944 (Auschwitz Album) From the Auschwitz Album: • Hungarian Jews arriving at Auschwitz-II (Birkenau) in German-occupied Poland, May 1944. Most were "selected" to go straight to the gas chambers. Location: • Nazi Germany and German-occupied territories Date: • 1941–1945; according to a broader definition, 1933–1945. Target: • European Jews; broader definitions include the Roma, disabled, ethnic Poles,…

of Cauca and La Toma, as they work to protect the land rights of their gold-rich community from industrial mining operations. Even though the property rights of Afro-Colombians were recognized in 1993, the looming presence of foreign investors, paramilitaries and the lack of legislative enforcement, the community remains vulnerable and faced with the possibility of extinction. The two activists feature in the film are at the forefront of the social and political efforts to perverse the lives,…

policemen were commanded by an ethnic Yoruba officer (Major Okuntimo), who couple of months prior had headed a group of a joint task force of military and paramilitary policemen that ousted the rebellious youths from their home base. The then President, Olusegun Obasanjo an ethnic Yoruba himself reacted to the killings by requesting that Bayelsa State Governor, should produce the perpetrators within a fourteen days span for indictment and possibly prosecution. The president further decreed…

duty personnel” (Holthouse). Prior to 1996, there had been a myriad of cases where Neonazis were “caught diverting huge arsenals of stolen firearms and explosives to neo-Nazi and white supremacist organizations, conducting guerilla training for paramilitary racist militias, and murdering non-white civilians” (Holthouse). Executive Order 11785 forbade “knowing membership with the specific intent of furthering the aims of, -or adherence to and active participation in" a group which "unlawfully…

after the loss of the Civil War, six former Confederate soldiers formed the KKK outside of Pulaski, Tennessee. Recruitment swells in the South with the actions of Reconstruction and expansion of representation for freed slaves. The KKK used paramilitary methods in exacting terror; one such method was conducting nighttime raids, where KKK members would disguise themselves in white sheets while riding through chosen communities on horseback. (History,…

Liberty.” The Sons of Liberty were the masterminds of the boston tea party. “The Boston tea party” is when the colonist of Great Britain had dressed up as indians and dumped all the tea in the harbor. The Sons of Liberty, a well-organized Patriot paramilitary political organization shrouded in secrecy, was established to undermine British rule in colonial America and was influential in organizing and carrying out the Boston Tea Party. The origins and founding of the Sons of Liberty is unclear,…

softer format and political measures. The current policy against ISIS is to defeat and/or degrade the Islamic State by uniting with sixty countries. It’s through this coalition that the U.S. intends to achieve total destruction of ISIS through paramilitary airstrikes. Additionally, the United States…

educational programs on defining sexual violence, prevention, victim rights, services available to victims, and encouraging inmates to report victimizations (Fowler et al., 2010). It is easier said than done for victimized inmates to report sexual assaults incidents to prison officials. That being said, prison officials must be vigilant and set the tone; exemplify good leadership and management skills that can instill good working ethics in the minds of correction officers. Rehabilitation…

communities at all. A few underlying issues of what cops should and do behave when on duty. 1. Community Policing vs Police Paramilitary Units, Many police departments help around their community by holding sporting leagues like POW, to make sure the majority of kids don 't fall victim to the gangs in their neighborhoods. On the other end, Police have made these Paramilitary Units, known as SWAT. SWAT being a great unit to have for emergencies, are often used for more than emergencies, they are…

Race. The first trilogy "love" reflects feelings of race. The audience can have this impression since the diverse color of skins of all characters. For instance Claire is described as a dark- skinned mulatto woman who is attracted by her sister's white French husband.This story highlights issues related to skin colors, complexities, and biases in Haitian society during Papa Doc dictatorship. Claire, the main character, is the darkest in her family of 'white' mulattoes. Claire's sisters, Annette…