School of the Americas Watch
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School of the Americas Watch is a U.S.-based grassroots advocacy organization that campaigns to close the U.S. Army’s School of the Americas (now WHINSEC) and end U.S. military training linked to human rights abuses in Latin America.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| School of the Americas Watch canonical | 2 |
| anti–School of the Americas movement | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11269422 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: School of the Americas Watch Context triple: [School of the Americas, hasProtestMovement, School of the Americas Watch]
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C.
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: School of the Americas Watch Target entity description: School of the Americas Watch is a U.S.-based grassroots advocacy organization that campaigns to close the U.S. Army’s School of the Americas (now WHINSEC) and end U.S. military training linked to human rights abuses in Latin America.
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A.
Bitter Fruit: The Story of the American Coup in Guatemala
Bitter Fruit: The Story of the American Coup in Guatemala is a historical and political analysis book that examines the 1954 U.S.-backed overthrow of Guatemala’s democratically elected government and its lasting consequences.
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B.
The Most Dangerous Man in America
"The Most Dangerous Man in America" is a film project produced by Neal Dodson, known within his body of work as one of his notable productions.
-
C.
Murder in the CIA
Murder in the CIA is a mystery novel set within the Capital Crimes series, following a suspenseful investigation into a killing connected to the Central Intelligence Agency.
-
D.
Republic of Cuba in Arms
The Republic of Cuba in Arms was the revolutionary government established by Cuban independence fighters during the Ten Years' War to organize and legitimize their struggle against Spanish colonial rule.
-
E.
Amt für Nationale Sicherheit
The Amt für Nationale Sicherheit was the short-lived successor organization to East Germany’s notorious Stasi secret police, created during the country’s political upheaval in 1989 before being quickly dissolved.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
advocacy organization
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grassroots organization ⓘ nonprofit organization ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
SOA Watch
ⓘ
linked to:
SOA
|
| basedOn | Catholic social teaching ⓘ |
| campaignsFor |
accountability for human rights abuses in Latin America
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closure of the School of the Americas ⓘ closure of the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| criticizes |
U.S. foreign policy in Latin America
ⓘ
U.S. military aid to Latin America ⓘ |
| field |
anti-militarism activism
ⓘ
human rights advocacy ⓘ peace activism ⓘ |
| focus |
U.S. Army School of the Americas
ⓘ
linked to:
School of the Americas
Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Roy Bourgeois ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
advocacy in the U.S. Congress
ⓘ
annual vigil at Fort Benning, Georgia ⓘ organizing delegations to Latin America ⓘ research on U.S. military training programs ⓘ |
| hasHeadquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| hasKeyPerson | Roy Bourgeois ⓘ |
| hasSlogan |
Close the SOA
ⓘ
Stop U.S. militarization ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://soaw.org ⓘ |
| ideology |
nonviolence
ⓘ
social justice ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| method |
civil disobedience
ⓘ
lobbying ⓘ nonviolent direct action ⓘ protest ⓘ public education ⓘ |
| movement |
anti–School of the Americas movement
ⓘ
linked to:
School of the Americas Watch
|
| notableFor |
organizing large annual protests against the School of the Americas
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raising awareness of links between U.S. military training and human rights abuses in Latin America ⓘ |
| opposes |
U.S. Army School of the Americas
ⓘ
linked to:
School of the Americas
U.S. military training of Latin American soldiers implicated in human rights abuses ⓘ Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation ⓘ |
| opposesPractice | training of foreign military personnel in counterinsurgency tactics ⓘ |
| purpose |
campaign to close the U.S. Army School of the Americas
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end U.S. military training linked to human rights abuses in Latin America ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Latin America
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: School of the Americas Watch Description of subject: School of the Americas Watch is a U.S.-based grassroots advocacy organization that campaigns to close the U.S. Army’s School of the Americas (now WHINSEC) and end U.S. military training linked to human rights abuses in Latin America.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: School of the Americas Watch