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World Service,18 May 1999,4 mins

Pinochet's Operation Condor

My Century

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Argentinian lawyer Juan Mendez represented political prisoners in the 1970s. He was arrested in 1975, was tortured and held in detention for 18 months. Juan was a victim of Pinochet's Operation Condor, a covert co-operation between Latin American countries to hand over people considered to be left-wing activists. *This programme contains some scenes which some listeners may find upsetting."

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