Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from ABC Evening News for Tuesday, May 22, 1990


Title: Nightline

Abstract:

Live discussion re: Brazil's attempt to come to terms with its recent history of government sanctioned incidents of torture with Ted Koppel (ABC), human rights attorney Jose Zalaquett, and author Lawrence Weschler; taped segment with John Martin (ABC), former Brazilian Army Colonel Joao Luiz Moraes, Sao Paulo Archbishop Paulo Cardinal Arns, Brazilian legislator Luiz Carlos Seixas, Weschler, Ricardo Kotscho of "Jornal do Brasil", torture survivor Ivan Seixas, former torture prison doctor Amilcar Lobo, and torture survivor Cecilia Coimbro.

Begin Time:11:30:00 pm
End Time:12:00:00 am
TVN Record Number:646721
Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1990-2009 Vanderbilt University
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