Vigil and Rally
Against Pinochet
Thursday 26th from 5 PM
GPO - City
(Elizabeth St. cnr. Bourke st.)
Will be Speakers, Music, information and more
Bring: Candle, pancart, flag, banner, you message, your friends,etc.
Further Info: 9481 2273 - 0401 558373 - 9376 5140 - 9372 3084
(In the attach you will find the leaflet )
After a very long wait for the Chilean judiciary to deliver a decision on
the Caravan of death cases -- the Santiago Court of Appeals has decided to
suspend all charges against Augusto Pinochet.
According to press reports, charges against former President Augusto
Pinochet were suspended "temporarily but indefinitely" as he was deemed
unfit to stand trial.
Amnesty International expressed its frustration that, despite growing
international consensus that Heads of State must not escape prosecution
when they are accused of crimes against humanity, worldwide expectations of
justice are often stalled by long and protracted proceedings.
"In this case, this means that the extremely serious charges against
Pinochet related to the Caravan of Death may now never be heard, denying
the possibility of a measure of justice to those who died and 'disappeared'
during that operation, and to their families," the organization said.
Amnesty International has confided in the Chilean judicial authorities to
finally give a judicial response to the quest for truth and justice pursued
for over two decades by the relatives of the thousands of victims of human
rights violations committed under Augusto Pinochet's rule. The organization
hopes that the other judicial proceedings initiated with regards to such
violations will continue, and lead to truth and justice for the victims and
their relatives.
Amnesty International has repeatedly urged the Chilean authorities to
ensure that judicial proceedings in human rights cases are free of any
political influence. During a visit to Chile in October 2000, the
organization's Secretary General Pierre Sané received assurances to this
effect from President Ricardo Lagos.
"Chile now has a responsibility to keep this promise and to move quickly to
achieve justice for the thousands of families still waiting to find out
what happened to their loved ones," Amnesty International said.
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