Protection of Human Rights in Chile

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Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 12Report of the Economic and Social Council, published in 1979.

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6 versions · 1975–1982

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Chile Human Rights

What does this mandate say?

19 operative paragraphs

Expresses its continued indignation that violations of human rights, often of a grave nature, continue to take place in Chile, as has been convincingly established by the report of the Ad Hoe Working Group on the Situation of Human Rights in Chile;

Expresses also its particular concern and dismay at the refusal of the Chilean authorities to accept responsibility or account for the large number of persons reported to have disappeared for political reasons, or to undertake an adequate investigation of cases drawn to their attention;

Calls once more upon the Chilean authorities to restore and safeguard, without delay, basic human rights and fundamental freedoms and fully to respect the provisions of the relevant international instruments

105 A/C.3/33/7.

106 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex. to which Chile is a party, including the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, as well as to heed the concerns expressed by the international community;

Urges the Chilean authorities in particular:

To cease the state of emergency, under which (a) continued violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms are permitted;

To restore the democratic institutions and constitutional safeguards formerly enjoyed by the Chilean people;

( c) To ensure an immediate end to torture and other forms of inhuman or degrading treatment and to prosecute and punish those responsible for such practices;

To take urgent and effective measures in response to the profound international concern at the fate of persons reported to have disappeared for political reasons and, in particular, to investigate and clarify the fate of these persons;

( e) To cease arbitrary arrest and detention and to release immediately those who are imprisoned for political reasons;

To restore fully the right of habeas corpus;

(g)

To restore Chilean nationality to those who have been deprived of it for political reasons;

To allow those who have been forced to leave the country for political reasons to return home and take appropriate measures to assist in their resettlement;

To remove restrictions on political activities (i) and re-establish the full enjoyment of the freedom of association;

To guarantee the standards of labour protection called for by international instruments and fully restore previously established trade union rights;

To guarantee fully freedom of expression;

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To safeguard the human rights of the Mapuche Indians and other indigenous minorities, taking into account their particular cultural characteristics;

Expresses its appreciation to the Special Rapporteur for his report on the consequences for human rights in Chile of the various forms of aid extended to the Chilean authorities;102 6.

Commends the Chairman and other members of the Ad Hoe Working Group for their thorough and objective report;

Invites the Commission on Human Rights to continue to give close attention to the situation 111 Chile and, to this end:

To appoint, in consultation with the Chairman of the Ad H oc Working Group from among members of the Group as presently constituted, a Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Chile who should report to the Commission on Human Rights and to the General Assembly, and to formulate his mandate on the basis of resolution 8 (XXXI) of the Commission, in which it established the mandate of the Ad Hoe Working Group;

To consider at its thirty-fifth session the most ( b) effective ways of clarifying the whereabouts and fate

of m1ssmg and disappeared persons in Chile, taking into account the views on this subject expressed by the Ad Hoe Working Group in its report;

Urges the Chilean authorities to co-operate with the Special Rapporteur;

Requests the Commission on Human Rights to submit to the General Assembly at its thirty-fourth session, through the Economic and Social Council, a progress report on action taken in compliance with the present resolution.

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