Situation of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms in Chile

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1989.

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7 versions · 1983–1989

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Chile Human Rights Information Dissemination Judicial Independence Legal Remedies Plebiscites Political Participation Publications Rule of Law State of Emergency

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Takes note with interest of the provisional report of the Special Rapporteur, 178 submitted in accordance with Commission on Human Rights resolution 1988/78;

Welcomes the positive fact that the Government of Chile has decided to continue to co-operate with the Special Rapporteur and again permitted him to visit the country in October 1988, providing him with free access to the facilities for compiling his report, and expresses its confidence that a further visit will be authorized on the same conditions in the immediate future;

Welcomes the decision of the Government of Chile to respect the result of the referendum of 5 October 1988 asan expression ofthe will ofthe people andan important step towards the rapid restoration of democracy in Chile;

Urges the Government of Chile to take the necessary measures to facilitate the full re-establishment of a democratic, pluralist and representative system based on the principie of popular sovereignty;

Notes with satisfaction the decision of the Government of Chile to lift the two states of emergency imposed fifteen years ago, permitting greater political activity in the country;

Expects that the measures already adopted by the Government of Chile in favour of a transition to democracy will lead to a genuine improvement in the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of the Chilean people;

Expresses once again its concern at the persisten ce of serious violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Chile, as stated in the provisional report of the Special Rapporteur;

Again urges the Government of Chile to put an end to this situation and to the legislation that makes it possible; to continue adopting measures to permit the restoration of the rule of law in Chile; to ensure the independence of the judiciary and the effectiveness of judicial remedies; to respect human rights in accordance with the principies of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and to comply with its obligations under various international instruments in order to ensure the enjoyment and effective exercise of human rights and fundamental freedoms;

Urges the Government of Chile to authorize, in accordance with the recommendations of the Special Rapporteur and in conformity with existing laws, the official publication of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights;

Invites the Commission on Human Rights to consider at its forty-fifth session, as a matter of high priority, the situation ofhuman rights in Chile, bearing in mind the report of the Special Rapporteur and the pertinent available information, to consider also the measures necessary for the restoration of human rights in Chile, including the extension of thc mandate of the Special Rapporteur, and

to report to the General Assembly at its forty-fourth session.

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