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Chile We do believe that former heads of state deserve a fair trial Bringing their tormentors to book is an important way for victims to recover their dignity, says Reed Brody John Laughland suggests that human rights organisations, including Human Rights Watch, are more concerned about the conviction of former heads of state than about them getting fair trials. Nothing could be further from the truth. October 25, 2007 Commentary Printer friendly version Calling time on tyranny By Reed Brody, European Press Director/Counsel Published in Guardian Unlimited Chile's extradition of former president Alberto Fujimori back to Peru to stand trial on allegations of death squad killings and corruption shows that the world is becoming a smaller place for people who commit atrocities. September 26, 2007 Commentary Also available in 
Printer friendly version Chilean President Visits Human Rights Watch Chilean President Michelle Bachelet made the case for Chile’s membership in the United Nations Human Rights Council during a visit to Human Rights Watch’s New York headquarters today. September 25, 2007 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Chile: Supreme Court Extradites Fujimori Former Peruvian President to Face Charges for Role in Massacres The Chilean Supreme Court’s decision to extradite former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori to Peru to face trial for human rights abuses is welcome and unprecedented, said Human Rights Watch today. September 21, 2007 Press Release Also available in 
Printer friendly version Chile: Flawed Decision Not to Extradite Fujimori Judge’s Ruling Ignores Critical Evidence The ruling by Chilean Judge Orlando Alvarez denying Peru’s request for the extradition of former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori is fundamentally flawed, Human Rights Watch said today. July 11, 2007 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version On the Pill Emergency Contraception in Chile By Angela Heimburger, Wayne Shields, and Beth Jordan Published in La Nación (Chile) A legal attack on a hormone now underway in Chile will help determine whether Chilean teenagers – and older women – are more or less likely to give birth to unwanted children. A group of Chilean parliamentarians is currently seeking to derail Chile’s state-of-the-art medical protocols regarding emergency contraception. But their efforts are fuelled by scientific ignorance and could have dire consequences for Chilean women’s health and well being. May 16, 2007 Commentary Also available in
Printer friendly version Autumn of the patriarch By Reed Brody, European Press Director/Counsel Published in Mail & Guardian Online, 18 December 2006 A casual visitor to the drab committee room in the British Parliament building where the fate of General Augusto Pinochet was decided during five weeks in 1998 and 1999 might have been excused for missing the case's historical significance. The law lords in business suits sat in front of robed and wigged barristers. Cartons of legal materials were piled high on chairs and tables. Most of the audience couldn't even see their lordships, much less understand their endless questioning about the finer points of British statutes and international conventions. December 18, 2006 Commentary Printer friendly version Pinochet: Justice and the general By Reed Brody Published in International Herald Tribune General Augusto Pinochet died without standing trial. But justice caught up with him in every other sense. Indeed, the "Pinochet precedent" has made the world a smaller place for the perpetrators of the worst atrocities. December 11, 2006 Commentary Printer friendly version Chile: Pinochet’s Legacy May End Up Aiding Victims London Arrest Gave Hope of Justice for Dictators Former Chilean dictator General Augusto Pinochet, who died in Santiago on December 10, pioneered the use of “disappearances” as a tool of repression in South America, Human Rights Watch said today. But his arrest in London in 1998 also jumpstarted the use of national courts to try foreign leaders for abuses committed in their own countries, Human Rights Watch said. December 10, 2006 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Chile/Peru: Fujimori Fails to Respond to Serious Charges Decision on Peruvian Ex-President’s Extradition from Chile Is Imminent Today the Chilean judge overseeing the extradition proceedings for former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori closed the investigative period when parties are allowed to present evidence, but Fujimori has failed to respond to evidence linking him to human rights abuses and corruption, Human Rights Watch said. November 6, 2006 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version How to Put U.N. Rights Council Back on Track Published in The Forward Seven months after the United Nations General Assembly created a Human Rights Council to replace the much-maligned Commission on Human Rights, the new council already has garnered a level of condemnation that its predecessor took decades to achieve. While the council is in deep trouble, it can be saved if supporters of human rights exert leadership and mount an effective drive to win over moderate states from all regions of the world. November 3, 2006 Commentary Printer friendly version Chile: Pinochet Held on Torture Charges The arrest of former dictator Augusto Pinochet, who for the first time faces prosecution for torture, is a milestone in the struggle for justice in Chile, Human Rights Watch said today. October 31, 2006 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Chile: Dismissal of Riot Police Chief Welcomed Abuses in Student Protest Highlight Need for Police Reforms The dismissal yesterday of a police Special Forces commander and his deputy, whose unit has been implicated in police brutality in ongoing student protests, is an important step toward accountability, Human Rights Watch said today. June 1, 2006 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Chile: Don’t Let Fujimori Flee From Justice Peru’s Ex-President Must Face Extradition Chile must minimize the risk that former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori will flee Chile to avoid his extradition to Peru on charges of corruption and human rights abuses, Human Rights Watch said today. May 19, 2006 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Peru/Chile: Fujimori Implicated in Serious Crimes Evidence Justifies Former President’s Extradition to Peru A body of evidence implicating former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori in serious human rights crimes and corruption warrants his extradition from Chile to Peru, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today. December 21, 2005 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Probable Cause Evidence Implicating Fujimori This 22-page report focuses specifically on information implicating Fujimori in five criminal cases currently pending in Peru, including human rights violations as well as acts of corruption that undermined Peru’s democratic institutions. HRW Index No.: B1706 December 21, 2005 Report Also available in
Download PDF, 305 KB, 24 pgs Purchase online Read Press Release Chile: Mapuche Acquitted a Second Time The acquittal in southern Chile of five Mapuche defendants and a non-Mapuche sympathizer who were charged under Chile’s antiterrorism law is a victory for justice, Human Rights Watch and Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Watch said today. July 22, 2005 Press Release Printer friendly version Chile: Probes of Pinochet-Era Crimes Face Shut Down Ensure Mandate of Special Judges to Continue Their Investigations The Chilean Supreme Court should reconsider its decision to end the mandate of the special judges investigating human rights violations committed under the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet, a group of leading international human rights organizations said today in an urgent appeal made in support of their Chilean counterparts. April 15, 2005 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Chile: Pinochet Money-Laundering Exposed U.S. Senate Investigation Uncovers Secret Bank Accounts A U.S. Senate report released last night shows that for 25 years former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet concealed a personal fortune stolen from the Chilean people, Human Rights Watch said today. March 16, 2005 Press Release Printer friendly version Chile: Scrap Laws Criminalizing ‘Disrespectful’ Speech Chile should reform its criminal and military justice codes to eliminate provisions that criminalize speech that is disrespectful of public authorities, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to the chair of a Senate committee due to reconsider the issue this month. March 10, 2005 Press Release Also available in
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