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Comision valech pdf Continue On 11 September last year, President Bachelet made a long-awaited but long-discussed statement: she would send a draft immediate discussion to remove the secrecy that lay in the testimony and background that had been gathered for the preparation of the report of the National Commission on Political Prisons and Torture, known as Valeh I. Finally, yesterday the Senate Human Rights Commission approved legislation on the subject. What was Valech commission and what was its purpose? Why has some of your content been kept secret all these years? What are the arguments that support or oppose privacy? At El Definido, we'll tell you in detail. What is the Valech Commission? consciously or unconsciously, the conspiracy of silence over torture has slowly spread throughout the country. For many years, many believed that although ill-treatment had been prevalent against military prisoners, such torture was not so widespread. Nevertheless, those who have been tortured (...) have preserved the memory, traces and consequences of cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment (...). This paragraph initiates a report by the Valej Commission, set up under the Government of Ricardo Lagos to clarify the truth about serious human rights violations (HRC) in Chile between 11 September 1973 and 10 March 1990, in which victims and experts participated in various topics, such as interviewees. The aim is also to have a conscience list of persons who suffered from imprisonment or torture for political reasons during the dictatorship. It is, on the premise, that only after the state recognizes its victims and repair the evil caused it can initiate a path of reconciliation. The Commission was chaired by those whom Lagos considers to be moral authority, Monsignor Sergio Valeh. His bravery at a crucial moment in our history was what led him to take on the task: he refused to hand over the archives of the priest of solidarity when there was a court order from Pinochet to refer them to military justice. Valeh I was not the first report on this issue, during the Aylwin government was created a commission Of Rettiga, which suffered from some shortcomings that must be eliminated by the new report (it was announced only about the dead in the dictatorship, not about prisons and torture). Among the text of Valech I (later Valeh II will be compiled during the first bachelet government), is the legal framework on DD violations. HH, a description of how the commission works and how the victims are contacted and on various topics, detailed information on the context of time relating to political prisons and torture, the methods and consequences used for victims and their families, and the suggestion of acts of reparative acts. At the end of the text, a list of places used as detention and torture centres is included, followed by the salaries of victims2. What is Valeh's secret? This text was a breakthrough for the country, and many people accrued to the victims' payroll were entitled to re-receiving wages and the right to justice under Act 19.992. However, article 15 of the same law contains a warning: documents, testimonies and backgrounds provided to the Commission by victims will be kept secret for 50 years. That is, they will be declassified only in 2054. Simply put, all the raw materials that the investigation that served the commission members to develop the report will remain secret, in the conclusion of the Ministry of the Interior.This secret still denies access to materials to anyone, including justice, and obliges the members of the commission to keep a reservation for the information they process. What about the victims? Yes, they are the sole owners of such material in person and may dispose of it as they see fit, make it known or provide it to third parties on their own will. What are the reasons for keeping this secret? The original reason, which many claim to this day, is that victims who have agreed to be interviewed or provided with documents have done so on the terms of a promise that such material will not be publicly disclosed. One of the greatest defenders of the mystery of Valeh I is Ricardo Lagos himself, who, in the face of this debate, has ensured that the purpose of the commission is to clarify the truth, not to pay tribute. Knowing what happened but from justice is the task of the courts, and all those who were going to testify was told that their application was confidential and would not be known (...), but they also said: If you want justice, the same statement will be made to the courts, at the front door. No one prevented it, said the former president, who also noted when the report led to the act of reparation. Another argument in favour of secrecy is that the act of publicizing the humiliation and torture to which someone in particular (with his surname) violates his privacy because they are accounts that have been made in accordance with the promise of confidentiality (and which may be lent to the disease). Finally, Lagos also claims that many of the victims who testified then came to withdraw their testimony because they were afraid. For example the case of someone who broke and maulined, or blamed another, is a very common situation where he is subjected to such a high level of cruelty. According to the former representative, such people should continue to be protected under the secrecy of Valeh I. Lagos not only in this defense, he is supported by several figures within the framework of ordism and opposition4. What are the reasons for removing the secret? Yesterday, the Senate Committee on HRC welcomed the call for a mandate, although not without the nature of immediate discussion. The draft amends article 15 of Act 19.992 to ensure that an exception to the secrecy is made when the courts request information. Added to this is the Christian Democracy's directive, which obliges judges to omit the identification of victims mentioned in cases in which they have not been a party, unless they give direct consent to their disclosure. First of all, it must be clearly known that the testimony will not be made public and accessible on the Internet, as it was in fear of some, but will simply be disclosed on demand of justice. This, according to Senator Letelier, is an excellent balance, as it removes existing obstacles to investigating human rights violations while protecting victims while avoiding infringement of their rights. What are the arguments for increased secrecy in these cases? According to the President, this will allow for progress in the processes that have been delayed so far due to lack of information, thereby accelerating the payment of compensation to victims and their families. Another reason for supporting this decision is due to several international standards for human rights defenders, which require the State to refer information to the courts when it comes to resolving crimes against humanity. Among them is a universal system of protection of human rights defenders, which calls for respect for the right to the truth, facilitating the mechanisms that are aimed at obtaining it. This, according to a number of other international agreements, indicates the right of family members to know the fate of the victims, to know the circumstances of the disappearance, the results of the investigation and the identity of the perpetrators, the reasons and facts. In addition, the UN Committee Against Torture recommended that Chile provide such information to the courts in 2009, explicitly requested the lifting of the secrecy clause against Valeh I. And then, in 2015, it also stated that access to the material could not be denied for reasons of national security or any other. Finally, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights stated that the authorities could not de aportar informaci'n relevante los tribunals. El debate queda abierto y a'n falta legislar el proyecto para que entre o no en vigencia. Sin embargo, toda la discusion suscitada partir de los dichos de la President, indica que nuestro pa's ha cambiado, y que los temas pueden debatirse con mayor libertad que antes. Operation Condor Von History Argentina (1976 coup) Bolivia Brazil (1960s) Chile (1973 coup d'etat) Paraguay Peru Uruguay Events Dirty War National Operation Colombo Operation Colombo Operation Charly Operation Gladio Night Pencils Operativo Indepencia Ezeisa Massacre Margarita Belen Massacre Death Ins 1973 Chilean coup of the government of leaders Jorge Anaya Hugo Banzer Basilio Domi Doo Jose Figueiredo Leopoldo Galtiero Augusto Pinochet Alfredo Stroessner Jorge Rafael Videla Targeted militia Montoneros Tupamaros People's Revolutionary Army (ERP) Revolutionary Left Movement (MIR) Astis Orlando Bosch Hugo Campos Hermida Manuel Contreras Stefano Delle Chiaie Jose Lopez Rega Virgil Pas Romero Luis Posada Carriles Paul Schaefer Michael Townley Organization, responsible Direcci'n de Inteligencia National Caravan of Death Batalen de Inteligencia 601 Coordination United Revolutionary Organizations National Intelligence Organizations Brazil Army U.S. Army School of America Argentine Anti-Communist Alliance Places Esmeralda Estadio National de Chile Villa Grimaldi Colony Dignidad MILITARY Navy Petty Officers School Mechanics Full Law The Valech Report of the National Security Archive Reaction of the National Commission on the Disappearance of Persons Trial over the junta Augusto Pinochet arrest and the court of Mother Plaza de Mayo vte Valeh Report (officially the National Commission for Political Imprisonment and Torture Report) was a record of abuse committed in Chile between 1973 and 1990 by agents Augusto Pinault. The report was published on 29 November 2004 and details the results of a six-month investigation. The revised version was released on June 1, 2005.