UN Experts Denounce Parties in Colonia Dignidad, Torture Center During Pinochet’s Dictatorship
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UN experts denounce parties in Colonia Dignidad, torture center during Pinochet’s dictatorship
Rapporteurs of the international organization urged the Chilean government to stop tourist events in the enclave used by the dictatorship for its crimes.
The experts urged the Chilean authorities to take all necessary measures to prevent any form of revictimization and any use of the enclosure that might jeopardize the collection and preservation of evidence.
Santiago de Chile, 20 Oct (Prensa Latina) UN experts today expressed their concern over celebrations held in the former Colonia Dignidad, a site in southern Chile where serious human rights violations were committed before, during and after the dictatorship. The post UN rejects celebrations in Colonia Dignidad, Chile's repressive former center first appeared on Noticias Prensa Latina.
The UN today denounced receiving information about weddings and other celebrations taking place in a former community founded by a former Nazi soldier in Chile, where serious human rights violations occurred. UN experts warned that the celebrations took place in Villa Bavieta, a former site of the Colonia de la Dignidad, and urged Chilean authorities to preserve evidence of the violations.
United Nations experts expressed dismay at weddings and other events in Villa Bavaria, where serious human rights violations were committed. Furthermore, they warned that new activities were being prepared and called on the Chilean authorities to prevent the revictimization of the victims.
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