Pinochet Human Rights Violations

Whilst completing her studies, Cassidy found herself caught up in the harsh measures implemented of Pinochet’s rule. Cassidy was tortured whilst in custody for providing medical care for a political opponent of Augusto Pinochet, the dictator of Chile.

5.Constable, Pamela, and Arturo Valenzuela. A Nation of Enemies Chile Under Pinochet. Boston: W. W. Norton & Company, 1993. Print.

In October 1998 he became the centre of international attention when he was arrested in London, following a request from Spain for his extradition to stand trial for ‘crimes of genocide and terrorism’, in which some of the victims had been Spanish nationals. The arrest caused tension between UK and Chile, and civil unrest in Chile

Ernesto Guevara has earned the praise of many who claim him as the champion of freedom against tyranny and the standard-bearer for the “just revolution”. But Che has also been condemned for his violent and cruel nature, which is prevalent the many executions that he carried out during his active years in revolutionary activity. Che personally executed his own soldiers if they were suspected of anti-revolutionary sentiment. According to Che’s personal diary, the first execution that he carried out was that of Eutímio Guerra. “Che inspected the entry and exit wounds, very much the doctor, writing down that he had slept fine with what he had done.” (The True Story 22:50) Che had no remorse for executing someone who he had been close to for the past two years. Given the circumstances, an execution of a suspected spy may not be cause for remorse, but the executions that follow the fall of the Batista regime were anything but just. The trials conjured up by Fidel and Che in order to appease the masses were for show, much like the Moscow trials of Stalin’s great purge. If deemed guilty by the judges, who did not deliberate at great lengths to decide one’s guilt or innocence, the accused would be pushed up against one of the firing squad walls and shot on the spot. There were no appeals and no arguments. When asked if there was proof to

In 1989 under the George H.W Bush administration the United States was involved in war with Panama. In December of that year, the United States Military invaded Panama to overthrow Manuel Noriega, the military dictator of the country. Manuel Noriega was accused of drug trafficking in the United States and also abolished democracy in Panama. He also harmed the stability of the United Nations. Before Noriega was accused of such actions, he worked for the Central Intelligence Agency in the attempt to assist the U.S in the plan to reduce communism in Central America. He worked for the United States and then removed from the CIA because of his affiliation with drug trafficking. Then he was brought back to the side of the United

Between 1973 and 1984, almost 30,000 Argentines were murdered or ‘disappeared.’ The result of a military coup d’état during which security forces and death squads acting in the form of the Argentine Anticommunist Alliance, or ‘Triple A;’ hunted

During the forty-three year Somoza dictatorship a revolution was proved inevitable. During the period of the Somoza regime many conflicts between the government and the people arose. Some of these conflicts were mainly with the National Guard, but in 1978 conflicts hit its climax. In 1978, Pedro Joaquin Chamorro, a salient newspaper editor and leader to the Somoza opposition was assassinated; it is believed that by one of Somoza’s business man. This mans death gave a deep feeling of commotion throughout the country, establishing a nation wide strike against the Somoza government. The National Guard responded to the attacks by assassinating many civilians and violating many others rights.

Torture and Democracy written by Darius M. Rejali, delves into the complexity of torture that exists and has existed throughout the world. Published in 2007 by Princeton University Press in New Jersey, the book is an excellent resource for not just educators but, students and individuals interested in political science alike. Torture and Democracy, ISBN: 978-0-691-14333-0, is priced at $48.43 on Amazon.com for a paperback edition. The book has 849 pages that include appendixes in the latter section for readers to review references, notes, index, and other pertinent information that may have needed further explanation throughout the text. Darius Rejali is an accredited professor of political science at Reed College located in Oregon (Rejali 2007). Through his exquisite work and evaluation of torture records, Rejali is recognized as an expert on modern torture internationally (Rejali 2007). In Torture and Democracy, Rejali develops his thesis that torture in democratic states are prevalent even though it seems nonexistent. He argues that through techniques that are performed in such a way that leaves no marks on the

Pinochet was put into power . This is a perfect example of how the US foreign policy replaced genuine democracy with dictatorship for their own benefit, and again, supposedly in the name of National Security. Latin America was a victim of US foreign policy and corporate greed.

Chávez was elected president in 1998 and made three main promises to the Venezuelan people, convening a Constituent Assembly to write a new constitution and improve the state, fighting poverty and social exclusion, and eliminating corruption. Now about nine years later corruption is a very prominent issue and government corruption is almost at it’s highest point. The nation is in the tight grip of Chávez and almost no chance of escaping. Director of Human Rights Watch's Americas division, José Miguel Vivanco said “For years, President Chávez and his followers have been building a system in which the government has free rein to threaten and punish Venezuelans who

In Panama, Manuel Noriega–the future dictator—was under the mentorship of Torrijos Herrera, Panama’s unofficial leader. When the grim reaper would come to claim Herrera, Noriega would gain control of Herrera’s leadership role, and in 1981, when Herrera was aboard a plane that crashed into the mountains, Noriega did just that . In order for complete control of Panama, he needed the power of the Panama Defense Force (PDF) at his will, and because of his desire for ultimate power he convinced Ruben Dario Paredes to resign from the leadership position of the PDF. During his complete control of Panama, he was situated as an ally of the United States government because he supplied information to organizations, such as the CIA, DEA, and the Army.

The case about Chilean human rights violations had an undoubted international significance. Its highest point came with the arrest of General Pinochet in London in 1998, at the request of arrest warrant and subsequent processing issued by Judge Garzón.

Then in 1973, a military coup backed by the CIA overthrew Allende and General Augusto Pinochet took power. His government "tortured and murdered thousands of Chileans. He sent tanks into the streets to discourage the curiosity of those who wanted to investigate his crimes"(Galeano, Upside Down, 193). When he retired in 1998, he made himself a senator for life.

Augusto Jose Ramon Pinochet Ugarte also known as Augusto Pinochet was born on November 25, 1915 in Valparaiso, Chile, and died on December 10, 2006 in Santiago, Chile. He was a murderous Dictator who ruled in Chile from 1973 to 1990. He was Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Army from 1973 to 1998 and president of the Government Junta of Chile between 1973 and 1981. Pinochet managed to attain full power by overthrowing Salvador Allende, a socialist government, by using military force. His years in power were defined by inflation and poverty leaving behind a legacy of abuse that took successive government years to catalogue. Numerous years after Pinochet stepped down, he was charged with several crimes from the time when he was president,

After the great depression, a military coup was initiated during the infamous decade in Argentina (1930-1943), characterized by electoral fraud, persecution of the political opposition (mainly against the UCR) and pervasive