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The Pinochet goverweent continues to face afrom foreign end internationalon highlightinghat it hoo failedbasic human '
Thoon ofhe lateot to weigh in with an unfavorable judgment. It HI inform Chile that recently announcednded to protect prisoners do not in feet provide iCffJolenfgSiSooE to prevent torture or The rooemieaioo haa urged the Chilean regime to aodlfy its practices sad permit detainees tohysician of their choice on tho day of at least everyours thereafter, and every tine the prisoner io Interrogated. The Pinochetprobably believes lt has gone far enough on tnieand Is unlikely to budge beyond its proraieo to provide nodical examination- by lie own authoritle.during, endriaoner is confined.
chile's difficult international predicament is exemplified In Western rurope, which continues toalor focus of anti-Chilean sentiment. Swedish dock-worker. aTaaaaaaaat.have agreedotal boycott of Chilean fKle^cWhree eontns beginning in Kerch. An international oongres- of transportunder way in Oslo la scheduled to hear aa boycott by European trensport workers unions, it tne novo wins approval, the Chilean economy nay be in lor another jolt.. V
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framevorX of the UK Human Wghta Coemia.lon thatmeeting in Geneva. There la athat thle.group will issue yet another sharpon Chilethe atmosphere craated D, aUSyJULm. ofthe caae ofhysician Sheila Cas.ldy,out of this with sablacker Image.
iThe Pirvoohei regime moves acToes the world
etal duckhooting gallery. Ite assailant. ,ava plenty of ammunition based on th. janviPC! Salvador Allende'. overthrow and the alleged aboilrthat still mark Chile', .ecurlty end detention Sactleea. While there hev.ew aneouraging algn. chat the junta may ba ea.lng up and becoming leaathere i. little chmne* that It. ectlon. far will go far in satiafylng Its critic.. For now, thehe government can hope for is thatof it. detractors will tire of the sport or be diverted to other targets.
Theevertheleae,risk--and ao far auccea.ful--etruggle agalnet efforts bynation, to move the UN rood and Agriculture Organisation's regional office from Santiago. Although the proposalxpected to be ralaed at an upcoming FAO aeealon in Lima,
that It will be bruahed aside, aa havethat the UN pull out the heed-juartera ofCcaajtieeion for Latin America situated
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