CONCERN ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHILE

Created: 1/27/1975

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Concern about Human Rights in grille .

The UN Human Rights Coneai salon--which opene ita Slat aeaaion next week In Geneva-willreat deal of time discussing the human rights situation in Chile. Chile hastanding item on the Commisalon's agenda alnoe the3 coup. Moreover,esolution passed during the recent UN session/ the General Assembly requested the Human Rights Cottmlaslon to continue to study the situation. In addition to the Chilean aituation, thewill alaoeport prepared last yearubgroup of the Commission, which leviedfrom widespread torture in Brazil to political execution! infive countries, including Chile.

A number of Heat European countries-joined by thealready attempted to head off an expected violent attack on Chile by the Sovieta and their alllea by drawingesolution that they hope will command broad support. While the wording of the resolution hes not yet been worked out. the Europeans hope to produce compromise language that would continue the Coramlesion's involvement byact-finding group to Chile or by considering the reports of already concluded investigations by other groups, such as the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.

The major objective of the West Europeans inalanced solution is to gain Chile's acceptance of the proposal. Earlier thie month Chilean President Pinochet refused to allow two representativea of the Inter-Parliamentary Union to visit Chileimilar mission, and the Europ*ana do not want their resolutionimilar Chilean response- iR^^eaVH

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