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Augusto Pinochet: Crimes
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Editor's Note: The arrest by Chile of former military strongman Augusto Pinochet is a human rights victory. But complicent in the rise of Pinochet and his crimes, the writers say, is former Nixon advisor Henry Kissinger and other U.S. officials.
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On December 10th, at the Santiago Military Hospital, Augusto Pinochet died of heart complications. The story of Mr. Pinochet, and the story of his native Chile, is not given much attention in US textbooks, but the life and death of this perpetrator of crimes against humanity raise pertinent political questions for all nations and peoples.
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March 12: The International Federation of Human Rights Leagues says it will be impossible to try Augusto Pinochet in Chile for crimes against humanity if he returns to his homeland. Read the Electronic Telegraph report.
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The struggle to hold former Chilean ruler Augusto Pinochet accountable for crimes committed during his dictatorship has lasted well over three decades. According to this TomPaine piece, the case against Pinochet has set a precedent such that leaders can no longer “sit on privileged thrones above international law.” Moreover, the principle of universal jurisdiction – recognized in a growing number of nations – makes it difficult for high-ranking government and military leaders responsible for gross human rights abuses to escape to other countries to evade prosecution.
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