Tuesday, November 30, 2004

Torture victims slam Chile payout

Four groups representing torture victims of General Augusto Pinochet's military government in Chile have rejected a proposed compensation deal.
...However, the publication of the new report on the internet detailing abuses committed between 1973 and 1990 was a positive step, she said.
"It's very special for us, who were kept anonymous for almost 31 years, that the state admits that we were tortured. It's a first act of reparation, little by little it begins to be a healing process," she added.

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