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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - SENATE
change in the location of the closed ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS
hWft pr'evlosNy scheduled before
the Committee )mere am Natural
Resources on Thursday, Pieb,uary 37, THE CHILEAN HUMAN RIOHT8
at 10 a.m. The hearing will take place COMMISSION
in room SH-219 of the Senate Hart ? Mr. DURENBEROER. Mr. Presi-
Office Building in Washington. DC. dent, the Chilean Human Rights Com-
The a bring of the hearing is to re- mission wu with respect to negoti- Jaime Castillo and other O prominent
batlons on Micronesian status. Chileans from various fields seeking a
For further information. please con- secular human rights organization to
tact Jim Beirne at [phone]. monitor violations of human rights
AUTHORITY FOR COMSQTIEE S
TO MEET
5UiOOIDETraR ON 5TRATUCIC AND TNIiATUR
NUCtiaR YORCIS
Mr. DANFORTH. Mr. President, I
ask unanimous consent that the Sub-
committee on Strategic and Theater
Nuclear Forces, of the Committee on
Armed Services be authorized to meet
during the session of the Senate on
Thursday, January 30. 1986, in order
to conduct a hearing on antitactical
ballistic missile defenses.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. With-
out objection. it is so ordered.
Sect commrrrf on nuts .IGIIgcg
Mr. DANFORTH. Mr. President. I
ask unanimous consent that the Select
Committee on Intelligence be author-
ized to meet during the session of the
Senate on Thursday, January 30. 1986,
in closed executive session, in order to
receive an intelligence briefing.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. With-
out objection. It is so ordered
SU$COi I(ITTU ON PUDLiC LANDS, RESERVED
WATER, AND RESOURCES CONSERVATION
Mr. DANFORTH. Mr. President. I
ask unanimous consent that the Sub-
committee on Public Lands. Reserved
Water, and Resource Conservation of
the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources be authorized to meet
during the session of the Senate on
Thursday, January 30, to hold a hear-
ing on Senate Joint Resolution 221
and House companion House Joint
Resolution 382, to authorize the con-
tinued use of certain lands within the
Sequoia National Park by portions of
an existing hydroelectric project and
H.R. 3851, to amend section 901 of the
Alaska National Interest Lands Con-
servation Act.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. With-
out objection, it is so ordered.
cowKr ra on AGRICULTURE, NCTRITION. AM
FORUSTa!
Mr. DANFORTH. Mr. .President, I
ask unanimous consent that the Com-
mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition. and
Forestry be authorized to meet during
the session of the Senate on Thursday,
January 30, 1986. In order to receive
testimony on the Farmers Rome Ad-
ministration loan servicing regulations
and a General Accounting Office
report on FmHA's farm loan portfolio.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. With-
out objection. it is so ordered.
and to wort to restore the rights guar-
anteed in the international human
rights treaties that Chile has signed
Since its founding. and despite the
many obstacles placed in its path by
Chile's military government, the Com-
mission's accomplishments have been
impressive. The Commission has estab-
lished a network of human rights or-
ganizations throughout Chile. With
the support of these regional groupl.
the Commission monitors the status of
human rights and publishes monthly
informational bulletins. The Commis-
sion is one of the most highly respect-
ed organizations in Chile and has been
accepted as an affiliate of several lead-
ing international human rights organi-
zations, such as: the International
Commission of Jurists, Geneva; the
International Federation of Human
Rights. Paris; and the International
League for Human Rights, New York.
The Commission's President, Dr.
Castillo, served as Minister of Justice
in the Christian Democratic govern-
ment of President Eduardo Frei in the
late 1980's and early 1970's. Maximo
Pacheco Gomez, the Commission's
Vice President since 1978, was the
Minister of Education in President
Frei's government and served as the
dean of the faculty of law at the Uni-
versity of Chile in Santiago.
Since last August, it appears that
the government of President Augusto
Pinochet has intensified its pressure
against the Commission and its affili-
ates. In August. Chilean police tempo-
rarily detained Dr. Castillo for reading
a proclamation that reminded Chil-
eans of their obligation and right to
uphold basic human rights. More than
20 others associated with the Commis-
sion were arrested at the same time.
On November 29. the Commission's
national offices in Santiago were
raided, ransacked, and its documents
were confiscated by armed plain-
clothesmen. One Commission employ-
ee was beaten so severely that she re-
quired hospitalization. This attack
preceded by one week the visit to
Chile by the United Nations Special
Rapporteur on Chile, Prof. Fernando
Volio of Costa Rica. This attack was
just one of more than a dozen similar
incidents in 1985 of plainclothemen at-
tacking Chilean human rights defend-
ers and ransacking their offices.
On January 15. Senator Kam ixny
visited Chile to meet with representa-
tives of the democratic opposition and
Chilean human rights organizations.
Upon his arrival at Santiago, he was
confronted by a violent demonstration
January $0, 1988
by members of the Independegt
Democratic Union, a pro-Pkochet
group. Chilean police did not act to re-
strain the demonstrators and Senator
KzatlisaT was forced to leave the air.
port by helicopter. At the same time
three of the Commission's leaders
were approaching the airport and were
themselves attacked by UDI demon.
strators. Their car was damaged and
Dr. Castillo was injured Once again,
Chilean police stood aside and did
nothing while the attack was under.
way. It now appears that high-ranking
officials of the Chilean Government
were actively engaged in the planning
and the implementation of this dem.
onstration. If this is true, President
Pinochet's government owes Senator
KnnfzDT an apology and should con-
duct a thorough investigation into this
incident.
Most rece.itly, Dr. Pacheco and his
family have again been the targets of
harassment. At noon on January 18.
Dr. Pacheco's maid, Rosa Espinoza
Baeza, was abducted by plainclothes.
men and driven to a remote location
on the outskirts of Santiago. She was
held and interrogated by her kidnap-
pers for 14 hours, when she was re-
turned to the center of Santiago on
the morning of January 19. During
Ms. Espinoza's interrogation. her kid-
nappers' questioning focused on Dr.
Pacheco's contacts in the United
States and on the January 15 visit of
Senator KIIQfzay to Chile. It is my
hope that the Pinochet government
will cease its attacks against the Chile-
an Human Rights Commission and
that it will allow the Commission to
conduct its important humanitarian
efforts.
Mr. President, I ask that two articles
on the Chilean Human Rights Com-
mission as well as two summaries of
attacks on the Commission be printed
in the Racoiw.
The material follows:
PROTEST HI insas Kzwwmy iN CxiLE
(By Lydia Chavez)
SANTIAGO, Cato, Jan. 15.-Senator
Edward M. Kennedy, arriving here today on
a tour of South America was forced to leave
the airport by police helicopter after dozens
of pro-Government demonstrators blocked a
highway.
Some of the protesters wore life preserv-
ers and carried photographs of Mary Jo Ko-
pechne, who died in the Senator's 1969
automobile accident at Chappaquiddick.
The demonstration was organized by the In-
dependent Democratic Union, a party that
supports the military Government.
The police, generally fierce with crowds,
did little to hinder the protest.
The airport protesters were greatly out-
numbered elsewhere by people who warmly
welcomed Mr. Kennedy.
In a second incident later in the day, the
Massachusetts Democrat's car was struck by
a stone and eggs as he left a rehabilitation
center after a tour. Jamie Castillo, the presi-
dent of the Chilean Human Rights Commis-
sion, was injured slightly when a stone
smashed the window of his car.
President Augusto Pinochet has refused
to meet with the Senator, calling him a
"enemy" of the people because of his spon-
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serraw of a 1! 0 anseaient banning mlli-
tary assistance to Chile and his strong Crith-
elv of bile military Ooveinmrslt.
"I an told that there are some people who
reV ud me as an enemy of Chile." Mr. Ken-
nedy said. -1 sat not an enemy of Chileans,
I am an Remy of kidispphtg, murder and
arbitrary arrests...
The Senator, flanked by his Asters Jean
e01111l1h and Patricia Iawford. tame here for
a 74--hour visit.
ht the last week the Senator has met
with the Presidents of Brazil. Uruguay and
Arfeetlna to talk about the foreign debt
crisis that has thrown their fledgling d4-
zeoQadss Into raosssims. In Argentina, he
air met with political exiles from Para.
911M.
Mr- Kennedy in his airport statement said
he would be the first to support renewed aid
if "Chile were once again to respect basic
Mann t#hh," He added that Congress at
one tine or another has banned aid to
Cubs). Onatrmaltt, Nicaragua, Uruguay and
Arg=tiia bseanse of present or past abuse
of huassa rights
The Senator met today with political lead-
ers who recently sued a United States-sup.
Ported agreement, reJected by the Govern-
ment. tact tails for a return to full democ-
racy here.
Juan Francisco Cardinal Ptesrro Larrain.
who supported the pact, declined to meet
with Mr. Kennedy, saying his visit was polit-
ical, but church sources said he supported
the visit But other church officials, includ-
ing Rata Silva Cardinal Henriquez, met with
the )matt:.
Aooovay OP Iseraasrr AT Saar-moo Aiaroar
OF Janusaw 15 IsvoLVSSo OFFICLi, or
20IN C nsas Human Rican Como slow
(Server: International Friends of the
Chilean Human Rights Commission)
On Wednesday. January 15. 1986. at ap-
proximately 10:00 am. three principal offi-
cers of the Chflean Human Rights Commis-
sion were amanlted by a mob. Jaime Castillo
Vellseo, President, Maximo Pacheco
Gases, Vice-President, and Gonzalo Ta-
bora, Molten, Director for International
Relations were driving from the Santiago
airport towards the city. They had gone to
the airport to greet Senator Edward Kenne-
dy. Democrat of Massachusetts, who has
been a consistent and prominent critic of
human rights abuses in Chile during the
last decade. The Purpose of Senator Kenne-
dy's visit was to meet with Commission
members and other human rights groups.
church groups, and influential political and
social figures. hear testimony of victims of
human rights abuse and discuss, in general,
the situation of human rights in Chile. Due
to the hostile reception that the Senator re-
ceived at the airport by nearly 500 student
protesters of the Independent Democratic
Union (UDI), the Senator had to leave the
airport by police helicopter for security pur-
poses.
Dr. Pacheco and Dr. Castillo in the front
seats and Gonzalo Taborga in the rear. were
driving together with a long line of existing
vehicles slowly along the road from the air-
port A crowd of highly charged protesters
was chanting "Ted to home." One kilometer
froze the airport itself, and not quite 10
meters from a Carabinero station, one of
the protesters spotted Dr. Pacheco's car and
shouted, "Here comes Castillo and Pa-
che co." Within moments the Commission
members tomtd therdelves surrounded by
approximately 100 armed Individuals. some
reputedly students of the UDI. others be-
longing to different youth groups. The pro-
testers. who were well organized, began to
throw rocks, sticks and eggs at the vehicle.
thus breaking all the windows. One rock
struck Dr. Castillo In the back at the neck
and bits of shattered glass cut his head, face
and back.
During this entire incident civilian police
officers of the Carabineros, standing close
by, did nothing: they neither moved to pro-
tect the Commission members, nor attempt-
ed to break up the menacing crowd. In fact.
according to the testimony of Maximo Pa-
checo. the protesters acted while the Cars-
bineras were "absolutely passive." Dr. Pa-
checo believes that if he had been hit and
did not advance the car, the crowd would
have killed them.
However. the Commission members suc-
ceeded in escaping from the mob, and Dr.
Castillo was quickly taken for medical treat-
ment. The vehicle they drove is estimated to
have sustained substantial damage
The Chilean Human Rights Costmistdon
fears that similar incidents may happen
again. On November 29. 1988, the national
offices of the Commission were ransacked
by armed intruders who beat an employee
so severely she had to be hospitalized. In
Chilean newspapers, the UDI's organizers
stated that their actions of January 15 "met
with great success" and that they were very
satisfied with We results of the day.
Dr. Pacheco commented on the latest inci-
dent: "it Is a sad state of affairs when we
cannot even greet an American Senator
without risking our lives."
[From the New York Times, Dec. 7, 19851
Gtretarrr ix Cana SAID To STEar. RIGHTS
Docvsztrrs
(By Robert O. Boorstin)
Armed gunmen in the Chilean capital of
Santiago stormed into the Office of the na-
tion's leading human rights group and re-
moved documents that had been compiled
for a United Nations investigation, members
of the group said this week.
The commission members said the assail-
ants beat the wife of an employee of the
Chilean Corn.nis;ion on Human Rights and
ransacked the offices in central Santiago
during the attack last week.
Human rights commission mccmbers and
officials of the New York-based Internation-
al League for Human Rights said that al-
though they could not identify the gunmen,
recent patterns of human rights abuses in
Chile suggested that they might have been
operating aith the knowledge of the Gov-
ernment of President Augusta Pinochet.
"This is a special kind of harassment-"
German Molina, national secretary of the
commission, said Wednesday in a telephone
interview from Santiago.
GSOC! LOGS aiCHTS ADUSICS
The con-..mission. established in 1958. is
made up of prominent Chileans attempting
to catalogue human rights abuses and seek
Judicial 'i-medics
Juan Prado. press attache of the Chilean
Emba..y in Washington. said charges of in-
tiinidati?n oy groups connected to the Gov-
ernment sere silly" and "stupid."
"I find absurd and completely devoid of
logic." he said. "that anybody in his right
sense of mind would commit such an assault
in Santiago on the eve of the visit by a rep-
resentative of the United Nations."
The visit by the investigator, Prof. Fer-
nando Vo!jo. would mark the first time in
the six year history of the special investiga-
tor's position that the Pinochet Govern-
ment had agreed to permit a United Nations
investigator to go to Chile to collect infor-
mation on human rights. Mr. Vollo is a
former Foreign Minister of Costa Rica.
in a telegram to General Pinochet on
Wednesday night, the New York-based
International Friends of the Chilean
Human Rights Commission urged appropri-
ate authorities to "undertake a full invests.
gation and prosecute the perpetrators."
The recently formed group of former and
current public officials includes the chair-
man of the Senate Select Committee on In-
telligence, Dave Durenberger. Republican of
Minnesota, and is headed by former Secre-
tary of State Cyrus R. Vance.
In a related development, the Reagan Ad.
ministration urged the Pinochet Govern-
ment on Thursday to accept the recommen-
dations of the United Nations report by Mr.
Volio. The report calls for increased protec-
tion for church and human rights activists,
an end to the practice of internal banish-
ment of anti-Government activists and the
strengthening of Judicial procedures.
Accou or RAUSACrtrne OF CHILaan Hotwtre
Rswres Couturis tor, Oiricz cm Nova nza 29
On Friday morning, November 29, 1985, at
approximately 8:45 am. two men armed
with revolvers rang the doorbell of the Chil-
ean Commission for Human Rights. Marina
Rodrques, the 42-year-old caretaker (culda-
dora) answered and was told that they had
a letter to deliver to the secretary of the
Commission. Beast Saavedra. Sra. Rodri-
guez, who lives on the premises with her
family, advised them that the Commission
would not open to the public until 10:00 am,
The men then pushed her aside violently.
One beat her with his fists and revolver
causing a concussion. The other intruder
went straight to the secretary's office. He
broke down the door and destroyed the fur-
niture within the room. He- was allegedly
searching for some "special document."
The caretaker's two daughters. 20 and 22
)'ears old, respectively, tried to help their
mother and carry her to the apartment In
the same building. The men threatened
them with death.
The two attackers then entered other
Commission offices "searching for an em-
ployee" and proceeded to destroy archives
and correspondence of the Commission.
When they left, 25 minutes later, they took
with them two private, confidential address-
telephone books and three documents
which the Commission planned to publish:
The Rights to the Physical and Moral In-
tegrity of Individuals Under the 1980 Politi-
cal Constitution": "The Organic Law Re-
garding States of Exception": and, "Terror-
ism. Antiterrorism and Human Rights".
Marina Rodriguez testified that while
being beaten her attackers shouted "Now
you will know the hand of the CNL" (The
CNI, (Central Nacional de Informacionea or
the National Intelligence Agency) is the
Chilean secret security police force identi-
fied by international organizations as the
agency linked to torture and other human
rights abuse.] To date, the police investiga-
tion of the attack on the Commission re-
ported that this was a common crime. al-
though nothing of material value was taken.
Sra. Rod: iguez is still hospitalized In the
Costa Central Hospital in Santiago.
Source: International Friends of the Chil-
ear. Human Rights Commission.*
INTERNATIONAL TRADE 1985
S Mr LUGAR. Mr. President, this
morning the Department of Com-
merce announced preliminary U.S.
trade results for December 1985 and
all of 1985. The news is not very posi-
tive. In December the U.S. trade defi.
cit was $17.4 billion and for the year
the trade deficit was $149 billion. This
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