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OEA/Ser.L/V/II.49
Doc. 19 corr.1
11 April 1980
Original: Spanish
REPORT
ON THE SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN ARGENTINA
INTRODUCTION
A.
Background
B.
Activities of the Commission during its on-site observation
C.
Methodology
CHAPTER
I
THE POLITICAL AND LEGAL SYSTEM IN ARGENTINA
A.
The political organization of the State
B.
Formal roots of the present legal system
C.
Restrictions on human rights under the present legal
system
D.
The international legal order
E.
Human rights, subversion and terrorism
CHAPTER
II
RIGHT TO LIFE
A.
General Considerations
B.
Deaths attributed by claimants go government agents
C.
Deaths in prison attributed to government agents
D.
The NN: unidentified dead
CHAPTER
III THE PROBLEM OF
“THE DISAPPEARED”
A.
General Considerations
B.
Description of the operations
C.
Some cases of the disappeared
D.
Some testimonies given by persons who were released
after having disappeared
E.
Different positions on the problem of the disappeared
F.
The laws on the disappeared
G.
Magnitude and consequences of the problem of
the disappeared
CHAPTER
IV THE RIGHT TO
LIBERTY
A.
General Considerations
B.
Preventive detentions at the disposal of the Executive
(Poder Ejecutivo Nacional)
C.
Right of option to leave the country
D.
House arrest
E.
The system of restricted liberty
F.
Statements concerning the physical liberty of persons,
received by the Commission during the on-site
observation
G.
The situation of those in asylum
CHAPTER
V RIGHT TO PERSONAL SECURITY
A.
General Considerations
B.
Prison System
C.
Inspections in prisons and other detention centers
D.
Unlawful use of force and torture
E.
Sanctions against those responsible for torture
and other unlawful uses of force
CHAPTER
VI THE RIGHT TO A FAIR TRIAL AND DUE
PROCESS
A.
General Considerations
B.
Organization of the administration of justice
C.
Military Tribunals
D.
Guarantees for the administration of justice
E.
The writ of Habeas Corpus
F.
The writ of Amparo (Judicial protection of civil Rights)
G.
The situation of the defense lawyers
CHAPTER
VII FREEDOM OF OPINION, EXPRESSION
AND INFORMATION
A.
General Considerations
B.
The situation as regards freedom of the press
C.
Case history of the newspaper La Opinión
D.
Journalists who have been victims of human
rights violations
CHAPTER
VIII LABOR RIGHTS
A.
General Considerations
B.
Restriction of the rights to organize and form Trade
Unions
C.
The Trade Union situation
CHAPTER
IX POLITICAL RIGHTS
A.
General Considerations
B.
The Military Junta and political rights
C.
The future of democracy in Argentina
CHAPTER
X RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AND WORSHIP
A.
General Considerations
B.
The Case of the Jehovah’s Witnesses
C.
The Case of the Jews
CHAPTER
XI STATUS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS
A.
General Considerations
B.
Seizures of property and raids on human rights organizations
C.
Consideration of the case during the on-site observation
D.
Interview with Judge Anzoátegui and the Commission’s
observations
CONCLUSIONS
AND RECOMMENDATIONS
A.
Conclusions
B.
Recommendations
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