Interim Report - Report No 239, June 1985

Case No 1309 (Chile) - Complaint date: 03-OCT-84 - Closed

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INTRODUCTION
A. Previous examination of the case
B. New allegations
C. The Government's replies
D. The Committee's conclusions
The Committee's recommendations
Z. ANNEX

298. The Committee examined this case at its February 1985 meeting, when it presented an interim report to the Governing Body. (See 238th Report, paras. 330 to 364, approved by the Governing Body at its 229th Session (February-March 1985)).
299. The complainant organisations have since addressed the following communications to the ILO: International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU): 22 February, 11 March, 1, 26 and 29 April and 9 and 17 May 1985; National Federation of Unions of Special Crews, Fishermen and Allied Branches of Chile: 28 February 1985; World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU): 25 March and 4 April 1985; Works Union No. 6 of the National Copper Corporation of Chile: 26 March 1985; World Confederation of Labour (WCU): 29 March 1985; Federation of Auxiliary Seamen of Chile (FEMBACH): 1 April 1985; World Confederation of Organisations of the Teaching Profession (WCOTP): 15 April 1985; the National Grouping of Workers: May 1985. The Government sent observations in communications dated 6, 12 and 28 March 1985, 8, 10 and 22 April and 2 May 1985.
300. Chile has ratified neither the Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No.087), nor the Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No.098).

A. Previous examination of the case

301. The complaints presented in the present case concerned a number of events that had taken place in Chile since September 1984. The allegations referred to the intervention of the forces of order on the occasion of the day of protest held on 4 September 1984, which is said to have resulted in the death of ten persons, many injuries and over 1,000 arrests. The complainants referred in particular to the case of Juan Antonio Aguirre Ballesteros, who, they said, had been arrested and tortured and whose body had been subsequently found. In this connection the Government indicated that Mr. Aguirre had not been arrested by the police and that he had been found dead for reasons which had not been established.
302. It appeared, in the light of the allegations made, that the headquarters of certain trade union organisations had been attacked by the police and that material had been destroyed and documentation confiscated. The Government did not furnish any information in its reply on the reasons for the searches. Moreover, according to the complainants, arrests had been allegedly made during these operations and the persons concerned had allegedly been mistreated during their detention. It is alleged that they were subsequently banished. In this connection the Government provided information on some of the persons mentioned by the complainants and pointed out that some of them had been released or that others had been arrested during searches made of the premises of extreme left political organisations.
303. Finally, the complainant organisations alleged that the proclamation of the state of siege had had very serious consequences for the exercise of trade union rights, in particular the right of assembly. According to the Government, the state of siege had been proclaimed because of the terrorist attacks which had been made in the country.
304. At its February-March 1985 Session, the Governing Body approved, in particular, the following conclusions of the Committee:
- "- The Committee expresses its concern at the serious nature of the allegations made by the complainants. It stresses the absence of civil liberties removes all meaning from the concept of trade union rights and that the rights conferred on the employers' and workers' organisations must be based on respect of these civil liberties.
- - As regards the deaths which occurred during the protest day of 4 September 1984, the Committee believes that such serious events should lead the authorities to take effective measures with a view to establishing the facts and punishing the guilty parties. It requests the Government to indicate whether an impartial and in-depth inquiry has been carried out into these events and, if so, to inform it of the outcome.
- - As regards the death of Mr. Juan Antonio Aguirre Ballesteros, which allegedly occurred following his arrest, the Committee requests the Government to take all the necessary measures to clarify the circumstances of his death and to determine responsibilities. It requests the Government to furnish information on any inquiry taken and to inform it of the outcome.
- - As regards the attack by the police on certain trade union premises, the Committee draws to the attention of the Government that the protection of trade union property is one of the basic civil liberties required for the normal exercise of trade union rights. It recalls that the search by the police of trade union premises should only be made following the issue of a warrant by the ordinary judicial authority. The Committee requests the Government to furnish information on the circumstances of the operations carried out against the trade union premises and in particular to indicate their purpose and reason.
- - As regards the arrests and banishment of trade union leaders, the Committee notes that some of the persons mentioned in the complaints are free but that others have been banished. It stresses that the banishment of trade union leaders or trade unionists because of their trade union activities is incompatible with the principles of freedom of association. The Committee notes furthermore that the Government has not furnished any information on some of the persons mentioned in the complaints as having been arrested, or on the allegations made concerning the ill-treatment of the persons arrested. It requests the Government to furnish its observations on these matters.
- - The Committee expresses the firm hope that the restrictions concerning the right of trade union organisations to hold meetings will be lifted in the very near future and it requests the Government to inform it of any measures taken to this end."

B. New allegations

305. In its communications of 22 February and 11 March 1985, the ICFTU refers to the removal of Mr. Manuel Bustos from executive office in the National Confederation of Textile, Clothing and Allied Workers' Union of Chile and Workers' Union No. 1 of the undertaking SUMAR S.A. In Resolution No. 287, issued by the Labour Directorate on 6 February 1985, it is stated that Mr.Bustos was tried and sentenced in 1981, and that according to the legislation in force he is consequently banned from holding trade union office. The Labour Directorate thus pronounced him unfit to exercise trade union functions. The ICFTU states that the person concerned and his organisation have appealed against this administrative decision, the text of which it attaches.
306. The allegations made by the National Federation of Unions of Special Crews, Fishermen and Allied Branches of Chile and the Federation of Auxiliary Seamen of Chile refer to the banishment of some of their leaders. The former organisation mentions the case of its president, Sergio Olivares Alfaro, and another officer, Guillermo Risco Uribe. The latter organisation refers to the banishment of Carlos Cueto Hernández, the national treasurer, who was arrested with Sergio Aguirre, an officer of the Federation of the Port Undertaking of Chile and President of the National Confederation of Maritime and Port Workers and Fishermen of Chile (CONAMAPOCH), and Salatiel Sánchez Abarca, General Secretary of CONAMAPOCH.
307. In their communications dated respectively 25 and 29 March 1985, the WFTU and the WCL allege that the premises of the National Development Project, a legally constituted body, were besieged by the forces of order on 15 February 1985. During this operation, several trade union leaders were beaten up, dispossessed of their personal effects and documents and threatened with death. The persons concerned were Julio Valderrama Ríos, President of the Union of Independent Telephone Workers; Samuel Astorga, President of PROASIN, a trade union assistance bureau; Octavio González, an officer of the National Union of Building Workers; Herminio Rodríguez, an officer of the Metropolitan Workers' Command; Luis Espinoza and René Bonavides, President and General Secretary respectively of the National Commission of Municipal Workers; and Engelberto Frías, Vice-President of PRODEN. Sergio Sánchez, a former officer of the Unitary Central of Workers, and a journalist were also subjected to ill-treatment. The WCL also attaches to its communication a list of 28 trade union leaders, together with the names of their unions, who are said to have been banished. Some of these leaders were already mentioned in the complainants' earlier communications.
308. Works Union No. 6 of the National Copper Corporation of Chile explains in its complaint that on 30 January 1985 the military government of the Province of Chañaral advised the organisation of its decision to forbid trade union assemblies because of the state of siege in force and for reasons of national security. This decision was confirmed on 7 February. The military government also forbade the holding of by-elections in the trade union on 9 March 1985, although it had authorised them four days previously.
309. In their communications dated respectively 1, 4 and 15 April 1985, the ICFTU, the WFTU and the WCOTP expressed their grave concern at the attack made by the forces of order on the headquarters of the Professional Association of Teachers of Chile (AGECH) and the abduction of officers of that organisation. Thus, on 28 March 1985, Mónica Araya, Alejandro Traverso, Eduardo Osorio, Nelson Bermúdez and José Tolosa were taken away. The WCOTP and the ICFTU state that these persons were later interrogated about their activities, tortured and released. The following day, individuals in civilian clothing forcibly dragged into a vehicle Manuel Guerrero, president of the Metropolitan Sector of AGECH, and José Manuel Parada, an official of the Vicariate of Solidarity. Shots were fired at persons attempting to come to their rescue. The bodies of Messrs. Guerrero and Parada were subsequently found horribly mutilated. In its communication of 26 April 1985, the ICFTU indicates that appeals for protection were lodged by the eight AGECH leaders because, following these events, they were followed and threatened. The persons involved are: Jorge Pavez, Guillermo Scherpping, Alejandro Traverso, Samuel Bellos, Eduardo Osorio, Maria Rozas, Fernando Azula and Carlos Baeza.
310. According to the WFTU and the WCOTP, these events are linked with the national strike of 30 October 1984 in which AGECH took part. The WCOTP states that reprisals began with the arrest on 29 October 1984 of four members of AGECH: Juan Ruiz Campes, president of the Provincial Council of Llanquihue; Pedro Ramírez Suárez, a member of the Provincial Council of Cachapoal; and two other members of AGECH.
311. Still according to WCOTP, trade union leaders were dismissed, banished or arrested following the strike of 30 October 1984. Thus, under the state of siege declared on 15 November 1984, about 20 active members of AGECH were banished to various parts of the country. They included Víctor Raúl Manríquez Torres, vice-President of the Metropolino Provincial Council of AGECH, and the executive of the Provincial Council of AGECH at Arica: Benjamín Sierra de la Fuente, President; Linio Tapia González, Vice-President; Oscar Arancibia Villalba, General Secretary; and five other members. The ICFTU also refers to the arrest of professors Patricio García and Sergio Leval and of the student Alexis Olivares during the transfer of Mr. Guerrero's body. Regarding Manuel Guerrero Ceballos, who had been found dead after being abducted, the WCOTP states that a warrant had been issued for the arrest of this AGECH leader in November 1984. This warrant had been countermanded by the Minister of the Interior in mid-March 1985 and Mr. Guerrero had immediately resumed his trade union functions. Moreover, his home had been ransacked on 17 November 1984 and he had appealed to the courts for protection.
312. The WCOTP also indicates that the Ministries of Education and the Interior had still refused by the end of March 1985 to accept AGECH's requests for a meeting to discuss the arrests and banishments. The Association's correspondence is also alleged to be under surveillance.
313. In the view of the WCOTP, the state of siege declared for three months in November 1984 and extended for a further three months is merely a means of preventing the realisation of the democratic aspirations of the various groups making up Chilean society, including the trade unions. The WCOTP considers that the national strike was not a sufficient ground for declaring the state of siege and that the sole purpose of the latter was to legalise repression by conferring broad powers upon the Government and the military.
314. In its communication of 1 April 1985 the ICFTU mentions the arrest of six trade union leaders of the Port of San Antonio: Sergio Aguirre, Salatiel Sánchez, Luis de la Cruz Ordenes Sepúlveda, Pablo Dianta, Carlos Cueto and Dario Zapata. In its communication of 29 April 1985, the ICFTU also refers to the arrest, on 26 April, of 200 persons who were holding an artistic and cultural demonstration in the Chilectra trade union' s headquarters. These persons were arrested during a search of the premises and included several trade union leaders: Victor Hugo Gac, Vice-President of the National Trade Union Co-ordinating Body; Eduardo Loyola, Legal Adviser to the National Grouping of Workers; and Manuel Dinamarca, a former officer of the Unitary Central of Workers. The National Grouping of Workers states that most of the arrested persons were released on 28 and 30 April 1985. However, 12 of them were banished for repeated violations of the law and attacks on public order.
315. In its communication of 26 April 1985, the ICFTU refers to a brutal attack on 9 April by a group of ten armed and masked civilians on the Building Confederation's premises. The trade union leaders present were ill-treated and had personal effects and property stolen. Their identity cards were confiscated. After this attack the police came to the premises and took away Manuel Bustamante and José Luis Figueroa for their statements. Subsequently, on 18 April, the Ministry of the Interior convoked the Confederation's leaders, Sergio Troncoso, Manuel Bustamante and José Estorgio. The ICFTU fears that they have been arrested. In a subsequent communication, dated 17 May 1985, the ICFTU states that all these trade union leaders were charged at the request of the Ministry of Labour.
316. The ICFTU also mentions the banishment of Adrían Fuentes, President of the National Trade Union Co-ordinating Body of Concepción, to the north of the country. This measure was taken after he had only enjoyed 25 days' freedom after his earlier banishment.
317. According to the ICFTU, Eugenio Madrid, Secretary General of the General Confederation of Land Transport, Miguel Arancibia, trade union adviser and several officers of the peasant organisation ADMAPU, including the President, José Santos Millao, Domingo Marileo and Manuel Liquil, have been arrested and banished. The ICFTU points out that José Santos Millao had already been arrested in January 1985 following the search of trade union premises. He was brought before the military courts on charges of illegal possession of weapons. He was subsequently released with no charges being held against him.
318. Finally, the WCL requests in several of its communications that the ILO send a mission to Chile as a matter of urgency.

C. The Government's replies

319. As regards the deaths which occurred during clashes with the police particularly on 4 September 1984, the Government indicates that an inquiry is being carried out by the competent criminal courts which will decide who was responsible for the deaths upon completion of the investigations. The Government cannot interfere in these matters because of the independence of the judiciary.
320. As regards the death of Juan Antonio Aguirre Ballesteros, an inquiry is being undertaken by the ad hoc Military Prosecutor appointed by the Supreme Court at the request of the Chilean Roman Catholic Church. The proceedings are at the investigatory stage which is carried out in secret.
321. As regards the search of the headquarters of the El Surco National Confederation, the Government states that this organisation lodged an appeal with the Santiago Court of Appeal against the National Information Centre in respect of arbitrary and unlawful acts allegedly committed during the search. This appeal was rejected by the Court of Appeal on 9 November 1984. The Ministry of the Interior has informed the Court of Appeal that it did not order the searches of several trade union premises which took place recently.
322. The Government reaffirms that both the searches of the headquarters of the El Surco Confederation and the arrests which took place at the same time were not made on account of trade union activities but on account of partisan political activities on the part of the persons concerned, in violation of current legislation.
323. According to the Government, the arrest and subsequent banishment of certain persons are measures which it had to take given the clandestine partisan political activities that they were involved in. These measures were taken by virtue of the powers vested in the President of the Republic by the Constitution during the state of siege.
324. The Government states that five of the persons named on the list prepared by the Committee and annexed to its previous report were neither arrested nor affected by any measure restricting their freedom. Nine other persons have been released (see the annex to this case). Mr. Renato Columbano, of unknown profession, is not a trade union leader and was arrested on 7 November 1984 for his terrorist activities. The following day he was placed on the disposal of the competent court and at the end of his trial was found guilty. He was able to choose his own defence counsel.
325. The Government also indicates that the Santiago Court of Appeal rejected the appeals for protection lodged by the lawyers of Carlos Opazo Bascuñan, Segundo Cancino Fernández, Luis Peña Robles, Humberto Arcos Vera and Luis Enrique Avendaño Atenas, trade union leaders who have been banished to different parts of the country.
326. The Government indicates that the removal from office of Mr. Manuel Bustos was cancelled by the Labour Directorate. It explains that under section 21(3) of Legislative Decree No. 2756 of 1979 on trade union organisations, trade union leaders must not have been convicted or be on trial for offences or crimes liable to sentences of imprisonment or for offences relating to the management of trade union assets. Under section 23(4) of the same Legislative Decree, removal from office shall be determined by the Directorate of Labour within 90 days and there is a time limit of five working days for the lodging of an appeal to the courts. Mr. Bustos received a prison sentence in 1981. Despite that, he was elected to office in the Workers' Union No. 1 of the undertaking SUMAR S.A. in 1982 and then to the Textile Confederation in 1984. The Labour Directorate should have declared him ineligible for office after his election in 1982 but only did so in 1985. Its decision was therefore taken outside the prescribed time and has been annulled. The Government has thus shown its wish to maintain harmonious relations with the leaders of the organisations having legal personality.
327. As regards the allegations concerning Mr. Sergio Olivares Alfaro, the Government states that he was arrested and banished to Quirihue until 18 March 1985. This measure, which was taken by the authorities in virtue of powers granted by the Constitution to the President of the Republic during the state of siege, was in no way related to Mr. Olivares's trade union activities but to his participation in clandestine political meetings.
328. The Government indicates that Mr. Guillermo Risco Uribe was not arrested and that he is free. A warrant for his arrest issued on 4 February 1984 under the provisions governing the state of siege was not acted on. The ground for the warrant was participation in clandestine political meetings where protest action against the Government was decided on.
329. Referring to the kidnapping of the leaders of AGECH, the Government states in its communications of 8 April and 2 May 1985 that a number of persons were kidnapped on the public thoroughfare by unidentified individuals. According to the Government, these events are part of a pattern of criminal acts ranging from bomb attacks on banks and undertakings to the violent death of two security officials at Concepción and armed retaliation to police procedures. The recent discovery of arsenals of weapons in various places throughout the country, adds the Government, proves the existence of an organised campaign to prevent the country from returning to normal and to destabilise the Government. Following the kidnapping and murder of Messrs. Parada, Guerrero and Natino, which the Government strongly condemned, the authorities requested the Supreme Court to appoint a senior magistrate to investigate the events and punish the guilty parties. The Court appointed Judge Cénovas Robles, who at once ordered the police services to open an inquiry. Identikit portraits were made of the three suspects and distributed to all the media on the express instructions of the Government. The proceedings are thus at the investigation stage, which, in accordance with the Code of Criminal Procedure is secret, so as not to hinder investigations. The Government concludes by regretting these events and condemning them with the utmost vigour. It is confident that the judicial courts will soon cast light on all aspects of these events, and for this purpose has ordered its bodies and institutions to collaborate as fully as possible with the courts. The Government and the organs within its jurisdiction played no part in the search of the premises of AGECH or in the kidnapping of its officers, who were released on 29 March.
330. Both the lawyers of the abducted persons and the National Directorate of AGECH lodged a complaint before the Eighth Criminal Court of Santiago for abduction and unlawful association for criminal purposes. Information in the press indicated that there might be a connection between these events and the kidnapping on 29 March of Messrs. Parada, Guerrero and Natino. If this is proven, Judge Cénovas Robles will also be entrusted with the inquiry.
331. The Government indicates that six persons were arrested at the Port of San Antonio by virtue of powers vested in the President of the Republic by the Constitution during the state of siege. These persons were banished to Inca de Oro, Toconao and Caspana. According to the Constitution such banishment can last no longer than 90 days. This measure had no link to the presumed trade union activities of the persons concerned.

D. The Committee's conclusions

332. Before examining each of the aspects of the case, the Committee must stress its deep concern at the difficulties facing a large number of Chilean trade union organisations and their leaders. In particular, it points out that, since its last meeting, the complainants have sent to the ILO communications referring to extremely serious measures or events such as deaths, abductions, arrests and banishment of trade union leaders, the attack on headquarters of organisations and the ban on trade union meetings and elections. The Committee considers that such a climate of violence directed at the trade union movement can only lead to a general feeling of insecurity and fear which seriously threatens the exercise of trade union activities. The Committee is of the opinion that the Government should urgently take every measure necessary to put an end to this atmosphere; this implies that respect for the human rights which are essential for the development of trade union activities be guaranteed, in particular the right to personal freedom and security, protection against arbitrary arrest and freedom of assembly, opinion and expression.
333. The first allegations made in this case concerned the deaths during the National Protest Day of 4 September 1984. The Committee notes the Government's statements that an inquiry is being carried out by the competent criminal courts. It requests the Government to supply information on developments in the inquiry and its eventual results.
334. As regards the death of Mr. Juan Antonio Aguirre Ballesteros which took place after his arrest, the Committee notes that an inquiry has also been opened and that it is at present at the investigatory stage. The Committee expresses the hope that this inquiry will lead to the rapid determination of responsibilities in this matter. It requests the Government to continue to supply information on this point.
335. As regards the attacks on trade union premises, the Committee deplores the fact that, according to the complainants' allegations, since its previous meeting other trade union organisations have been subjected to such acts, especially in the teaching and building sectors. The Committee notes that the Government denies having ordered any searches of the trade union premises involved. It considers that, if this is the case, orders should be given for inquiries to be undertaken with a view to finding the perpetrators of these attacks, which seriously affect freedom of association and call for severe measures by the authorities against those responsible. The Committee requests the Government to supply information on any inquiries which have been carried out in this regard.
336. The Committee notes that a judicial inquiry has been instituted into the death of Messrs. Guerrero and Parada. It requests the Government to supply information on developments in this inquiry and its results.
337. As regards the alleged arrest and banishment of trade unionists, the Committee takes note of the information communicated by the Government on some of the persons mentioned by the complainants (see Annex). In particular, it notes that some them have not been arrested, that others have been released and that those who were banished were so treated for reasons not connected to trade union activities such as, for example, clandestine partisan political actions. The Committee must, however, observe that, as regards these latter persons, the Government's statements are of a general nature since they do not refer to the specific concrete acts on which the banishments were based. Consequently, the Committee is unable to come to a decision as to the trade union nature of the activities which were the basis of these measures. Moreover, the Committee notes with concern that many of the persons subjected to banishment orders hold trade union office. It considers that the accumulation of these measures considerably weakens the organisations by depriving them of their leaders and thus limiting their possibility of carrying out activities for the defence and promotion of the interests of their members. The Committee requests the Government to supply information on the situation of the persons concerning whom it has not yet replied, as well as on the concrete acts which were the basis for the measures taken against them.
338. As regards the allegations concerning the right of assembly, the Committee must note with regret that the Government has taken no measures to lift the restrictions limiting the exercise of this right. On the contrary, the Committee has received new allegations that these restrictions have been imposed on a works union in the National Copper Corporation. Since the Committee has not yet received the Government's reply on this latter point, it requests it to supply its observations in this respect as soon as possible.
339. Finally, the Committee notes that the decision to remove Mr. Manuel Bustos from his trade union functions has been annulled by the Labour Directorate. It must, however, recall that when it examined the trade union legislation adopted in June 1979, it considered that provisions concerning ineligibility for reasons of criminal conviction or prosecution could jeopardise the principles of freedom of association. In fact, conviction and prosecution for activities which by their nature could not constitute a genuine threat to the proper exercise of trade union functions should not be grounds for disqualification from holding trade union office (See 197th Report, Case No. 823, para. 384.)

The Committee's recommendations

340. In these circumstances, the Committee recommends the Governing Body to approve this interim report and, in particular, the following conclusions:
- (a) The Committee expresses its deep concern at the difficulties facing a large number of Chilean trade union organisations andtheir leaders. It considers that the Government should urgently take every measure necessary to put an end to this climate of violence; this implies that respect for the human rights essential for the development of trade union activities be guaranteed.
- (b) As regards the deaths which took place during the National Protest Day of 4 September 1984, the Committee requests the Government to supply information on developments in the inquiry opened into this matter and on its eventual results.
- (c) As regards the death of Messrs. Aguirre, Guerrero and Parada, the Committee expresses the firm hope that the inquiries under way in these matters will lead to the rapid determination of responsibilities; it requests the Government to continue to supply information on these inquiries.
- (d) As regards the attacks on trade union premises, the Committee deplores the fact that such acts have again been committed against trade union organisations. It notes that the Government denies having ordered searches of these premises and requests the Government to order that inquiries be undertaken with a view to finding the perpetrators of these acts which call for severe measures by the authorities against those found responsible. It 109 Reports of the Committee on Freedom of Association requests the Government to supply information on any inquiries which have been carried out in this regard.
- (e) As regards the arrest and banishment of trade unionists, the Committee notes the information supplied by the Government, in particular, that some persons were not arrested and that others are free. It considers that the accumulation of these banishment measures considerably weakens trade union organisations by depriving them of their leaders and hindering their activities.It requests the Government to supply information on the situation of the persons - listed in the Annex - concerning whom it has not yet replied and on the concrete acts which were the basis for the measures taken against them.
- (f) As regards the obstacles to the right of assembly, the Committee notes with regret that the Government has not lifted them.It requests the Government to supply its observations on the allegations presented by the Works Union No. 6 of the National Copper Corporation.

Z. ANNEX

List of persons mentioned by the complainants arrested and replies of the
Government
AGUIRRE, Sergio
Officer of the Federation of the Port Undertaking of Chile, banished to Inca
de Oro for reasons not connected to trade union activities.
ARCOS, Humberto
Banished. Appeal for protection rejected.
AVENDAÑO, Enrique
Banished. Appeal for protection rejected.
CANCINO, Segundo
Peasants confederation of El Surco; banished to Quemchi; appeal for protection
rejected.
CATRIL, Alejo
Textile leader. Released.
COLUMBANO, Renato
Is not a trade union leader. Arrested for terrorist activities. Placed at the
disposal of the courts which later found him guilty.
CUETO, Carlos
Treasurer of the Federation of Auxiliary Seamen of Chile. Banished to Tonaco
for reasons not linked to trade union activities.
DIANTA, Pablo
San Antonio Port. Banished to Caspana for reasons not linked to trade union
activities.
FERNANDEZ, Humberto
Trade unionist of Concepción. Released.
FUENTES, Adrian
Trade unionist of Concepción. Released.
GUERRERO, Manuel
President of the Metropolitan sector of the Professional Association of
Teachers of Chile. Kidnapped by unidentified individuals on 25 March 1985.
Found dead. Judicial investigation under way.
LACAMPRETTE, Marta
Released.
MENESES, Victor
Arica trade union leader. Released.
NUÑEZ, José
Trade unionist of the Metalworkers' Confederation. Released.
OLIVARES, Sergio
President of the National Federation of Unions of Special Crews, Fishermen and
Allied Branches. Banished until 18 March 1985 for participating in clandestine
political meetings.
OPAZO, Carlos
Banished. Appeal for protection rejected.
ORDENEZ, Luis de la Cruz
San Antonio Port. Banished to Inca de Oro for reasons not linked to trade
union activities.
PARADA, José
Officer of Vicariate of Solidarity. Kidnapped by unidentified individuals on
1. 28 March 1985. Found dead. Judicial investigation under way.
PEDRIN, Jorge
Trade unionist of Concepción. Was not arrested.
PEÑA, Luis
Banished. Appeal for protection rejected.
POBLETE, Pablo
Arica trade union leader. Released.
RISCO, Cuillermo
Officer of the National Federation of Unions of Special Crews, Fishermen and
Allied Branches. Free. Warrant for his arrest not acted on.
RODRIGUEZ, Jorge
Miners' Federation. Released.
SALFATE, Boris
Was not arrested.
SANCHEZ, Salatiel
Secretary General of the National Confederation of Maritime and Port Workers
and Fishermen of Chile. Banished to Toconao for reasons not linked to trade
union activities.
SANTIBAÑEZ, Hector
Officer of the National Association of Retired Workers. Was not arrested.
SOTO, Hermán
Released.
VASQUEZ, Ernesto
Arica trade union leader. Was not arrested.
VIDAL, Raúl
Trade unionist of Concepción. Was not arrested.
ZAPATA, Dario
San Antonio Port. Banished to Caspana for reasons not linked to trade union
activities.
List of persons mentioned by the complainants as having been arrested and
allegations made concerning them, on which the Government has not yet supplied
information
ABARZUA, Sergio
Teacher, arrested on 7 November, banished to Porvenir.
AGILAR, Juan
Taxi Drivers' Union, banished to Quirihue.
ARANCIBIA, Julio
Building Workers' Confederation, arrested, banished to Lumitaqui.
ARANCIBIA, Miguel
Trade union adviser, banished to Palena.
ARANCIBIA, Oscar
Professional Association of Teachers of Chile, arrested on 23 December,
banished to Pemuco.
ARAYA, Jorge
Miners' Confederation, banished to Dalcahue.
AREVALO, Vladimir
Teacher, arrested on 21 December, banished to Crucero de Rio Bueno.
BUSTAMENTE, Manuel
Leader of the Building Workers' Confederation, arrested and charged.
CASTRO, Ricardo
Teacher, arrested on 23 December, banished to San Nicolás.
CELEDON, Luis
Teacher, arrested on 15 November, banished to Pisagua.
COLOMA, José
Teacher, arrested on 23 December, banished to Ninhue.
DEL RIO, Rolando
Teacher, arrested on 23 December, banished to Trehuaco.
DINAMARCA, Manuel
Former leader of the Unitary Central of Workers, arrested.
DINAMARCA, Neftali
Professional Association of Teachers of Chile, banished to El Salado.
ELOY, Oscar
Teacher, arrested on 23 December, banished to Pemuco.
ESCOBAR, Vladimir
Teacher, arrested on 23 November, banished to Paihuano.
ESTORGIO, José
Leader of the Building Workers' Confederation, arrested and charged.
FAUNDEZ, Luis
Professional Association of Teachers of Chile, arrested on 24 November,
banished to Pichasca.
FIGUEROA, José Luis
Leader of the Building Workers' Confederation, arrested and charged.
FUENTES, Adrián
Trade unionist of Concepción, arrested and banished a second time on 11 April
1. 1985
FUENTESECA, Douglas
Teacher, banished to Catapilco.
GAC, Victor Hugo
- Vice-President of the National Trade Union Co-ordinating Body, arrested.
GARCIA, Patricio
Teacher, arrested on 31 March 1985.
GUTIERREZ, Jorge
Teacher, arrested on 23 November, banished to Punitaqui.
GUTIERREZ, Luis
Teacher, arrested on 23 December, banished to El Carmen.
LEAL, René
Teacher, arrested on 23 November, banished to Vicuña.
LILLO, Pedro
Professional Association of Teachers of Chile, banished to Monte Patría.
LOYOLA, Eduardo
Legal adviser of the National Grouping of Workers, arrested.
MADRID, Eugenio
Secretary of the General Confederation of Land Transport, banished to Chaiten.
MARILEO, Domingo
Leader of the peasant association ADMAPU, banished.
MANRIQUEZ, Víctor
Professional Association of Teachers of Chile, arrested on 15 November,
banished to Baquedano.
MIALLAN, Hector
Building Workers' Confederation, banished to Monte Patría.
PIQUIL, Manuel
Leader of the peasant association ADMAPU, banished.
SANTOS, José
President of the peasant association ADMAPU, banished.
SIERRA, de la F. Benjamín
Professional Association of Teachers of Chile, arrested on 23 December,
banished to Pemuco.
SOVAL, Sergio
Teacher, arrested on 31 March 1985.
SUAREZ, Antonio
Mining Confederation, banished to Pudelquín.
TAPIA, Lino
Professional Association of Teachers of Chile, arrested on 23 November,
banished to San Gregorio.
TRONCOSO, Sergio
President of the Building Workers' Confederation, arrested and charged.
VALENCIA, Guillermo
Mining Confederation, banished to Pudelquín.
VALENZUELA, José
Building Workers' Confederation, banished to Monte Patría.
Geneva, 30 May 1985.
Roberto Ago,
Chairman.