RES. 308 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring). Whereas in the aftermath of the change of government in Chile there is widespread concern over the possible danger to human lives and human rights in that couintry. Whereas thousands of people are being held in custody including former cabinetlevel officials. members of both Houses of Congress. students and professors of universities and nonChilean nationals who are political refugees from their home countries. Whereas the Government of Chile has stated an intention to apply military justice to those being held in custody. Now. therefore. be it resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring). That it is the sense of the Congress that the President should request the Government of Chile to undertake the following: (a) to ensure protection of human rights of all individuals. Chilean and foreign. as provided in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other relevant International legal instruments guaranteeing the granting of asylum. safe conduct and humane treatment of prisoners as provided in Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions. Article 14 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners. the Declaration on Territorial Asylum. and the Convention and Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees. and (b) to publish as soon as possible the names of those being held in custody and the charges against them.
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