Another was reprimanded for reporting that his clients had been tortured. Virtually all defendants were prosecuted on the basis of "statements" given by others who were themselves under indictment or under detention. And many of these defendants had told their famhies and their visitors of the systematic torture used during interrogations -to obtain those "statements." The full texts of former Attorney General Clarks and JudgeBooths opening testimony to the Refugee Subcommittee are reprinted at page S 13899 of the Despite this unrefuted testimony from numerous respected international organizations. the attitude of the U.S. Government has been one of "business as usual." Despite the passage last fall of my amendment and its signature into law. stating the sense of Congress that"The President should request the Government of Chile to protect the human rights of all individuals. Chilean and foreign. as provided in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. the Convention and Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees. and other relevant international legal instruments guaranteeing the granting of asylum. safe conduct. and the -humane treatment or release of prisoners.". There is little evidence of forceful U.S. Government action. * The most obvious. and to me. the most unacceptable evidence of our policy has been the military aid program.
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