UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour Friday welcomed the Argentine Supreme Courts invalidation (ugyldiggørelse) of amnesty laws that shielded military officers from prosecution for crimes allegedly committed during the country’s so-called Dirty War from 1976 to 1983.
– This is a historic step for Argentina, Mrs. Arbour said of the courts 14 June decision adding: – The ruling opens the way for justice to be done and may allow the country to finally come to terms with a painful chapter in its history.
– It is also heartening to see that the faith of the survivors of the atrocious human rights violations of the “Dirty War” in the rule of law and the courts was not misplaced, she said.
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