TORTURE "About 700 military officials still face trial in Chile and about 70 have been jailed for crimes against humanity. U.S. courts, too, have also taken action. Armando Fernandez Larios, another former Chilean army officer living in Florida, was ordered to pay $4 million in damages in 2003 to the family of Chilean economist Winston Cabello, who was killed during the “Caravan of Death” operation in October 1973. That case was the first U.S. jury verdict involving crimes against humanity committed on foreign soil, Bernabeu said. The Cabello family has yet to collect any money. “The fact that the man responsible for the torture and death of Victor Jara has been living freely in the United States shocks the conscience,” said the center’s executive director, Pamela Merchant. “Human rights abusers should not be able to enjoy safe haven here without consequence.”"
Posted on: Mon, 09 Sep 2013 05:12:53 +0000
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