The celebrated Chilean judge, Juan Guzmán Tapia, best known for his principled stand against human rights abuses and his pioneering prosecutions of former Chilean dictator, General Augusto Pinochet, died on January 22, 2021.
Originally a supporter of the coup that brought Pinochet to power, Guzmán eventually recognized the horrors of the repression under his military regime. Acting on evidence brought to him by human rights lawyers representing the families of Pinochet's victims, Guzmán became the first Chilean judge to hold Pinochet legally accountable for his human rights crimes. His inspirational pursuit of justice was notable for its ingenuity, fearlessness, and tenacity. In today’s posting, Archive Senior Analyst and Chile specialist Peter Kornbluh pays tribute to Guzmán’s historic contributions to truth, justice and dignity in Chile. https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/news/chile/2021-01-27/judge-juan-guzman-tapia-tribute -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#5889): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/5889 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/80159844/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/8674936/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
