CHILE: NGOS PARTICIPATE IN UNHRC PERIODIC REVIEW

UNCLAS SANTIAGO 000014 SIPDIS STATE FOR DRL/MLGA, IO/RHS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PGOV PHUM UNHRC CI SUBJECT: CHILE: NGOS PARTICIPATE IN UNHRC PERIODIC REVIEW PROCESS REF: STATE 130829 ¶1. Per reftel, EPolOff surveyed NGO and civil society contacts and learned that several organizations participated in the UN Universal Periodic Review process for Chile. Amnesty International, the Corporation for the Promotion and Defense of People's Rights (CODEPU),and the Humanas Foundation submitted information directly to the UN and the GOC. The Observatory of Citizens Rights, an umbrella group that includes the Observatory of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the Ideas Foundation, the Domos Foundation, and the Center for Human Rights at Diego Portales University, also provided information to the UN. The Social Aid Foundation of Christian Churches (FASIC) did not participate but was aware of the review process. ¶3. The GOC recently formed a commission to prepare its self-report for the review process. Commission participants include the Secretary General of the Presidency, the Presidential Advisor on Human Rights, and representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the State Defense Council, and the Ministry of Defense. SIMONS