Uruguayan Amnesty Law: Amnesty on one's Mind

[...] President Mujica has firmly upheld the amnesty law on the basis that ignoring two referendums would under-mine the nation's democratic institutions and its delicate balance of forces. [...] in a speech made to the General Assembly on Wednesday May 18 th , while the president expressed his...

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Published in:Washington Report on the Hemisphere 2011, Vol.31 (11), p.1
Main Author: Lopez-Gamundi, Paula
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
Armed forces
Crime
Criminal investigations
Human rights
Presidential elections
Violations
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Summary:[...] President Mujica has firmly upheld the amnesty law on the basis that ignoring two referendums would under-mine the nation's democratic institutions and its delicate balance of forces. [...] in a speech made to the General Assembly on Wednesday May 18 th , while the president expressed his deep-est sorrow to the families of the disappeared, yet he insisted that frustrations over past military abuses should not be transferred onto today's military.\n But another half of the nation has shown that it firmly believes that without punishment, a particularly heinous form of crime is being allowed to thrive.
ISSN:0275-5599