Leopoldo Garcia Lucero v. Chile
Mr. Leopoldo Garcia Lucero was subjected to enforced disappearance, arbitrary detention, physical and psychological torture and other ill-treatment in Chile under the Pinochet regime. At the end of his detention he was forcibly expelled and put on a plane to the United Kingdom where he received refugee status.
REDRESS submitted a petition to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in 2002 arguing that Mr. Garcia Lucero’s rights under Articles 8 and 25 of the American Convention on Human Rights had been violated as he has not been provided with an effective remedy and full and adequate reparation for what happened to him. The Commission found the case admissible in 2005. REDRESS had a working group meeting (reunion de trabajo) and formal hearing (audience) before the Commission in 2008 in order to try to reach a friendly settlement with Chile. As no agreement materialised, we are now waiting for the Commission to adopt a report on the merits.
- Decision on Admissibility/ Informe de Admisibilidad (12 October 2005) English - Español
- Further submissions of REDRESS on the Observations provided by the Goverment of Chile/ Observaciones a la respuesta del Gobierno de Chile (15 April 2005) Español
- Observations Provided by the Government of Chile/Respuesta del Estado de Chile (16 March 2005) Español
- Additional Information provided by REDRESS English - Español
- REDRESS' Petition to the IACHR (15 May 2002) English - Español
