In 2011, after the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled on the Gelman vs. Uruguay case, 28 former political prisoners filed a collective complaint before the Uruguayan Justice for “torture and sexual abuse” in 20 clandestine prisons. detention.
In March 2021, the former inmates for political reasons made their claim to the IACHR. At that time they did it virtually.
As a result of the limited progress of the cases before the Uruguayan Justice and also at the international level, the former political prisoners will request a new hearing before the IACHR to present the case now in person and achieve progress in the case.
The member of the Colectivo de Expresas Politicas Ivonne Klingler reminded M24 of the “total impunity with which the security agencies acted, within the framework of State terrorism, from 1968 to 1985, with a first stage of illegitimate State action between mid- 1968 and June 27, 1973 (date of the coup)”.
He regretted that during these more than ten years several judges and prosecutors have passed. In addition to the fact that the lawyers of the defendants ask for the prescription of the case.
“From 2011 until now, of the 100 reported there are only two people who were convicted: Antranig Ohanessian and Jorge Silveira,” lamented Klingler.
For this reason, the Colectivo Expresas Politicas decided to once again request a hearing with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights of the OAS.
