Santiago, Chile, Nov 30, 2004 / 22:00 pm
The Executive Committee of the Bishops Conference of Chile is calling on Chileans to respond with justice and a spirit of reconciliation to the painful “Report on Political Imprisonment and Torture.”
The report, which was drafted by a government-commissioned committee led by Archbishop Sergio Valech, gathered together information about individuals who suffered political imprisonment or torture during the military regime of 1973-1990.
The report has led Chilean President Ricardo Lagos to announce reparations for numerous victims of torture.
The bishops state that “to relive painful situations has not been easy for anybody, especially for those who were the victims of traumatic events which wounded their souls and left painful repercussions in their family and social lives.”