Court Rules Rights Case Against Pinochet to Go Ahead
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A Chilean appeals court ruled Monday that murder charges against former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet in a major human rights case filed this month can move forward.
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SANTIAGO, Chile  - Former Chilean dictator Augusto  Pinochet moved closer to his first trial on human rights  violations on Tuesday when Chile's Supreme Court allowed murder  and kidnapping charges against him to go forward.
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The Chilean Supreme Court has shown its commitment to truth and justice, Amnesty International said today following the decision of Chileâs highest court to confirm the lifting of Augusto Pinochetâs immunity from prosecution in relation to his
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Chile&#39;s Supreme Court has ruled that the country&#39;s former military ruler, Augusto Pinochet, should be stripped of his immunity from prosecution.
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(Washington DC, August 26, 2004) -- The Chilean Supreme Court&#39;s decision to deny Augusto Pinochet immunity from prosecution for past human rights violations is an important victory for accountability, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Chile's Supreme Court yesterday stripped former dictator Augusto Pinochet of immunity from prosecution, paving the way for possible trials of the 88-year-old general on charges of human rights abuses during his 17-year rule.
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SANTIAGO, Chile  - A Chilean appeals court ruledMonday that murder charges against former Chilean dictatorAugusto Pinochet in a major human rights case filed this monthcan move forward.
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An appeals court on Monday upheld the indictment and house arrest of Gen. Augusto Pinochet on murder and kidnapping charges during his rule, rejecting an appeal to stop the case because of the former dictator's health.
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By Fiona Ortiz SANTIAGO, Chile  - Chile's Supreme Court ruled onTuesday that murder and kidnapping charges against AugustoPinochet can move forward, a decision that brings theex-dictator one step closer to trial in a major human rightscase.
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A court stripped Gen. Augusto Pinochet of his immunity from prosecution Friday, paving the way for the trial of the former Chilean dictator on human rights charges.
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Chile's highest court is to begin hearing an appeal to decide if Gen Pinochet is fit to stand trial.
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SANTIAGO, Chile  - Murder charges against former  Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet in a major human rights case  can proceed, an appeals court said on Monday in an  unprecedented ruling immediately appealed to the Supreme Court.
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Chile's Supreme Court rules former President Pinochet is fit to stand trial on murder and kidnapping charges.
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SANTIAGO: Augusto Pinochet will stand trial for atrocities committed during his 17-year regime in Chile, a Santiago court has ruled unanimously as the 89-year-old former dictator recovers in hospital from a stroke.
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SANTIAGO, Chile  - Chile's Supreme Court cleared   the way on Friday for former dictator Augusto Pinochet to face   charges of murder, torture and other rights abuses at Villa   Grimaldi, one of the most infamous prisons run by his secret   police.
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The extensive legal case being brought against General Augusto Pinochet looked set to take another step forward yesterday when the judge leading an inquiry into his military rule placed him under house arrest and charged him with killing and kidnapping
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A Chilean court approved bail of &#36;3,500 Wednesday for former dictator Gen. Augusto Pinochet, who is being tried for nine kidnappings and one homicide during his long regime.