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Chile: Un Vote On Human Rights

Volume 415: debated on Monday 15 December 1980

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asked Her Majesty's Government:What was the result of the vote at the United Nations General Assembly on a motion condemning the Government of Chile for a "deterioration of human rights" following a report by the United Nations Human Rights Commission that the security agencies "use torture during their interrogation"; and how the British delegation voted.

The recent resolution on human rights in Chile was passed in the Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly by 90 votes to eight with thirty-seven abstentions. The United Kingdom delegation voted in favour. The resolution is expected to be considered by the General Assembly in plenary session soon.