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Urgent action (follow-up): Chili. Chilean prisoners end hunger strike

FU on UA: 171/11 Index: AMR 22/002/2011 Issue Date: 10 June 2011
Many thanks to all who sent appeals. No further action is requested by the UA Network.

Four Chilean prisoners who had been on hunger strike since 15 March have now ended their strike.
Héctor Llaitul, Jonathan Huillical, José Hueniche and Ramón Llanquileo, who are of Mapuche ethnic origin, began a hunger strike on 15 March in protest against the use of anti-terrorist legislation against them. They also alleged violations of due process. [ Lire la suite » ]


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