José Zalaquett
José "Pepe" Zalaquett Daher (10 March 1942 – 15 February 2020
The coup d'état and the Pro Paz Committee
José Zalaquett graduated from the law school of the University of Chile in 1967.
Following the
- Serving as counsel for defendants accused by the military courts (consejos de guerra).
- Filing for constitutional relief and amparo) on behalf of detainees held by the military.
- Attempting to conduct investigations into the whereabouts of detainees.
On 15 November 1975, agents of the National Intelligence Directorate (DINA) arrested José Zalaquett and took him to the Tres Álamos detention centre. He was released on 30 January 1976, arrested again on 5 April, and sent into exile on 12 April. He did not return to Chile until 1986.
During his years abroad, he served as the head of the international executive committee of Amnesty International from 1979 to 1982.
Restoration of democracy
During
From 2002 to 2005 he served as a member of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, including a stint as its president in 2004-05.
Academic work and awards
José Zalaquett taught law at the University of Chile and lectured there in international human rights law and in ethics and government. He held Honoris Causa doctorates in law from the
Along with Cecilia Medina, a Chilean judge on the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, Zalaquett directed the Human Rights Centre at the University of Chile's law school.
In 1994
In 2003 he was awarded Chile's
On 12 November 2009, in a ceremony at the
From 2014, he conducted free online courses on Human Rights at the MOOC Chile project,
Publications
- The Human Rights Issue and The Human Rights Movement. World Council of Churches, Geneva. (1982)
- Derechos Humanos y Limitaciones Politicas en las Transiciones Democraticas del Conosur. Colección Estudios Cieplan, Santiago. (1991)
- "Moral Reconstruction in the Wake of Human Rights Violations and War Crimes". In: Hard Choices: Moral Dilemmas Relating to Humanitarian Intervention. Edited by Jonathan Moore of the John F. Kennedy School of Government, University of Harvard, and sponsored by the International Committee of the Red Cross. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, USA. (1998)
- Los Límites de la Tolerancia. Libertad de Expresion y Debate Publico en Chile. LOM Ediciones, Santiago de Chile. (1998)
- "Truth, Justice and Reconciliation: Lessons For The International Community". In: Comparative Peace Processes In Latin America. José Zalaquett Daher. Cynthia Arnson. Woodrow Wilson Center Press/Stanford University Press, Washington, D.C. (1999)
- Procesos de Transición a la Democracia y Políticas de Derechos Humanos en América Latina (1998)
- La reconstrucción de la unidad nacional y el legado de violaciones de los derechos humanos. (1999)
- La Mesa de Diálogo sobre Derechos Humanos y el proceso de transición política en Chile. (2000)
- "No hay mañana sin ayer”: Análisis de la propuesta del presidente Lagos sobre Derechos Humanos. (2003)
- Transparencia, rendición de cuentas y lucha contra la corrupción en América 2004. (2004)
References
- ^ "▷ A los 77 años muere el abogado y académico José Zalaquett Daher - Chile Noticias Ultima Hora". Archived from the original on 2020-02-16. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
- OCLC 1027616349. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
The Catholic Church had joined with other religious organizations to create the first human rights organization, the Peace Committee (Comité Pro Paz), and its internal reports carefully documented arrests, disappearances, executions, and prison populations.
- ^ Universidad de Chile press release
- ^ "Universidad Alberto Hurtado list of San Alberto Hurtado Medal award winners". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
- ^ El abogado de derechos humanos recibió en La Moneda The Notre Dame Prize, galardón que reconoce los esfuerzos de líderes visionarios en América Latina Archived 2012-06-29 at archive.today, La Nación, Viernes 13 de noviembre de 2009
- ^ MOOC Chile, free Human Rights courses online
Sources
- The earliest version of this article was translated, with minor adaptations, from the corresponding article on the Spanish-language Wikipedia.
External links
- Human Rights Centre, Law Faculty, University of Chile Archived 2017-02-12 at the Wayback Machine
- Brief biography of Prof. Zalaquett (International Center for Transitional Justice)