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Ðof€the€communication,€Dy€the€second€alleged€victim€and€by€the€State€party€concerned,€Ð <#Œ" ÐÌòòAdoptsóó€the€following:€Ð %X $ ÐÌÌòòò òÓ  ÓViews€under€article€5€(4)€of€the€Optional€Protocoló óóóÐ º' #' ÐÓnÓÌÌ1.1€The€initial€author€of€the€communication,€Carmen€Ô_ÔAmendoldÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔMassiottiÔ_Ô€(initial€letter€datedÐ l*¼%* Ð25€January€1978)€is€a€32„year„old€Uruguayan€national€residing€in€the€Netherlands.€Ð R+¢&+ ÐÌ1.2€The„author€alleges€that€she€herself€was€arrested€in€Montevideo€on€8€March€1975,€thatÐ -n(- Ðshe€was€kept€incommunicado€until€12€September€that€year€and€subjected€to€severe€tortureÐ ° Ð(giving€detailed€description)€in€order€to€make€her€confess€membership€in€politicalÐ –æ Ðorganizations€which€had€been€declared€illegal€by€the€military€Ô_ÔregimeÔ_Ô.€She€states€that€on€17Ð |Ì ÐApril€1975€she€was€brought€before€a€military€judge€and€that€her€family€was€only€informedÐ b² Ðthe€following€day€about€her€detention€which€had€been€denied€by€the€military€authorities.€OnÐ H˜ Ð12€September€she€was€again€brought€before€a€military€judge€and€tried€for€'assistance€toÐ . ~ Ðillegal€association"€and€"contempt€for€the€armed€forces".€Until€1€August€1977€she€served€herÐ  d Ðsentence€at€the€Women's€prison€"Ex€Ô_ÔEscuelaÔ_Ô€Naval€Dr.€Carlos€Ô_ÔNeryÔ_Ô"€which€she€describesÐ ú J Ðas€an€old€building€where€pieces€of€concrete€kept€falling€off€the€ceiling€and€on€the€prisoners.Ð à 0 ÐDuring€the€rainy€period€the€water€was€5€to€10€cm€deep€on€the€floor€of.€the€cells.€In€three€ofÐ Æ   Ðthe€cells,€each€measuring€Ô_Ô4mÔ_Ô€by€Ô_Ô5mÔ_Ô,€35€prisoners€were€kept.€The€prison€had€no€openÐ ¬ ü  Ðcourtyard€and€the€prisoners€were€kept€indoors€under€artificial€light€all€day.€Ð ’â  ÐÌ1.3€On€1€August€the€author€was€transferred€to€Punta€Ô_ÔRielesÔ_Ô€prison.€There€she€was€kept€in€aÐ ^®  Ðhut€measuring€Ô_Ô5mÔ_Ô€by€Ô_Ô10mÔ_Ô.€The€place€was€overcrowded€with€100€prisoners€and€the€sanitaryÐ D”  Ðconditions€were€insufficient€(one€washbasin€and€four€toilets).€The€prisoners€were€constantlyÐ *z  Ðsubjected€to€interrogations,€harassment€and€severe€punishment.€The€officers€in€charge€of€Ô_ÔS2Ô_Ô€„Ð ` Ðmilitary€intelligence€inside€the€prison€„€Major€Ô_ÔVictorinoÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔVszquezÔ_Ô€and€Lieutenant€Ô_ÔEcheverrlaÔ_Ô,Ð öF Ðthemselves€carried€out€the€interrogations€and€also€supervised€torture.€She€also€mentions€thatÐ Ü, Ðthe€prisoners€were€compelled€to€do€hard€Ô_ÔlabourÔ_Ô€which€involved€making€roads€inside€theÐ Â Ðprison,€putting€up€new€prison€buildings,€mixing€concrete,€carrying€heavy€building€materials,Ð ¨ø Ðas€well€as€gardening,€cleaning€and€cooking€for€the€detainees€and€the€guards,€i.e.€a€total€ofÐ ŽÞ Ð800€persons,€the€last€task€being€assigned€to€10€women€prisoners.€The€author€points€out€thatÐ tÄ Ðwork€was€compulsory€even€for€women€who€were€ill€or€had€physical€infirmities.€She€addsÐ Zª Ðthat€food€was€very€poor€(giving€details).€Ð @ ÐÌ1.4€The€author€further€claims€that,€despite€having€served€her€sentence€on€9€November€1977,Ð  \ Ðshe€was€kept€in€detention€until€12€December€1977,€when€the€choice€was€offered€to€her€ofÐ òB Ðeither€remaining€in€detention€or€of€leaving€the€country.€She€opted€for€the€latter€and€obtainedÐ Ø( Ðpolitical€asylum€in€the€Netherlands.€Ð ¾ ÐÌ1.5€She€alleges€in€this€Ô_ÔconnexionÔ_Ô€that€in€the€Paso€de€los€Ô_ÔTorosÔ_Ô€prison€there€were€17€womenÐ Š Ú Ðwhose€release€had€been€signed€by€the€military€courts,€but€who€continued€to€be€imprisonedÐ p!À  Ðunder€the€prompt€security€measures.€She€mentions€in€particular€the€case€of€Ô_ÔGracielaÔ_ÔÐ V"¦! ÐÔ_ÔBaritussioÔ_Ô€de€Lopez€Ô_ÔMercadoÔ_Ô.€Ð <#Œ" ÐÌ2.1€With€respect€to€Ô_ÔGracielaÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔBaritussioÔ_Ô,€a€34„year„old€Uruguayan€national,€the€author€statesÐ %X $ Ðthat€she€was€informed€by€the€alleged€victim's€former€Ô_ÔdefenceÔ_Ô€counsel€that€she€approved€theÐ î%>!% Ðauthor's€acting€on€her€behalf.€She€claims€that€the€alleged€victim€is€not€in€a€position€to€act€onÐ Ô&$"& Ðher€own€behalf€since€this€was€not€possible€for€a€person€detained€under€the€prompt€securityÐ º' #' Ðmeasures.€She€further€claims€that€Ô_ÔGracielaÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔBaritussioÔ_Ô€had€no€Ô_ÔdefenceÔ_Ô€counsel€at€the€time€ofÐ  (ð#( Ðthe€submission€of€the€communication.€Ð †)Ö$) ÐÌ2.2€The€Committee€subsequently€ascertained€that€Ô_ÔGracielaÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔBaritussioÔ_Ô€had€been€released€fromÐ R+¢&+ Ðprison€and€lived€in€Sweden.€She€was€contacted€and€informed€the€Committee€that€she€wishedÐ 8,ˆ', Ðto€join€as€a€co„author€of€the€communication€submitted€on€her€behalf€by€Carmen€Ô_ÔAmendolaÔ_ÔÐ -n(- ÐÔ_ÔMassiotti.€In€addition,€she€furnished€the€following€information€(letter€of€29€January€1981,Ð ° Ðenclosing€a€letter€from€her€former€defence€lawyer,€Mario€Dell'Acqua):€she€was€arrested€onÐ –æ Ð3€September€1972,€tried€by€a€military€judge€on€5€February€1973€for€"complicity€in€aÐ |Ì Ðsubversive€association"€and€brought€in€April€1973€to€the€Punta€Rieles€prison€where€sheÐ b² Ðserved€her€two€year€prison€sentence.€On€15€August€1974€she€was€brought€to€the€sameÐ H˜ Ðmilitary€court€as€before€in€order€to€sign€the€documents€for€her€provisional€release.€She€alsoÐ . ~ Ðmentions€that€she€had€qualified€legal€assistance€from€the€time€of€her€trial€until€15€AugustÐ  d Ð1974,€her€defence€lawyer€being€Mario€Dell'Acqua.€The€defence€lawyer€adds€in€his€statementÐ ú J Ðthat€the€decision€of€15€August€1974,€granting€her€provisional€release€became€enforceable€andÐ à 0 Ðfinal€in€1975.€Graciela€Baritussio€continues€that€she€was€informed€by€the€prison€authoritiesÐ Æ   Ðon€3€October€1974€that€she€would€be€released,€but€instead€she€was€brought€without€anyÐ ¬ ü  Ðexplanations€to€another€military€detention€centre.€There€she€remained€for€another€three€years.Ð ’â  ÐOn€6€October€1977€she€was€transferred€to€another€military€establishment€in€the€interior€ofÐ xÈ  Ðthe€country€which€was€being€used€as€a€prison€for€women€detained€under€the€securityÐ ^®  Ðmeasures.€On€8€August€1978.the€governor€of€the€establishment€informed€her€that€she€wasÐ D”  Ðgoing€to€be€released.€Her€release€took€place€on€12€August€1978.€She€adds€that€she€livedÐ *z  Ðduring€these€four€years€in€a€state€of€total€insecurity€in€view€of€the€fact€that€the€militaryÐ ` Ðauthorities€could€move€her€anywhere€in€the€country€without€any€possibility€of€a€legalÐ öF Ðrecourse€against€these€measures.€She€also€mentions€the€situation€of€the€relatives€of€theÐ Ü, Ðdetainees€who€could€only€obtain€evasive€replies€from€the€military€authorities.€Ð  ÐÌ3.1€With€respect€to€domestic€remedies,€Carmen€Amendold€Masszottz€claims€that€they€do€notÐ ŽÞ Ðexist€in€Uruguay€for€persons€detained€under€the€prompt€security€measures€as€they€cannot€actÐ tÄ Ðon€their€own€behalf€and€lawyers€cannot€act€without€the€risk€of€being€themselves€detained,Ð Zª Ðas€happened€allegedly€to€one€of€Graclela€Barltussio's€lawyers.€She€further€claims€that€copiesÐ @ Ðof€decisions€of€military€tribunals€are€not€made€available€to€any€person.€Thls€intormation€was„Ð &v Ðbasically€confirmed€in€the€statement€by€the€defence€lawyer€Mario€A.€Dell'Acqua€(enclosedÐ  \ Ðwith€Graclela€Baritusslo's€letter€of€27€January€1981)€who€adds€that€once€the€document€lotÐ òB ÐGraciela€Baritussio's€provisional€release€had€been€signed€and€also€alter€the€judgement€In€thatÐ Ø( Ðrespect€had€been€rendered€final€and€enforceable€in€1975,€he€made€numerous€representationsÐ ¾ Ðto€the€responsible€military€judges.€He€was€informed€that€if€the€prison€authorities€did€notÐ ¤ô Ðcomply€with€the€court's€release€order,€She€judges€could€do€no€more.€Ð Š Ú ÐÌ3.2€Carmen€Amendola€Massiotti€does€not€specify€which€articles€of€the€InternationalÐ V"¦! ÐCovenant€on€Civil€and€Political€Rights€she€alleges€to€have€been€violated€in€her€own€case,€butÐ <#Œ" Ðclaims€that€most€of€them€have€been€violated.€Regarding€Graciela€Baritussio,€she€alleges€thatÐ "$r# Ðarticles€2,€3,€6,€7,€8,€9,€10,€14€and€15€of€the€Covenant€have€been€violated.€She€states€that€toÐ %X $ Ðher€Knowledge,€the€same€matter€has€not€been€submitted€under€another€procedure€ofÐ î%>!% Ðinternational€investigation€or€settlement.€Ð Ô&$"& ÐÌ4.€By€Its€decision€of€26€July€1978,€the€Human€Rights€Committee,€having€decided€that€theÐ  (ð#( Ðauthor€of€the€communication€was€also€justified€In€acting€on€behalf€of€the€second€allegedÐ †)Ö$) Ðvictim,€Graciela€Baritusslo,€transmitted€the€communication€under€rule€91€of€the€provisionalÐ l*¼%* Ðrules€or€procedure€to€the€State€party€concerned,€requesting€Information€and€observationsÐ R+¢&+ Ðrelevant€to€the€question€of€admissibility€of€the€communication.€Ð 8,ˆ', ÐÐ -n(- Ð5.€By€a€note€dated€8€January€1979,€the€State€party€objected€to€the€admissibility€or€theÐ ° Ðcommunication€on€the€following€grounds:€(a)€that€the€date€of€arrest€or€Carmen€AmendoldÐ –æ ÐMassiotti€preceded€the€entry€into€force€of€the€Covenant€for€Uruguay€on€23€March€1976,€(b)Ð |Ì Ðthat€she€did€not€apply€for€any€remedy,€and€(c)€with€respect€to€Graciela€Baritussio€that€sheÐ b² Ðdid€not€avail€herself€of€any€or€the€remedies€generally€available€to€persons€imprisoned€inÐ H˜ ÐUruguay.€Ð . ~ ÐÌ6.€On€24€April€1979,€the€Human€Rights€Committee€decided:€Ð ú J ÐÌ(a)€That€the€communication€was€admissible;€Ð Æ   ÐÌ(b)€That€in€accordance€with€article€4€(2)€of€the€Protocol,€the€State€party€be€requested€toÐ ’â  Ðsubmit€to€the€Committee,€within€six€months€of€the€date€of€the€transmittal€to€it€of€thisÐ xÈ  Ðdecision,€written€explanations€or€statements€clarifying€the€matter€and€the€remedy,€if€any,€thatÐ ^®  Ðmay€have€been€taken€by€it;€Ð D”  ÐÌ(c)€That€the€State€party€be€informed€that€the€written€explanations€or€statements€submittedÐ ` Ðby€it€under€article€4€(2)€of€the€Protocol€must€primarily€relate€to€the€substance€of€the€matterÐ öF Ðunder€consideration,€and€In€particular€the€specific€violations€of€the€Covenant€alleged€to€haveÐ Ü, Ðoccurred.€The€State€party€was€requested,€in€this€connexion,€to€enclose€copies€of€any€courtÐ Â Ðorders€or€decisions€of€relevance€to€the€matter€under€consideration.€Ð ¨ø ÐÌ7.1€In€its€submission€under€article€4€(2}€of€the€Optional€Protocol€dated€9€October€1980,€theÐ tÄ ÐState€party€informed€the€Committee,€òòinter€alia,€óóthat€Carmen€Amendola€Massiotti€hadÐ Zª Ðqualified€legal€assistance€at€all€times,€the€defending€counsel€of€her€choice€being€MiltonÐ @ ÐMachado€Mega;€that,€having€served€her€sentence,€she€regained€her€full€freedom€and€left€forÐ &v Ðthe€Netherlands€on€11€December€1977.€With€respect€to€Graciela€Baritussio,€the€State€partyÐ  \ Ðstated€that€she€also€received€qualified€legal€assistance,€the€defending€counsel€of€her€choiceÐ òB Ðbeing€Mario€Dell'Acqua,€that€on€15€August€1974€She€was€granted€provisional€release€andÐ Ø( Ðleft€for€Sweden€on€10€July€1979.€The€State€party€further€contended€that€there€was€noÐ ¾ Ðjustification€for€the€continued€consideration€of€the€case.€The€alleged€victims€were€not€underÐ ¤ô Ðthe€jurisdiction€of€the€State€accused.€To€consider€the€communication€further€would€thereforeÐ Š Ú Ðbe€incompatible€with€the€purpose€for€which€the€Covenant€and€its€Protocol€were€established,Ð p!À  Ðnamely,€to€ensure€the€effective€protection€of€human€rights€and€to€bring€to€an€end€anyÐ V"¦! Ðsituation€in€which€these€rights€were€violated.€The€State€party€concluded€that€in€this€case€noÐ <#Œ" Ðòòde€facto€óósituation€existed€to€warrant€findings€by€the€Committee,€and€that€consequently,€byÐ "$r# ÐIntervening,€the€Committee€would€not€only€be€exceeding€Its€competence€but€would€also€beÐ %X $ Ðdeparting€from€normally€established€legal€procedures.€By€a€note€dated€23€July€1982,€theÐ î%>!% ÐState€party€reiterated€its€arguments€with€respect€to€Graciela€Baritussio€and€stated€thatÐ Ô&$"& Ðaccording€to€article€1€of€the€Optional€Protocol,€the€Committee€had€competence€to€receiveÐ º' #' Ðand€consider€communications€from€individuals€only€it€these€individuals€were€subject€to€theÐ  (ð#( Ðjurisdiction€of€the€State€party€which€allegedly€committed€the€violation€of€human€rights.Ð †)Ö$) ÐGraciela€Baritussio,€however,€had€left€Uruguay€for€Sweden€and€therefore€did€not€fulfil€thisÐ l*¼%* Ðrequirement.€Ð R+¢&+ ÐÌ7.2€With€respect€to€the€State€party's€submission€under€article€4€(2)€or€the€Optional€ProtocolÐ -n(- Ðthat€consideration€of€the€communication€should€be€discontinued,€the€Committee€notes€thatÐ ° Ðthe€victims€were€under€the€jurisdiction€of€Uruguay€while€the€alleged€violations€took€place.Ð –æ ÐThe€Committee€therefore€rejects€the€contention€of€the€State€party€that€further€considerationÐ |Ì Ðof€the€case€would€be€beyond€its€competence€or€contrary€to€the€purposes€of€the€InternationalÐ b² ÐCovenant€on€Civil€and€Political€Rights€and€the€Optional€Protocol€thereto.€Ð H˜ ÐÌ8.€No€further€submission€was€received€from€the€author€of€the€initial€communication,€CarmenÐ  d ÐAmendola€Massiotti,€after€her€second€communication€dated€5€May€1978.€Ð ú J ÐÌ9.€The€Human€Rights€Committee€has€considered€the€present€communication€in€the€light€ofÐ Æ   Ðall€information€made€available€to€it€by€the€parties,€as€provided€in€article€5€(1)€of€the€OptionalÐ ¬ ü  ÐProtocol.€Ð ’â  ÐÌ10.€The€Committee€decides€to€base€its€views€on€the€following€facts€which€are€not€in€disputeÐ ^®  Ðor€which€are€unrepudiated€or€uncontested€by€the€State€party€except€for€denials€of€a€generalÐ D”  Ðcharacter€offering€no€particular€information€or€explanation:€Ð *z  ÐÌòòWith€respect€to€Carmen€Amendola€Massiotti:óó€Ð öF ÐÌ11.€Carmen€Amendold€Massiotti€was€arrested€in€Montevideo€on€8€March€1975,€keptÐ Â Ðincommunicado€until€12€September€that€year€and€subjected€to€severe€torture.€On€17€AprilÐ ¨ø Ð1975€she€was€brought€before€a€military€judge.€On€12€September€she€was€again€broughtÐ ŽÞ Ðbefore€a€military€judge€and€tried€for€'assistance€to€illegal€association'€and€"contempt€for€theÐ tÄ Ðarmed€forces'.€Until€1€August€1977€she€served€her€sentence€at€the€women's€prison€"ExÐ Zª ÐEscuela€Naval€Dr.€Carlos€Nery".€During€the€rainy€period€the€water€was€5€to€10€cm€deep€onÐ @ Ðthe€floor€of€the€cells.€In€three€of€the€cells,€each€measuring€4m€by€5m,€35€prisoners€were€kept.Ð &v ÐThe€prison€had€no€open€courtyard€and€the€prisoners€were€kept€indoors€under€artificial€lightÐ  \ Ðall€day.€On€1€August€1977€Carmen€Amendola€Massiotti€was€transferred€to€Punta€RielesÐ òB Ðprison.€There€she€was€kept€in€a€hut€measuring€5m€by€10m.€The€place€was€overcrowded€withÐ Ø( Ð100€prisoners€and€the€sanitary€conditions€were€insufficient.€She€was€subjected€to€hard€labourÐ ¾ Ðand€the€food€was€very€poor.€The€prisoners€were€constantly€subjected€to€interrogations,Ð ¤ô Ðharassment€and€severe€punishment.€Despite€having€served€her€sentence€on€9€NovemberÐ Š Ú Ð1977,€she€was€kept€in€detention€until€11€or€12€December€1977€when€the€choice€was€offeredÐ p!À  Ðto€her€of€either€remaining€in€detention€or€leaving€the€country.€She€opted€for€the€latter€andÐ V"¦! Ðobtained€political€asylum€in€the€Netherlands.€Ð <#Œ" ÐÌòòWith€respect€to€Graciela€Baritussio:óó€Ð %X $ ÐÌ12.€Graciela€Baritussio€was€arrested€in€Uruguay€on€3€September€1972,€tried€by€a€militaryÐ Ô&$"& Ðjudge€on€5€February€1973€for€'complicity€in€a€subversive€association'€and€brought€inÐ º' #' ÐApril.1973€to€the€Punta€Rieles€prison€where€she€served€her€two€years€prison€sentence.€OnÐ  (ð#( Ð15€August€1974€she€was€brought€to€the€same€military€court€as€before€in€order€to€sign€theÐ †)Ö$) Ðdocuments€for€her€provisional€release.€The€decision€granting€her€provisional€release€becameÐ l*¼%* Ðenforceable€and€final€in€1975.€Graciela€Baritussio,€however,€remained€in€detention.€On€6Ð R+¢&+ ÐOctober€1977€she€was€transferred€to€another€military€establishment€in€the€interior€of€theÐ 8,ˆ', Ðcountry€which€was€being€used€as€a€prison€for€women€detained€under€the€security€measures.Ð -n(- ÐOn€8€August€1978€the€governor€of€the€establishment€informed€her€that€she€was€going€to€beÐ ° Ðreleased.€Her€release€took€place€on€12€August€1978.€Once€the€document€for€GracielaÐ –æ ÐBaritussio's€provisional€release€had€been€signed€and€after€the€decision€became€final€andÐ |Ì Ðenforceable€in€1975,€her€defence€lawyer€had€made€numerous€representations€to€the€militaryÐ b² Ðjudges€responsible€for€her€case.€He€was€informed€that,€if€the€prison€authorities€did€notÐ H˜ Ðcomply€with€the€court's€release€order,€the€judges€could€do€no€more.€Ð . ~ ÐÌ13.€The€Human€Rights€Committee,€acting€under€article€5€(4)€of€the€Optional€Protocol€to€theÐ ú J ÐInternational€Covenant€on€Civil€and€Political€Rights,€is€of€the€view€that€the€facts€as€foundÐ à 0 Ðby€the€Committee,€in€so€far€as€they€continued€or€occurred€after€23€March€1976€(the€date€onÐ Æ   Ðwhich€the€Covenant€and€the€Optional€Protocol€entered€into€force€for€Uruguay)€disclose€theÐ ¬ ü  Ðfollowing€violations€of€the€International€Covenant€on€Civil€and€Political€Rights,€Ð ’â  ÐÌIn€the€case€of€òòCarmen€Amendola€Massiottióó€Ð ^®  ÐÌof€articles€7€and€10€(1),€because€the€conditions€of€her€imprisonment€amounted€to€inhumanÐ *z  Ðtreatment;€Ð ` ÐÌof€article€9€(1),€because€she€continued€to€be€detained€after€having€served€her€prison€sentenceÐ Ü, Ðon€9€November€1977;€Ð  ÐÌIn€the€case€of€òòGraciela€Baritussioóó€Ð ŽÞ ÐÌof€article€9€(1),€because€she€was€subjected€to€arbitrary€detention€under€the€*prompt€securityÐ Zª Ðmeasures*€until€12€August€1978€after€having€signed€on€15€August€1974€the€document€forÐ @ Ðher€provisional€release}€Ð &v ÐÌof€article€9€(4)€in€conjunction€with€article€2€(3),€because€there€was€no€competent€court€toÐ òB Ðwhich€she€could€have€appealed€during€her€arbitrary€detention.€Ð Ø( ÐÌ14.€The€Committee,€accordingly,€is€of€the€opinion€that€the€State€party€is€under€an€obligationÐ ¤ô Ðto€provide€the€victims€with€effective€remedies,€including€compensation,€for€the€violationsÐ Š Ú Ðthey€have€suffered.€The€State€party€is€also€urged€to€investigate€the€allegations€of€tortureÐ p!À  Ðmade€against€named€persons€in€the€case.Ô_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_Ô