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Šcommunication€and€by€the€State€party€concerned,€Š <#Œ" ŠĢņņAdoptsóó€the€following:€Š %X $ ŠĢĢņ ņņņÓ  ÓViews€under€article€5€(4)€of€the€Optional€Protocolóóó óŠ ŗ' #' ŠÓ½ÓĢĢ1.1€The€author€of€the€communication€(initial€letter€dated€17€September€1981€and€furtherŠ l*¼%* Šletters€postmarked€30€September€1981€and€dated€28€September€1982€and€2€May€1983)€is€aŠ R+¢&+ ŠUruguayan€national,€residing€at€present€in€Sweden.€She€submitted€the€communication€onŠ 8,ˆ', Šbehalf€of€her€daughter,€Elena€Ō_ŌQuinterosŌ_Ō€Ō_ŌAlmeidaŌ_Ō,€and€on€her€own€behalf.€Š -n(- Ї1.2€The€author€describes€the€relevant€facts€as€follows:€Š ° ŠĢ"My€daughter€(born€on€9€September€1945)€was€arrested€at€her€home€in€the€city€ofŠ |Ģ ŠMontevideo€on€24€June€1976.€Four€days€later,€while€she€was€being€held€completelyŠ b² Šincommunicado,€she€was€taken€by€military€personnel€to€a€particular€spot€in€the€city€near€theŠ H˜ ŠEmbassy€of€Venezuela.€My€daughter€would€appear€to€have€told€her€captors€that€she€had€aŠ . ~ Šrendezvous€at€that€place€with€another€person€whom€they€wished€to€arrest.€Once€she€was€inŠ  d Šfront€of€a€house€adjoining€the€Embassy€of€Venezuela,€my€daughter€succeeded€in€gettingŠ ś J Šaway€from€the€persons€accompanying€her,€jumped€over€a€wall€and€landed€inside€theŠ ą 0 ŠEmbassy€grounds.€At€the€same€time,€she€shouted€out€her€name€so€as€to€alert€passers„by€toŠ Ę   Šwhat€was€happening€in€case€she€was€recaptured.€The€military€personnel€accompanying€herŠ ¬ ü  Šthen€entered€the€diplomatic€mission€and,€after€striking€the€Secretary€of€the€Embassy€andŠ ’ā  Šother€members€of€its€staff,€dragged€my€daughter€off€the€premises."€Š xČ  ŠĢ1.3€The€author€alleges€that,€due€to€this€event,€Venezuela€suspended€its€diplomatic€relationsŠ D”  Šwith€Uruguay.€Š *z  ŠĢ1.4€The€author€claims€that€since€that€day€(28€June€1976)€she€could€never€obtain€from€theŠ öF Šauthorities€any€official€information€about€her€daughter's€whereabouts,€nor€was€her€detentionŠ Ü, Šofficially€admitted.€She€further€claims€that€this€denial€of€official€information€by€theŠ Ā Šauthorities€of€Uruguay€was€incompatible€with€the€.testimony€of€other€persons€(the€authorŠ Øų Šencloses€two€testimonies)€and€also€numerous€statements€made€privately€by€authorities€andŠ ŽŽ Šdiplomatic€representatives€of€Uruguay€to€the€author€herself€and€to€others.€The€author,€inŠ tÄ Šaddition,€encloses€an€extract€from€a€booklet€entitled€ņņŌ_ŌMujeresŌ_Ō€y€Ō_ŌninosŌ_Ō€Ō_ŌUruguayosŌ_ŌŠ ZŖ ŠŌ_ŌdesaparecidosŌ_Ō€óó("Missing€Uruguayan€Women€and€Children")€concerning€the€case€of€herŠ @ Šdaughter,€in€which€it€is€mentioned€in€particular€that€on€2€March€1979,€the€Ambassador€andŠ &v ŠRepresentative€of€Uruguay€to€the€United€Nations€Commission€on€Human€Rights€at€Geneva,Š  \ Šwho€was€at€that€time€Director€of€Foreign€Policy€of€the€Ministry€of€Foreign€Affairs,€told€theŠ ņB Šauthor€that€her€daughter€was€alive,€that€she€had€been€taken€from€the€Venezuelan€EmbassyŠ Ų( Šby€members€of€the€Uruguayan€police€and€army,€that€she€was€being€kept€a€prisoner€and€thatŠ ¾ Šefforts€were€being€made€to€clarify€responsibilities.€Š ¤ō ŠĢ1.5€The€first€testimony€enclosed€by€the€author,€dated€January€1981,€is€from€Cristina€Ō_ŌMarquetŌ_ŌŠ p!Ą  ŠNavarro,€who€states€that€she€personally€knew€Elena€Ō_ŌQuinterosŌ_Ō.€Cristina€Ō_ŌMarquetŌ_Ō€NavarroŠ V"¦! Šstates€that€she€was€arrested€on€29€July€1976€in€Montevideo,€that€on€8€August€1976€she€wasŠ <#Œ" Štaken€to€a€military€unit,€that€there€all€detainees€were€kept€blindfolded€and€with€their€handsŠ "$r# Štied€and€that€they€were€systematically€subjected€to€torture.€She€adds€that€all€detaineesŠ %X $ Šreceived€an€identification€number€upon€arrival,€by€which€they€were€addressed,€and€that€herŠ ī%>!% Šnumber€was€2572.€Cristina€Ō_ŌMarquetŌ_Ō€further€states€that€during€her€first€night€there,€she€heardŠ Ō&$"& Š"the€despairing€cries€of€a€woman€who€kept€saying€'why€didn't€they€kill€me,€why€didn't€theyŠ ŗ' #' Škill€me?'€It€was€definitely€the€voice€of€Elena€Ō_ŌQuinterosŌ_Ō.€It€was€clear€from€the€desperation€ofŠ  (š#( Šher€cries€that€she€was€being€brutally€tortured".€Cristina€Ō_ŌMarquetŌ_Ō€alleges€that€later€she€wasŠ †)Ö$) Šable€to€establish€that€Elena€Ō_ŌQuinterosŌ_Ō€had€been€given€number€2537.€She€further€alleges€thatŠ l*¼%* Šonce,€her€eye„bandage€being€loose,€she€could€see€Elena€Ō_ŌQuinterosŌ_Ō€who€was€lying€on€aŠ R+¢&+ Šmattress.€Elena€Ō_ŌQuinterosŌ_Ō'€state€of€health€was€extremely€poor€"as€a€result€of€the€brutal€tortureŠ 8,ˆ', Što€which€she€had€been€and€was€being€subjected€daily".€Cristina€Ō_ŌMarquetŌ_Ō€mentions€the€namesŠ -n(- ŠŌ_Ōof€two€male€officers€and€of€two€female€soldiers€who€were€dealing€with€Elena€Quinteros.€InŠ ° ŠOctober€1976,€Cristina€Marquet€was€transferred€to€another€detention€place€and€she€wasŠ –ę Šreleased€on€7€December€1978.€She€adds€that€after€October€1976€she€never€heard€about€ElenaŠ |Ģ ŠQuinteros€again.€Š b² ŠĢ1.6€The€second€testimony€is€from€Alberto€Grille€Motta.€a/€He€states€that€he€and€otherŠ . ~ ŠUruguayans,€among€them€Enrique€Baroni,€who€had€taken€refuge€at€the€Embassy€ofŠ  d ŠVenezuela€in€Montevideo,€saw€a€number€of€Embassy€employees€running€out€of€the€buildingŠ ś J Šon€the€morning€of€28€June€1976;€that€Enrique€Baroni,€who€had€gone€up€to€the€first€floor,€sawŠ ą 0 Ša€young€woman€being€dragged€away€by€a€man€whom€he€recognized€as€a€policeman€whomŠ Ę   Šhe€had€known,€under€a€nickname€which€is€given€by€the€author,€in€Department€No.€5€forŠ ¬ ü  ŠIntelligence€and€Information€of€the€Montevideo€Police€Headquarters€when€they€were€heldŠ ’ā  Šthere.€Mr.€Grille€adds€that€the€following€day,€on€29€June€1976,€the€parents„in„law€of€ElenaŠ xČ  ŠQuinteros€came€to€the€Embassy€with€a€picture€of€their€daughter„in„law€and€her€identity€wasŠ ^®  Šconfirmed,€in€particular,€by€the€Secretary€of€the€Embassy.€He€further€claims€that€theŠ D”  ŠAmbassador€told€him€some€months€later€that€he€was€in€possession€of€information€pointingŠ *z  Što€a€policeman€known€under€the€same€nickname€as€the€one€mentioned€by€Enrique€Baroni€andŠ ` Šwhose€real€name€was€...,€who,€together€with€other€police€personnel,€had€taken€part'€in€theŠ öF Šabduction€of€Elena€Quinteros.€Š Ü, ŠĢ1.7€The€author,€Maria€del€Carmen€Almeida€de€Quinteros,€states€that€she€has€withdrawn€herŠ Øų Šdaughter's€case€from€the€Inter„American€Commission€on€Human€Rights.€By€a€further€letter,Š ŽŽ Špostmarked€30€September€1981,€she€enclosed€a€copy€of€her€withdrawal€letter,€dated€17Š tÄ ŠNovember€1980,€addressed€to€the€Inter„American€Commission,€and€the€text€of€a€request€forŠ ZŖ Šconfirmation€of€the€withdrawal,€dated€28€September€1981.€Š @ ŠĢ1.8€The€author€further€states€that€there€are€no€domestic€remedies€that€could€be€invoked€andŠ  \ Šhave€not€been€exhausted,€since€her€daughter's€arrest€has€always€been€denied€by€theŠ ņB ŠUruguayan€authorities€and€the€remedy€of€ņņhabeas€corpus€óóis€only€applicable€in€the€case€ofŠ Ų( Šdetained€persons.€Š ¾ ŠĢ1.9€The€author€claims€that€the€following€articles€of€the€Covenant€have€been€violated€withŠ Š Ś Šrespect€to€her€daughter:€7,€9,€10,€12,€14,€17€and€19.€She€adds€that€she€is€herself€a€victim€ofŠ p!Ą  Šviolations€of€article€7€(psychological€torture€because€she€does€not€know€where€her€daughterŠ V"¦! Šis)€and€of€article€17€of€the€Covenant,€because€of€interference€with€her€private€and€family€life.€Š <#Œ" ŠĢ2.€The€Human€Rights€Committee€noted,€in€this€connection,€that€the€allegations€Of€violationsŠ %X $ Šmade€by€the€author€on€her€own€behalf€raised€the€question€whether€she€was€subject€to€theŠ ī%>!% Šjurisdiction€of€Uruguay,€within€the€meaning€of€article€1€of€the€Optional€Protocol,€at€the€timeŠ Ō&$"& Šof€the€alleged€violations€in€question.€The€Committee€agreed€that€this€issue€would€beŠ ŗ' #' Šreviewed,€if€necessary,€in€the€light€of€any€submission€which€the€State€party€might€makeŠ  (š#( Šunder€article€4€(2)€of€the€Optional€Protocol.€Š †)Ö$) ŠĢ3.€By€its€decision€of€14€October€1981,€the€Working€Group€of€the€Human€Rights€Committee,Š R+¢&+ Šhaving€decided€that€the€author€of€the€communication€was€justified€in€acting€on€behalf€of€theŠ 8,ˆ', Šalleged€victim,€transmitted€the€communication€under€rule€91€of€the€provisional€rules€ofŠ -n(- Šprocedure€to€the€State€party€concerned,€requesting€information€and€observations€relevant€toŠ ° Šthe€question€of€admissibility€of€the€communication€and,€the€whereabouts€of€the€allegedŠ –ę Švictim€being€unknown€since€1976,€further€requesting€the€State€party€to€confirm€that€ElenaŠ |Ģ ŠQuinteros€was€in€detention€and€to€make€known€the€place€of€her€detention.€No€reply€wasŠ b² Šreceived€from€the€State€party€to€these€requests.€Š H˜ ŠĢ4.€On€the€basis€of€the€information€before€it,€the€Committee€found€that€it€was€not€precludedŠ  d Šby€article€5€(2)€(a)€of€the€Optional€Protocol€from€considering€the€communication.€TheŠ ś J ŠCommittee€was€also€unable€to€conclude€that,€in€the€circumstances€of€this€case,€there€wereŠ ą 0 Šeffective€remedies€available€to€the€alleged€victim€which€she€had€failed€to€exhaust.Š Ę   ŠAccordingly,€the€Committee€found€that€the€communication€was€not€inadmissible€underŠ ¬ ü  Šarticle€5€(2)€(b)€of€the€Optional€Protocol.€Š ’ā  ŠĢ5.€On€25€March€1982,€the€Human€Rights€Committee€therefore€ņņdecided:óó€Š ^®  ŠĢ(a)€That€the€communication€was€admissible;€Š *z  ŠĢ(b)€That,€in€accordance€with€article€4€(2)€of€the€Optional€Protocol,€the€State€party€should€beŠ öF Šrequested€to€submit€to€the€Committee,€within€six€months€of€the€date€of€the€transmittal€to€itŠ Ü, Šof€this€decision,€written€explanations€or€statements€clarifying€the€matter€and€the€remedy,€ifŠ Ā Šany,€that€may€have€been€taken€by€it;€Š Øų ŠĢ(c)€That€the€State€party€be€informed€that€the€written€explanations€or€statements€submittedŠ tÄ Šby€it€under€article€4€(2)€of€the€Optional€Protocol€must€relate€primarily€to€the€substance€of€theŠ ZŖ Šmatter€under€consideration.€The€Committee€stressed€that,€in€order€to€perform€itsŠ @ Šresponsibilities,€it€required€specific€responses€to€the€allegations€which€had€been€made€by€theŠ &v Šauthor€of€the€communication€and€the€State€party's€explanations€of€the€actions€taken€by€it.Š  \ ŠThe€State€party€was€requested,€in€this€connection,€to€enclose€copies€of€any€court€orders€orŠ ņB Šdecisions€or€reports€of€inquiries€of€relevance€to€the€matter€under€consideration.€Š Ų( ŠĢ6.€In€its€submission€under€article€4€(2)€of€the€Optional€Protocol,€dated€13€August€1982,€theŠ ¤ō ŠState€party€referred€to€the€contents€of€an€earlier€note,€dated€14€June€1982,€which€appearedŠ Š Ś Što€be€a€late€submission€under€rule€91€of€the€provisional€rules€of€procedure.€The€text€of€thisŠ p!Ą  Šearlier€note€read€as€follows:€Š V"¦! ŠĢ"The€Uruguayan€Government€wishes€to€inform€that€the€person€in€question€(Elena€Quinteros)Š "$r# Šhas€been€sought€throughout€Uruguay€since€8€May€1975.€The€assertions€contained€in€thisŠ %X $ Šcommunication€are€therefore€rejected€as€unfounded,€since€the€Government€had€no€part€in€theŠ ī%>!% Šepisode€described."€Š Ō&$"& ŠĢ7.1€In€her€comments,€dated€28€September€1982,€the€author€draws€the€attention€of€the€HumanŠ  (š#( ŠRights€Committee€to€the€fact€that€the€Government€of€Uruguay€has€failed€to€provide€anyŠ †)Ö$) Šspecific€or€detailed€answers€regarding€the€substance€of€her€daughter's€case,€despite€theŠ l*¼%* Šexpress€request€by€the€Committee.€The€author€states€that:€Š R+¢&+ ŠĢ"The€Government€simply€rejected€my€assertions€as€'unfounded'€in€purely€general€terms€and,Š -n(- Šindeed,€on€the€sole€ground€that€it€had€had€no€part€in€the€episode€which€I€described.€I€considerŠ ° Šit€to€be€of€the€utmost€importance€to€point€out,€in€this€connection,€that€the€Government€doesŠ –ę Šnot€specifically€deny€that€my€daughter€was€arrested€in€June€1976€by€Government€forces,€thatŠ |Ģ Šshe€was€detained€by€the€army€in€1976,€or€that€an€incident€took€place€at€the€VenezuelanŠ b² ŠEmbassy€on€28€June€1976,€in€the€course€of€which€my€daughter€was€taken€from€the€EmbassyŠ H˜ Šgrounds.€Above€all,€the€Government€of€Uruguay€does€not€deny€that€it€is€holding€myŠ . ~ Šdaughter.€In€short,€apart€from€the€very€general€assertion€referred€to€above,€the€GovernmentŠ  d Šhas€not€denied,€or€even€questioned€the€truth€of€a€single€one€of€the€serious€events€describedŠ ś J Šby€me€in€my€communication€to€the€Committee.€It€is€surprising€that,€despite€the€gravity€ofŠ ą 0 Šthese€events,€the€Government€has€quite€clearly€failed€to€order€an€investigation€into€theŠ Ę   Šmatter."€Š ¬ ü  ŠĢ7.2€The€author€urges€the€Committee€to€call€on€the€Government€of€Uruguay€to€order€anŠ xČ  Šinvestigation.€She€suggests€that€specific€questions€should€be€put€to€the€State€party€and€thatŠ ^®  Šit€would€be€very€helpful€if€the€Committee€could€obtain€further€details€from€the€GovernmentŠ D”  Šof€Venezuela€regarding€the€incident€which€took€place€on€28€June€1976€in€the€grounds€ofŠ *z  Štheir€Embassy€in€Montevideo.€Š ` ŠĢ7.3€Addressing€the€question€raised€by€the€Committee€whether€she€comes€within€theŠ Ü, Šjurisdiction€of€Uruguay€as€to€the€violations€alleged€in€her€own€behalf,€the€author€states€thatŠ Ā Šshe€was€in€Uruguay€at€the€time€of€her€daughter's€arrest€in€1976.€Š Øų ŠĢ"Consequently,€both€my€daughter€and€I€were€at€the€time€under€Uruguayan€jurisdiction.€QuiteŠ tÄ Šclearly,€my€daughter€remains€under€Uruguayan€jurisdiction€and€her€rights€continue€to€beŠ ZŖ Šviolated€daily€by€the€Government€of€Uruguay.€Since€the€continued€violation€of€myŠ @ Šdaughter's€human€rights€constitutes€the€crucial€factor€of€the€violation€of€my€own€rights,€theŠ &v ŠGovernment€cannot,€in€my€view,€in€any€way€evade€its€responsibility€towards€me.€I€continueŠ  \ Što€suffer€day€and€night€because€of€the€lack€of€information€on€my€dear€daughter,€and€IŠ ņB Štherefore€believe€that,€from€the€moment€when€my€daughter€was€arrested,€I€was,€and€IŠ Ų( Šcontinue€to€be,€the€victim€of€a€violation€of€articles€7€and€17€of€the€Covenant."€Š ¾ ŠĢ8.€On€15€October€1982,€before€formulating€its€views€in€the€light€of€the€information€madeŠ Š Ś Šavailable€to€it€by€the€author€of€the€communication€and€by€the€State€party€concerning€theŠ p!Ą  Šalleged€arrest,€detention€and€mistreatment€of€Elena€Quinteros,€the€Human€Rights€CommitteeŠ V"¦! Šdecided€to€adopt€the€following€interim€decision:€Š <#Œ" ŠĢ"The€Human€Rights€Committee,€Š %X $ ŠĢņņNoting€óóthat€the€author€of€the€communication€has€submitted€detailed€information,€includingŠ Ō&$"& Šeyewitness€testimonies,€concerning€the€detention€of€her€daughter,€Elena€Quinteros,€Š ŗ' #' ŠĢņņTaking€note€also€óóof€the€brief€information€submitted€by€the€State€party€on€14€June€and€13Š †)Ö$) ŠAugust€1982,€to€the€effect€that€Elena€Quinteros€had€been€sought€throughout€Uruguay€sinceŠ l*¼%* Š8€May€1975€and€that€the€Government€of€Uruguay€had€no€part€in€the€events€described€by€theŠ R+¢&+ Šauthor€of€the€communication,€Š 8,ˆ', ŠŠ -n(- ŠņņConcerned.,€óóhowever,€that€the€State€party€has€made€no€attempt€to€address€in€substance€theŠ ° Šserious€and€corroborated€allegations€made€against€it,€but€merely€denies€any€knowledgeŠ –ę Šthereof,€Š |Ģ ŠĢņņConcluding,€óóthat€the€information€furnished€by€the€State€party,€so€far,€is€insufficient€toŠ H˜ Šcomply€with€the€requirements€of€article€4€(2)€of€the€Optional€Protocol,€Š . ~ ŠĢ1.€ņņUrges€óóthe€State€party,€without€further€delay€and€with€a€view€to€clarifying€the€mattersŠ ś J Šcomplained€of,€to€conduct€a€thorough€inquiry€into€the€allegations€made€and€to€inform€theŠ ą 0 ŠHuman€Rights€Committee€Of€the€outcome€of€such€inquiry€not€later€than€by€1€FebruaryŠ Ę   Š1983."€Š ¬ ü  ŠĢ9.€In€a€note€dated€12€January€1983,€in€response€to€the€Human€Rights€Committee's€interimŠ xČ  Šdecision,€the€State€party€stated€the€following:€Š ^®  ŠĢ"The€Government€of€Uruguay€wishes€to€reiterate€what€it€said€to€the€Committee€in€its€replyŠ *z  Što€the€note€of€4€December€1981€on€this€case"€(see€para.€6€above).€Š ` ŠĢ10.1€In€her€comments€of€2€May€1983,€the€author€recalls€that€her€daughter€was€officiallyŠ Ü, Šarrested€at€her€home€in€Montevideo,€on€24€June€1976,€because€of€her€political€opinions,€byŠ Ā Šmembers€of€Department€No.€5€of€the€National€Directorate€for€Information€and€IntelligenceŠ Øų Šof€the€Montevideo€Police€Headquarters.€She€states€that€her€daughter€was€keptŠ ŽŽ Šincommunicado€on€the€premises€of€the€police€department€for€four€days€until€the€morning€ofŠ tÄ Š28€June,€although€under€the€Constitution€and€laws€of€Uruguay€the€maxims€period€duringŠ ZŖ Šwhich€a€person€may€be€held€incommunicado€is€48€hours.€Š @ ŠĢ10.2€The€author€claims€that€"there€is€no€possible€doubt€regarding€the€central€fact€whichŠ  \ Šprompted€my€communication,€namely€that€my€daughter€Elena€was€abducted€on€28€June€1976Š ņB Šfrom€within€the€Embassy€of€the€Republic€of€Venezuela€at€Montevideo€and€that€thisŠ Ų( Šabduction€(or€arrest€carried€out€in€the€form€of€an€abduction)€was€the€work€and€responsibilityŠ ¾ Šof€Uruguayan€official€authorities,€and€since€that€day€Elena€has€been€in€the€custody€of€theŠ ¤ō ŠUruguayan€official€military€authorities."€Š Š Ś ŠĢ10.3€Concerning€her€daughter's€arrest€inside€the€Venezuelan€Embassy€grounds€on€28€JuneŠ V"¦! Š1976,€the€author€gives€the€following€details:€Š <#Œ" ŠĢ"Believing€that€Elena€was€going€to€denounce€someone,€her€captors€brought€her€near€to€theŠ %X $ ŠEmbassy,€allowing€her€freedom€of€movement€so€that€she€could€go€to€the€supposedŠ ī%>!% Šrendezvous.€Elena,€who€had€already€given€thought€to€the€possibility,€went€into€the€houseŠ Ō&$"& Šnext€to€the€Embassy.€From€there€she€managed€to€jump€over€the€dividing€wall,€thus€landingŠ ŗ' #' Šin€Venezuelan€territory.€She€shouted€'Asylum!'€and€stated€her€name€and€occupation.€WhenŠ  (š#( Šthey€realized€what€was€happening,€the€policemen€escorting€her€came€through€the€gate€givingŠ †)Ö$) Šaccess€to€the€gardens€of€the€Embassy,€without€being€stopped€by€the€four€policemen€on€guard.Š l*¼%* ŠWhen€they€heard€Elena€shouting,€the€Ambassador€and€his€secretary,€as€well€as€otherŠ R+¢&+ Šofficials,€ran€towards€her€and€were€able€to€see€her€being€beaten€and€dragged€by€the€hair€byŠ 8,ˆ', Šthe€policemen€who€were€trying€to€remove€her€by€force€from€Venezuelan€territory.€TheŠ -n(- ŠCounsellor€of€the€Embassy,€Mr.€Frank€Becerra,€and€the€Secretary,€Baptista€Olivares,€triedŠ ° Što€prevent€the€woman€seeking€refuge€from€being€removed€from€the€Embassy€garden€beforeŠ –ę Šshe€could€enter€the€residence€itself.€While€Elena€was€being€dragged€outside,€the€twoŠ |Ģ Šdiplomats€were€grappling€with€the€police,€grabbing€hold€of€Elena's€legs.€One€of€theŠ b² Špolicemen€struck€Mr.€Becerra€who€fell,€thus€enabling€them€to€take€Elena€away€and€put€herŠ H˜ Šin€a€greenish€Volkswagen€whose€registration€number,€as€was€seen€by€a€large€number€ofŠ . ~ Šresidents€who€had€observed€each€stage€of€the€police€raid,€ended€in€714€and€which€a€PoliceŠ  d ŠHeadquarters€communique€identified€on€2€July€as€the€'car€with€unidentified€suspects€whoŠ ś J Šabducted€a€woman'.€In€their€anger,€the€police€even€went€to€the€inhuman€lengths€of€slammingŠ ą 0 Šthe€car€door€hard€against€Elena's€legs€while€she€was€being€bundled€into€the€car,€certainlyŠ Ę   Šcausing€a€fracture.€The€car€then€moved€off€at€high€speed,€with€its€doors€still€open,€againstŠ ¬ ü  Šthe€oncoming€vehicles€and€despite€the€heavy€traffic€to€be€found€at€that€hour,€about€10.30Š ’ā  Ša.m.,€in€the€Bulevar€Artigas,€where€the€Embassy€is€situated,€at€number€1257,€in€the€'Pocitos'Š xČ  Šdistrict,€5€km€from€the€centre€of€Montevideo."€Š ^®  ŠĢ10.4€The€author€further€states€that,€according€to€eyewitness€accounts€received€by€theŠ *z  ŠAmbassador€of€Venezuela,€her€daughter€was€transferred€from€the€green€Volkswagen€to€anŠ ` Šofficial€Uruguayan€army€truck.€She€claims€that€another€significant€detail€is€that€when€herŠ öF Šdaughter€entered€the€garden€of€the€Embassy€she€ran€towards€the€residence€crying€"Asylum,Š Ü, Šasylum!",€stated€her€name€and€occupation€and€managed€to€shout€"this€is€'...'€from€theŠ Ā ŠDepartment€NO.€5".€The€author€further€submits€that€"from€refugees€(five€in€all)€who€wereŠ Øų Šin€the€Embassy€awaiting€a€safe€conduct€in€order€to€leave€Uruguay,€and€from€her€(daughter's)Š ŽŽ Šstatements,€it€was€possible€to€ascertain€that€three€of€the€plain„clothes€police€officers€whoŠ tÄ Šentered€the€Embassy€were€..."€(names€are€given).€Š ZŖ ŠĢ10.5€Concerning€the€suspension€of€diplomatic€relations€between€Venezuela€and€Uruguay,Š &v Šthe€author€stresses€that€"as€a€result€of€these€events€of€June€1976,€Venezuela€broke€offŠ  \ Šdiplomatic€relations€with€the€Government€of€Uruguay€and€they€have€not€been€restored€untilŠ ņB Šthis€day.€The€Government€of€Venezuela€has€made€it€absolutely€clear€that€these€relations€willŠ Ų( Šremain€severed€until€such€time€as€Elena€Quinteros€is€set€free€and€handed€over€to€theŠ ¾ ŠVenezuelan€authorities€and€it€is€given€a€full€explanation€of€the€facts".€She€adds€that€"it€wouldŠ ¤ō Šnot€seem€logical€to€think€even€for€a€moment€that€the€authorities€and€various€groups€inŠ Š Ś ŠVenezuela€would€have€taken€such€a€serious€step€as€the€breaking€of€diplomatic€relations€ifŠ p!Ą  Šthey€had€not€been€convinced€that€Uruguayan€public€officials€had€directly€participated€in€theŠ V"¦! Šviolation€of€the€Venezuelan€Embassy€in€Uruguay€and€in€the€abduction€of€Elena€Quinteros".€Š <#Œ" ŠĢ10.6€The€author€refers€to€the€position€the€Committee€has€taken,€in€previous€cases,€that€in€theŠ %X $ Šface€of€specific€and€detailed€complaints,€it€was€not€sufficient€for€the€State€party€to€refuteŠ ī%>!% Šthese€allegations€in€general€terms€but€that€"it€should€have€investigated€the€allegations".€InŠ Ō&$"& Šcase€R.7/30€Eduardo€Bleier€v.€Uruguay,€for€example,€the€Committee€came€to€the€conclusionŠ ŗ' #' Šthat€the€person€concerned€had€been€"arrested€and€detained"€by€the€Uruguayan€authorities,Š  (š#( Šalthough€officially€he€had€"disappeared",€on€the€basis€of€statements€by€witnesses€that€theyŠ †)Ö$) Šhad€seen€him€held€prisoner€in€official€detention€centres.€Š l*¼%* ŠĢ10.7€To€corroborate€her€allegations€concerning€the€responsibility€of€the€UruguayanŠ 8,ˆ', Šauthorities€in€her€daughter's€case,€the€author€recalls€the€testimonies€referred€to€in€paragraphsŠ -n(- Š1.5€and€1.6€above€and€adds€new€substantial€evidence€as€follows:€Š ° ŠĢ(i)€A€letter€sent€to€the€author€in€January€1977€by€the€Secretary„General€of€the€Office€of€theŠ |Ģ ŠPresidency€of€the€Republic€of€Venezuela,€in€which€he€stated€that€the€Government€"willŠ b² Šcontinue€to€press€for€the€release€of€your€daughter,€Elena€Quinteros€Almeida"€and€expressedŠ H˜ Šthe€hope€that€"in€the€end€justice€will€be€done€and€this€wrong€will€be€redressed";€Š . ~ ŠĢ(ii)A€Declaration€adopted€by€the€Chamber€of€Deputies€of€Venezuela€on€26€April€1978,€inŠ ś J Šwhich€it€is€stated€"on€28€June€1976€last,€the€Uruguayan€citizen,€Elena€Quinteros,€wasŠ ą 0 Šarrested€by€the€Uruguayan€police€authorities€when€she€was€seeking€diplomatic€asylum€in€theŠ Ę   ŠVenezuelan€Embassy€at€Montevideo",€"...€not€only€does€this€action€constitute€a€flagrantŠ ¬ ü  Šviolation€of€the€right€of€asylum€but,€in€addition,€the€Uruguayan€police€authorities€assaultedŠ ’ā  Štwo€diplomatic€representatives€of€our€country,€thus€violating€the€most€elementary€rules€ofŠ xČ  Šdiplomatic€immunity€and€international€courtesy";€Š ^®  ŠĢ(iii)€Statements€made€to€the€Working€Group€on€Enforced€or€Involuntary€Disappearances€byŠ *z  Šthe€representative€of€Uruguay€to€the€Commission€on€Human€Rights€on€1€December€1981.Š ` ŠThe€representative€then€said:€"The€disappearance€of€Elena€Quinteros€has€caused€usŠ öF Šconsiderable€problems.€It€led€to€the€severing€of€our€relations€with€Venezuela.€It€gave€rise€toŠ Ü, Ša€controversy€in€the€Uruguayan€newspapers,€some€of€which€asked€whether€or€not€theŠ Ā ŠUruguayan€authorities€were€implicated€....€Miss€Quinteros€went€into€the€Embassy€ofŠ Øų ŠVenezuela.€Before€she€was€able€to€go€inside€and€before€she€could€initiate€the€procedure€forŠ ŽŽ Šapplying€for€asylum,€two€persons€removed€her€forcibly€from€the€entrance€to€the€EmbassyŠ tÄ Šof€Venezuela,€put€her€in€a€car€and€took€her€away€....€"b/Š ZŖ ŠĢ10.8€The€author€reiterates€that€"there€can€be€no€doubt€as€to€the€applicability€of€the€CovenantŠ &v Šin€my€particular€case€..."€She€states€that,€when€her€daughter€was€arrested€in€June€1976,€"sheŠ  \ Šand€I€were€living€in€Montevideo,€that€is€to€say,€within€the€jurisdiction€of€the€UruguayanŠ ņB Šauthorities.€As€stated€in€my€original€communication,€I€was€and€continue€to€be€victim€of€theŠ Ų( Šviolation€of€articles€7€and€17€of€the€Covenant".€Š ¾ ŠĢ11.€In€accordance€with€its€mandate€under€article€5€(1)€of€the€Optional€Protocol,€theŠ Š Ś ŠCommittee€has€considered€the€communication€in€the€light€of€the€information€made€availableŠ p!Ą  Što€it€by€the€author€of€the€communication€and€by€the€State€party€concerned.€In€thisŠ V"¦! Šconnection,€the€Committee€has€adhered€strictly€to€the€principle€ņņaudiatur€et€altera€pars€óóandŠ <#Œ" Šhas€given€the€State€party€every€opportunity€to€furnish€information€to€refute€the€evidenceŠ "$r# Špresented€by€the€author.€The€State€party€appears€to€have€ignored€the€Committee's€request€forŠ %X $ Ša€thorough€inquiry€into€the€author's€allegations.€The€Committee€reiterates€that€it€is€implicitŠ ī%>!% Šin€article€4€(2)€of€the€Optional€Protocol€that€the€State€party€has€the€duty€to€investigate€inŠ Ō&$"& Šgood€faith€all€allegations€of€violation€of€the€Covenant€made€against€it€and€its€authorities,Š ŗ' #' Šespecially€when€such€allegations€are€corroborated€by€evidence€submitted€by€the€author€ofŠ  (š#( Šthe€communication,€and€to€furnish€to€the€Committee€the€information€available€to€it.€In€casesŠ †)Ö$) Šwhere€the€author€has€submitted€to€the€Committee€allegations€supported€by€substantialŠ l*¼%* Šwitness€testimony,€as€in€this€case,€and€where€further€clarification€of€the€case€depends€onŠ R+¢&+ Šinformation€exclusively€in€the€hands€of€the€State€party,€the€Committee€may€consider€suchŠ 8,ˆ', Šallegations€as€substantiated€in€the€absence€of€satisfactory€evidence€and€explanations€to€theŠ -n(- Šcontrary€submitted€by€the€State€party.€Š ° ŠĢ12.1€With€regard€to€the€identity€of€the€alleged€victim,€the€Committee€on€the€basis€of€(a)€theŠ |Ģ Šdetailed€information€submitted€by€the€author,€including€an€eyewitness€testimony,€and€(b)€theŠ b² Šstatement€made€to€the€Working€Group€on€Enforced€or€Involuntary€Disappearance€by€theŠ H˜ Šrepresentative€of€Uruguay€to€the€Commission€on€Human€Rights,€on€1€December€1981,€hasŠ . ~ Šno€doubt€that€the€woman€who€was€able€to€go€inside€the€Embassy€of€Venezuela€atŠ  d ŠMontevideo,€on€28€June€1976,€requesting€asylum€and€who€was€forcibly€removed€from€theŠ ś J ŠEmbassy€grounds,€put€in€a€car€and€taken€away,€was€Elena€Quinteros.€Š ą 0 ŠĢ12.2€In€addition,€the€Committee€cannot€but€give€appropriate€weight€to€the€followingŠ ¬ ü  Šinformation:€Š ’ā  ŠĢ(i)€Mr.€Grille€Motta€in€his€testimony€states€that,€during€the€incident€of€28€June€1976,€EnriqueŠ ^®  ŠBaroni€could€identify€one€of€Elena€Quinteros'€captors€as€being€a€policeman,€nicknamed€...";Š D”  Šc/Š *z  ŠĢ(ii)€Mrs.€Marquet€Navarro€in€her€testimony€asserts€that€she€saw€Elena€Quinteros€in€AugustŠ öF Š1976€in€the€detention€place€where€she€herself€was€being€held€and€that€she€could€observe€thatŠ Ü, ŠElena€Quinteros€had€been€subjected€to€severe€ill„treatment.€Mrs.€Marquet€also€gives€theŠ Ā Šnames€of€two€male€officers€and€two€female€soldiers€who€were€"dealing"€with€ElenaŠ Øų ŠQuinteros.€Š ŽŽ ŠĢ12.3€The€Human€Rights€Committee,€accordingly,€finds€that,€on€28€June€1976,€ElenaŠ ZŖ ŠQuinteros€was€arrested€on€the€grounds€of€the€Embassy€of€Venezuela€at€Montevideo€by€atŠ @ Šleast€one€member€of€the€Uruguayan€police€force€and€that€in€August€1976€she€was€held€in€aŠ &v Šmilitary€detention€centre€in€Uruguay€where€she€was€subjected€to€torture.€Š  \ ŠĢ13.€It€is,€therefore,€the€Committee's€view€that€the€information€before€it€reveals€breaches€ofŠ Ų( Šarticles€7,€9€and€10€(1)€of€the€International€covenant€on€Civil€and€Political€Rights.€Š ¾ ŠĢ14.€With€regard€to€the€violations€alleged€by€the€author€on€her€own€behalf,€the€CommitteeŠ Š Ś Šnotes€that,€the€statement€of€the€author€that€she€was€in€Uruguay€at€the€time€of€the€incidentŠ p!Ą  Šregarding€her€daughter,€was€not€contradicted€by€the€State€party.€The€Committee€understandsŠ V"¦! Šthe€anguish€and€stress€caused€to€the€mother€by€the€disappearance€of€her€daughter€and€by€theŠ <#Œ" Šcontinuing€uncertainty€concerning€her€fate€and€whereabouts.€The€author€has€the€right€toŠ "$r# Šknow€what€has€happened€to€her€daughter.€In€these€respects,€she€too€is€a€victim€of€theŠ %X $ Šviolations€of€the€Covenant€suffered€by€her€daughter€in€particular,€of€article€7.€Š ī%>!% ŠĢ15.€The€Human€Rights€Committee€reiterates€that€the€Government€of€Uruguay€has€a€duty€toŠ ŗ' #' Šconduct€a€full€investigation€into€the€matter.€There€is€no€evidence€that€this€has€been€done.€Š  (š#( ŠĢ16.€The€Human€Rights€Committee,€acting€under€article€5€(4)€of€the€Optional€Protocol€to€theŠ l*¼%* ŠInternational€Covenant€on€Civil€and€Political€Rights,€therefore€concludes€that€responsibilityŠ R+¢&+ Šfor€the€disappearance€of€Elena€Quinteros€falls€on€the€authorities€of€Uruguay€and€that,Š 8,ˆ', Šconsequently,€the€Government€of€Uruguay€should€take€immediate€and€effective€steps€(a)€toŠ -n(- Šestablish€what€has€happened€to€Elena€Quinteros€since€28€June€1976,€and€secure€her€release}Š ° Š(b)€to€bring€to€justice€any€persons€found€to€be€responsible€for€her€disappearance€and€ill„Š –ę Štreatment;€(c)€to€pay€compensation€for€the€wrongs€suffered;€and€(d)€to€ensure€that€similarŠ |Ģ Šviolations€do€not€occur€in€the€future.€Š b² ŠĢĢņņNotesóó€Š  d ŠĢa/€€€On€29€July€1980,€the€Committee€adopted€views€in€case€No.€R.2/11€(11/1977)€concerningŠ ą 0 ŠAlberto€Grille€Motta€v.€Uruguay.€Š Ę   ŠĢb/€€€See€E/CN.4/1492,€annex€XVI.€Š ’ā  ŠĢc/€€€Same€nickname€and€name€as€referred€to€in€paras.€1.6€and€10.4€above.Š ^®  ŠĢ*/€€€Mr.€Walter€Surma€Tarnopolsky€did€not€participate€in€the€adoption€of€the€views€of€theŠ *z  ŠCommittee€under€article€5€(4)€of€the€Optional€Protocol€in€this€matter.