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ÐCommittee's€Special€Rapporteur€for€follow-up€on€concluding€observations.€At€the€Committee'sÐ ¬ü  Ðninety-first,€ninety-second€and€ninety€third€sessions,€he€presented€progress€reports€to€the€CommitteeÐ ˜è  Ðon€inter-sessional€developments€and€made€recommendations€which€prompted€the€Committee€to€takeÐ „Ô  Ðappropriate€decisions€State€by€State.Ð pÀ ÐÌ196.à  àFor€all€reports€of€States€parties€examined€by€the€Committee€under€article€40€of€the€CovenantÐ H˜ Ðover€the€last€year,€the€Committee€has€identified,€according€to€its€developing€practice,€a€limitedÐ 4„ Ðnumber€of€priority€concerns,€with€respect€to€which€it€seeks€the€State€party's€response,€within€a€periodÐ  p Ðof€a€year,€on€the€measures€taken€to€give€effect€to€its€recommendations.€The€Committee€welcomesÐ  \ Ðthe€extent€and€depth€of€cooperation€under€this€procedure€by€States€parties,€as€may€be€observed€fromÐ øH Ðthe€following€comprehensive€table.ò òòò€21óóó ó€€Over€the€reporting€period,€since€1€August€2007,€11€StatesÐ ä4 Ðparties€(Bosnia€and€Herzegovina,€Brazil,€Hong€Kong€Special€Administrative€Region€(China),€Mali,Ð Ð  ÐParaguay,€Republic€of€Korea,€Sri€Lanka,€Suriname,€Togo,€United€States€of€America€and€Ukraine),Ð ¼  Ðas€well€as€the€United€Nations€Interim€Administration€Mission€in€Ô_ÔKosovoÔ_Ô€(Ô_ÔUNMIKÔ_Ô),€have€submittedÐ ¨ø Ðinformation€to€the€Committee€under€the€follow€up€procedure.€Since€the€follow€up€procedure€wasÐ ”ä Ðinstituted€in€March€2001,€10€States€parties€(Barbados,€Central€African€Republic,€Chile,€DemocraticÐ €Ð ÐRepublic€of€the€Congo,€Equatorial€Guinea,€Gambia,€Honduras,€Madagascar,€Namibia€and€Yemen)Ð l¼ Ðhave€failed€to€supply€follow€up€information€that€has€fallen€due.€The€Committee€reiterates€that€itÐ X ¨ Ðviews€this€procedure€as€a€constructive€mechanism€by€which€the€dialogue€initiated€with€theÐ D!” Ðexamination€of€a€report€can€be€continued,€and€which€serves€to€simplify€the€process€of€the€nextÐ 0"€  Ðperiodic€report€on€the€part€of€the€State€party.Ð #l! ÐÌ197.à  àThe€table€below€takes€account€of€some€of€the€Working€Group's€recommendations€and€detailsÐ ô$D # Ðthe€experience€of€the€Committee€over€the€last€year.€Accordingly,€it€contains€no€reference€to€thoseÐ à%0!$ ÐStates€parties€with€respect€to€which€the€Committee,€upon€assessment€of€the€follow€up€responsesÐ Ì&"% Ðprovided€to€it,€decided€before€1€August€2007€to€take€no€further€action€prior€to€the€period€covered€byÐ ¸'#& Ðthis€report.Ð ¤(ô#' ÐÌ198.à  àThe€Committee€emphasizes€that€certain€States€parties€have€failed€to€cooperate€with€it€in€theÐ |*Ì%) Ðperformance€of€its€functions€under€Part€IV€of€the€Covenant,€thereby€violating€their€obligationsÐ h+¸&* Ð(Gambia,€Equatorial€Guinea).Ð T,¤'+ ÐÐ @-(, Ð_____________________Ð ° ÐÌ20/€€€òòOfficial€Records€of€the€General€Assembly,€Fifty-eighth€Session,€Supplement€No.€40óó€(A/58/40),Ð ˆØ Ðvol.€I.Ð tÄ ÐÌ21/€€€The€table€format€was€altered€at€the€ninetieth€session.Ð L œ ÐÓñ(ÓÔ*lƒ°d‰dx\\x °(#°(#lÔÔ,xvvÔÔ+  ÔÐ (8 ˆ8 ˆ €€‚‚ƒƒ(ÐÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  Ô...Ð 8 ˆ ÐÐ -#$ t  €€‚‚ƒƒ-ÐÔL  ÔÔM  Ôò òEighty„ninth€session€(March€2007)ó óÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÐ 4€,# `   €€‚‚ƒƒ4ÐÔL  ÔÔM  Ôò òó ó...Ð E€,,,2#ü L   , €€‚v‚ƒvƒEÐÔL  ÔÔM  Ôò òState€party:€Chileó óÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÐ E€,,,2#^®  vv  ,,, €€‚v‚ƒvƒEÐÔL  ÔÔM  Ôò òReport€consideredÔL  ÔÔM  Ô:ó óÔL  ÔÔM  Ô€Fifth€periodic€(due€since€2002),€submitted€on€8€February€2006.€ÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÐ E€,,,2#6†  vv  ,,, €€‚v‚ƒvƒEÐò òInformation€requestedÔL  ÔÔM  Ô:Ð b  ÐÌó óÔL  ÔÔM  ÔPara.€9:€Ensure€that€serious€human€rights€violations€committed€during€the€dictatorship€areÐ ê: Ðpunished;€ensuring€that€those€suspected€of€being€responsible€for€such€acts€are€in€fact€prosecuted;Ð Ö& Ðscrutinize€the€suitability€to€hold€public€office€of€persons€who€have€served€sentences€for€such€acts;Ð Â Ðpublication€of€all€the€documentation€collected€by€the€National€Commission€on€Political€PrisonersÐ ®þ Ðand€Torture€(Ô_ÔCNPPTÔ_Ô)€that€may€help€to€identify€those€responsible€for€extrajudicial€executions,Ð šê Ðforced€disappearances€and€torture€(arts.€2,€6€and€7).Ð †Ö ÐÌPara.€19:€(a)€Ensure€that€negotiations€with€indigenous€communities€lead€to€a€solution€thatrespectsÐ ^® Ðtheir€land€rights;€expedite€procedures€to€recognize€such€ancestral€lands;€(b)Amendment€of€ActÐ Jš ÐNo.18,314€to€bring€it€in€line€with€article€27€of€the€Covenant;€review€of€any€sectoral€legislationÐ 6† Ðthat€may€contravene€the€rights€spelled€out€in€the€Covenant;€Ô_Ô(c)Ô_Ô€Consultation€of€indigenousÐ "r Ðcommunities€before€granting€licences€for€the€economic€exploitation€of€disputed€lands;€ensure€thatÐ ^ Ðsuch€exploitation€will€not€violate€the€rights€recognized€in€the€Covenant€(arts.€1€and€27).ÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÐ @€,,,-úJ vv ,,, €€‚v‚ƒvƒ@ÐÔL  ÔÔM  Ôò òDate€information€dueÔL  ÔÔM  Ô:ó óÔL  ÔÔM  Ô€1€April€2008ÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÐ E€,,,2#Ò " vv  ,,, €€‚v‚ƒvƒEÐÔL  ÔÔM  Ôò òDate€information€received:ó óÔL  ÔÔM  Ô€ÔL  ÔÔM  Ôò òNONE€RECEIVEDó óÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÐ E€,,,2#®"þ vv  ,,, €€‚v‚ƒvƒEÐÔL  ÔÔM  Ôò òAction€takenÔL  ÔÔM  Ô:Ð Š$Ú ÐÌó óÔL  ÔÔM  Ôòò11€June€2008óóÔL  ÔÔM  Ô€A€reminder€was€sent.ÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÐ E€,,,2#b&²!  vv  ,,, €€‚v‚ƒvƒEÐÔL  ÔÔM  Ôò òRecommended€action:€A€further€reminder€should€be€sent.ó óÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÐ E€,,,2#:(Š#! vv  ,,, €€‚v‚ƒvƒEÐÔL  ÔÔM  Ôò òNext€report€due:ó óÔL  ÔÔM  Ô€27€March€2012ÔL  ÔÔM  Ôò òó óÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÐ E€,,,2#*b%" vv  ,,, €€‚v‚ƒvƒEÐ...Ð3)'î+>'# vv  ,,, 3ÐÐ  P- (# ÐÌò òÔ_ÔCCPRÔ_Ô,€A/64/40,€vol.€I€(2009)ó óÐ œì ÐÌò òÓ  ÓVII.à  àFOLLOW€UP€TO€CONCLUDING€OBSERVATIONSó óÐ tÄ ÐÌ237.à  àIn€chapter€VII€of€its€annual€report€for€2003,ò òòò€20óóó ó€the€Committee€described€the€framework€thatÐ L œ Ðit€has€set€out€for€providing€for€more€effective€follow€up,€subsequent€to€the€adoption€of€theÐ 8 ˆ Ðconcluding€observations€in€respect€of€States€parties'€reports€submitted€under€article€40€of€theÐ $ t ÐCovenant.€In€chapter€VII€of€its€last€annual€report€(A/63/40,€vol.€I),€an€updated€account€of€theÐ  ` ÐCommittee's€experience€in€this€regard€over€the€last€year€was€provided.€The€current€chapter€againÐ ü L  Ðupdates€the€Committee's€experience€to€1€August€2009.Ð è 8  ÐÌ238.à  àOver€the€period€covered€by€the€present€annual€report,€Sir€Nigel€Ô_ÔRodleyÔ_Ô€acted€as€theÐ À  ÐCommittee's€Special€Rapporteur€for€follow-up€on€concluding€observations.€At€the€Committee'sÐ ¬ü  Ðninety-fourth,€ninety-fifth€and€ninety-sixth€sessions,€he€presented€progress€reports€to€the€CommitteeÐ ˜è  Ðon€inter-sessional€developments€and€made€recommendations€which€prompted€the€Committee€to€takeÐ „Ô  Ðappropriate€decisions€State€by€State.Ð pÀ ÐÌ239.à  àFor€all€reports€of€States€parties€examined€by€the€Committee€under€article€40€of€the€CovenantÐ H˜ Ðover€the€last€year,€the€Committee€has€identified,€according€to€its€developing€practice,€a€limitedÐ 4„ Ðnumber€of€priority€concerns,€with€respect€to€which€it€seeks€the€State€party's€response,€within€a€periodÐ  p Ðof€a€year,€on€the€measures€taken€to€give€effect€to€its€recommendations.€The€Committee€welcomesÐ  \ Ðthe€extent€and€depth€of€cooperation€under€this€procedure€by€States€parties,€as€may€be€observed€fromÐ øH Ðthe€following€comprehensive€table.ò òòò€21óóó ó€Over€the€reporting€period,€since€1€August€2008,€16€StatesÐ ä4 Ðparties€(Austria,€Barbados,€Bosnia€and€Herzegovina,€Chile,€Costa€Rica,€Czech€Republic,€France,Ð Ð  ÐGeorgia,€Honduras,€Hong€Kong€Special€Administrative€Region€(China),€Ireland,€Libyan€ArabÐ ¼  ÐÔ_ÔJamahiriyaÔ_Ô,€Madagascar,€Tunisia,€Ukraine€and€United€States€of€America),€as€well€as€the€UnitedÐ ¨ø ÐNations€Interim€Administration€Mission€in€Ô_ÔKosovoÔ_Ô€(Ô_ÔUNMIKÔ_Ô),€have€submitted€information€to€theÐ ”ä ÐCommittee€under€the€follow€up€procedure.€Since€the€follow€up€prÔ_ÔocedureÔ_Ô€was€instituted€in€MarchÐ €Ð Ð2001,€11€States€parties€(Botswana,€Central€African€Republic,€Democratic€Republic€of€the€Congo,Ð l¼ ÐEquatorial€Guinea,€Gambia,€Namibia,€Panama,€Sudan,€the€former€Yugoslav€Republic€of€Macedonia,Ð X ¨ ÐYemen€and€Zambia)€have€failed€to€supply€follow€up€information€that€has€fallen€due.€The€CommitteeÐ D!” Ðreiterates€that€it€views€this€procedure€as€a€constructive€mechanism€by€which€the€dialogue€initiatedÐ 0"€  Ðwith€the€examination€of€a€report€can€be€continued,€and€which€serves€to€simplify€the€process€of€theÐ #l! Ðnext€periodic€report€on€the€part€of€the€State€party.ò òòò€22óóó ó€Ð $X" ÐÌ240.à  àThe€table€below€takes€account€of€some€of€the€Working€Group's€recommendations€and€detailsÐ à%0!$ Ðthe€experience€of€the€Committee€over€the€last€year.€Accordingly,€it€contains€no€reference€to€thoseÐ Ì&"% ÐStates€parties€with€respect€to€which€the€Committee,€upon€assessment€of€the€follow€up€responsesÐ ¸'#& Ðprovided€to€it,€decided€before€1€August€2008€to€take€no€further€action€prior€to€the€period€covered€byÐ ¤(ô#' Ðthis€report.Ð )à$( ÐÌ241.à  àThe€Committee€emphasizes€that€certain€States€parties€have€failed€to€cooperate€with€it€in€theÐ h+¸&* Ðperformance€of€its€functions€under€Part€IV€of€the€Covenant,€thereby€violating€their€obligationsÐ T,¤'+ Ð(Gambia,€Equatorial€Guinea).Ð @-(, ÐÓÁHÓÔ*lƒ°d °dxvvx°(#°(#lÔÔ,xvvÔÔ+  ÔÐ +!°° €€‚v‚ƒvƒ‹‹+ÐÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  Ô...Ð ?5#&v vv   €€‚v‚ƒvƒ‹‹?ÐÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  Ôò òEighty„ninth€session€(March€2007)ÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  Ôó óÐ ?5#þN vv   €€‚v‚ƒvƒ‹‹?ÐÔL  ÔÔM  Ô...Ð ?5#Ö& vv   €€‚v‚ƒvƒ‹‹?ÐÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  Ôò òState€party:€Chile€ó óÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÐ ?5#® þ vv   €€‚v‚ƒvƒ‹‹?ÐÔL  ÔÔM  Ôò òReport€consideredÔL  ÔÔM  Ô:€Fifth€periodic€(due€since€2002),€submitted€on€8€February€2006.ÔL  ÔÔM  Ôó óÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÐ ?5#† Ö vv   €€‚v‚ƒvƒ‹‹?ÐÔL  ÔÔM  Ôò òInformation€requestedÔL  ÔÔM  Ô:Ð ^®  ÐÌó óÔL  ÔÔM  ÔPara.€9:€Ensure€that€serious€human€rights€violations€committed€during€the€dictatorship€areÐ 6†  Ðpunished;€ensuring€that€those€suspected€of€being€responsible€for€such€acts€are€in€factÔL  ÔÔM  Ô€ÔL  ÔÔM  Ôprosecuted;Ð "r  Ðscrutinize€the€suitability€to€hold€public€office€of€persons€who€have€served€sentences€for€such€acts;Ð ^  Ðpublication€of€all€the€documentation€collected€by€the€National€Commission€on€Political€PrisonersÐ úJ  Ðand€Torture€(Ô_ÔCNPPTÔ_Ô)€that€may€help€to€identify€those€responsible€for€extrajudicial€executions,Ð æ6  Ðforced€disappearances€and€torture€(arts.€2,€6€and€7).Ð Ò"  ÐÌPara.€19:€(a)€Ensure€that€negotiations€with€indigenous€communities€lead€to€a€solution€thatrespectsÐ ªú Ðtheir€land€rights;€expedite€procedures€to€recognize€such€ancestral€lands;€(b)Amendment€of€ActÐ –æ ÐNo.18,314€to€bring€it€in€line€with€article€27€of€the€Covenant;€review€of€any€sectoral€legislationÐ ‚Ò Ðthat€may€contravene€the€rights€sÔL  ÔÔM  Ôpelled€out€in€the€Covenant;€Ô_Ô(c)Ô_ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔConsultation€of€indigenousÐ n¾ Ðcommunities€before€granting€licences€for€the€economic€exploitation€of€disputed€lands;€ensure€thatÐ Zª Ðsuch€exploitation€will€not€violate€the€rights€recognized€in€the€Covenant€(arts.€1€and€27).ÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÐ ?5#F– vv   €€‚v‚ƒvƒ‹‹?ÐÔL  ÔÔM  Ôò òDate€information€dueÔL  ÔÔM  Ô:ó óÔL  ÔÔM  Ô€1€April€2008ÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÐ ?5#n vv   €€‚v‚ƒvƒ‹‹?ÐÔL  ÔÔM  Ôò òDate€information€received:ó óÔL  ÔÔM  Ô€ÔL  ÔÔM  Ôò òÐ úJ ÐÌó óÔL  ÔÔM  Ôòò21€and€31€October€2008óóÔL  ÔÔM  Ô€Partial€reply€(responses€incomplete€with€regard€to€paragraphs€9€andÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  Ô19).ÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÐ ?5#Ö & vv   €€‚v‚ƒvƒ‹‹?ÐÔL  ÔÔM  Ôò òAction€takenÔL  ÔÔM  Ô:Ð ®"þ ÐÌó óÔL  ÔÔM  Ôòò11€June€2008óóÔL  ÔÔM  Ô€A€reminder€was€sent.Ð †$Ö ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  Ôòò11€June€2008óóÔL  ÔÔM  Ô€A€reminder€was€sent.Ð ^&®! ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  Ôòò22€September€2008óóÔL  ÔÔM  Ô€A€further€reminder€was€sent.Ð 6(†# ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  Ôòò10€December€2008óóÔL  ÔÔM  Ô€A€letter€was€sent€to€request€additional€information.Ð *^%! ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  Ôòò22€June€2009óóÔL  ÔÔM  Ô€The€Special€Rapporteur€requested€a€meeting€with€a€representative€of€the€State€party.Ð æ+6'# ÐÐ Ò,"($ ÐÔL  ÔÔM  Ôòò28€July€2009óóÔL  ÔÔM  Ô€The€Special€Rapporteur€held€a€meeting€with€representatives€of€the€State€party€duringÐ &v Ðwhich€some€aspects€in€relation€to€paragraphs€9€and€19€were€discussed.€The€Ambassador€alsoÐ b Ðinformed€the€Special€Rapporteur€that€the€State€partyððs€replies€to€the€Committeeððs€additionalÐ þN Ðfollow„up€questions€are€currently€prepared€and€will€be€submitted€as€soon€as€possible.ÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÐ ?5#ê: vv   €€‚v‚ƒvƒ‹‹?ÐÔL  ÔÔM  Ôò òRecommended€action:€€ÔL  ÔÔM  ÔIf€no€information€ÔL  ÔÔM  Ôis€received€before€the€ninety„seventh€session€of€theÐ   ÐCommittee,€a€reminder€should€be€sent.ó óÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÐ ?5#® þ vv   €€‚v‚ƒvƒ‹‹?ÐÔL  ÔÔM  Ôò òNext€report€due:ó óÔL  ÔÔM  Ô€27€March€2012ÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÐ ?5#† Ö vv   €€‚v‚ƒvƒ‹‹?Ð...Ð3)'b²  vv   3Ð____________________________Ð Ä  ÐÌÓ  Ó20/€€€òòOfficial€Records€of€the€General€Assembly,€Fifty-eighth€Session,€Supplement€No.€40óó€(A/58/40),Ð œì  Ðvol.€I.Ð ˆØ  ÐÌ21/€€€The€table€format€was€altered€at€the€ninetieth€session.Ð `°  ÐÌ22/€€€As€the€next€periodic€report€has€become€due€with€respect€to€the€following€States€parties,€theÐ 8ˆ ÐCommittee€has€terminated€the€follow-up€procedure€despite€deficient€information€or€the€absence€ofÐ $t Ða€follow-up€report:€Mali,€Sri€Lanka,€Suriname,€Namibia,€Paraguay,€and€the€Democratic€Republic€ofÐ ` Ðthe€Congo.Ð üL ÐÓ0mÓÌò òÐ  Ô$ ÐÌÔ_ÔCCPRÔ_Ô,€Ô_ÔCCPRÔ_Ô/C/SR.2738/Add.1€(2010)ó óÐ œì ÐÓ  ÓÌHuman€Rights€CommitteeÐ tÄ ÐNinety„ninth€sessionÐ `° ÐÌSummary€record€of€the€second€part€(public)€of€the€2738th€meetingÐ 8 ˆ ÐHeld€at€Ô_ÔPalaisÔ_Ô€Wilson,€Geneva,Ð $ t Ðon€Wednesday€28€July€2010,€at€11:25€amÐ  ` ÐÌ...Ð è 8  ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  Ôò òFollow„up€to€concluding€observations€on€State€reports€and€to€Views€under€the€OptionalÐ À  ÐProtocoló óÐ ¬ü  ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔòòReport€of€the€Special€Rapporteur€for€Follow„up€on€Concluding€ObservationsóóÔL  ÔÔM  Ô€(Ô_ÔCCPRÔ_Ô/C/99/2/Ô_ÔCRPÔ_Ô.1)Ð „Ô  ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  Ô...Ð \¬ ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  Ô2.€€ÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  Ôò òMr.€Amoró óÔL  ÔÔM  Ô,ÔL  ÔÔM  Ô€Special€Rapporteur€for€FolloÔL  ÔÔM  Ôw„up€on€Concluding€Observations,ÔL  ÔÔM  Ô€said€that,€while€heÐ 4„ Ðcommended€the€excellent€work€of€the€secretariat,€it€was€regrettable€that€the€relevant€staff€did€notÐ $t Ðhave€more€time€to€devote€to€follow„up€on€concluding€observations.€At€the€CommitteeÔL  ÔÔM  ÔððÔL  ÔÔM  Ôs€request,€heÐ ` Ðhad€undertaken€to€supply€details€of€the€contents€of€the€letters€sent€to€States€parties€concerningÐ üL Ðfollow„up€in€which€the€Committee€asked€for€further€information,€urged€the€State€to€implement€aÐ è8 Ðrecommendation€orÔL  ÔÔM  Ô,€alternatively,ÔL  ÔÔM  Ô€noted€that€a€reply€was€satisfactory.Ð Ô$ ÐÌ...Ð ¬ü ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  Ô15.ÔL  ÔÔM  Ô€€ÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔChile€had€sent€additional€replies,€which€were€being€translated€and€would€be€considered€at€a€laterÐ „Ô Ðsession.ÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÐ pÀ ÐÌ...Ð H!˜ ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  Ô24.€€ò òThe€Chairpersonó óÔL  ÔÔM  Ô€said€that,€if€there€was€no€objection,€he€took€it€that€the€Committee€wished€toÐ  #p! Ðadopt€the€Special€RapporteurÔL  ÔÔM  ÔððÔL  ÔÔM  Ôs€recommendations.Ð $`" ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  Ô25.€€òòIt€was€so€decided.óóÐ è%8!$ ÐÌ...ò òÐ À'#& ÐÐ  ¬(ü#' ÐÌÔ_ÔCCPRÔ_Ô,€A/65/40€vol.€I€(2010)Ð œì ÐÌ...Ð tÄ ÐÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÌChapter€VII:€Follow„up€to€Concluding€Observationsó óÐ L œ ÐÌ203.€€In€chapter€VII€of€its€annual€report€for€2003,ÔL  ÔÔM  Ôòò16óóÔL  ÔÔM  Ô€the€Committee€described€the€framework€that€itÐ $ t Ðhas€set€out€for€providing€for€more€effective€follow-up,€subsequent€to€the€adoption€of€the€concludingÐ  ` Ðobservations€in€respect€of€States€partiesðð€reports€submitted€under€article€40€of€the€Covenant.€InÐ ü L  Ðchapter€VII€of€its€last€annual€report,ÔL  ÔÔM  Ôòò17óóÔL  ÔÔM  Ô€an€updated€account€of€the€Committeeððs€experience€in€thisÐ è 8  Ðregard€over€the€last€year€was€provided.€The€current€chapter€again€updates€the€CommitteeððsÐ Ô$  Ðexperience€to€1€August€2010.Ð À  ÐÌ204.€€Over€the€period€covered€by€the€present€annual€report,€Mr.€Ô_ÔAbdelfattahÔ_Ô€Amor€acted€as€theÐ ˜è  ÐCommitteeððs€Special€Rapporteur€for€follow„up€on€concluding€observations.€At€the€CommitteeððsÐ „Ô  Ðninety„seventh,€ninety„eighth€and€ninety„ninth€sessions,€he€presented€progress€reports€to€theÐ pÀ ÐCommittee€on€Ô_ÔintersessionalÔ_Ô€developments€and€made€recommendations€which€prompted€theÐ \¬ ÐCommittee€to€take€appropriate€decisions€State€by€State.Ð H˜ ÐÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÌ205.€€For€all€ÔL  ÔÔM  ÔreportsÔL  ÔÔM  Ô€of€States€parties€examined€by€the€Committee€under€article€40€of€the€CovenantÐ  p Ðover€the€last€year,€the€Committee€has€identified,€according€to€its€developing€practice,€a€limitedÐ  \ Ðnumber€of€priority€concerns,€with€respect€to€which€it€seeks€the€State€partyððs€response,€within€a€periodÐ øH Ðof€a€year,€on€the€measures€taken€to€give€effect€to€its€recommendations.€The€Committee€welcomesÐ ä4 Ðthe€extent€and€depth€of€cooperation€under€this€procedure€by€States€parties,€as€may€be€observed€fromÐ Ð  Ðthe€following€comprehensive€table.ÔL  ÔÔM  Ôòò18óóÔL  ÔÔM  Ô€Over€the€reporting€period,€since€1€August€2009,€17ÔL  ÔÔM  Ô€ÔL  ÔÔM  ÔStatesÐ ¼  Ðparties€(Bosnia€and€Herzegovina,€Chile,€Costa€Rica,€Czech€Republic,€Denmark,€France,€Georgia,Ð ¨ø ÐJapan,€Monaco,€Spain,€the€former€Yugoslav€Republic€of€Macedonia,€Sudan,€Sweden,€Tunisia,Ð ”ä ÐUkraine,€United€Kingdom€of€Great€Britain€and€Northern€Ireland€and€Zambia),€as€well€as€the€UnitedÐ €Ð ÐNations€Interim€Administration€Mission€in€Ô_ÔKosovoÔ_Ô€(Ô_ÔUNMIKÔ_Ô),€have€submitted€information€to€theÐ l¼ ÐCommittee€under€the€follow-up€procedure.€Since€the€follow-up€procedure€was€instituted€in€MarchÐ X ¨ Ð2001,€12€States€parties€(Australia,€Botswana,€Central€African€Republic,€Democratic€Republic€of€theÐ D!” ÐCongo,€Equatorial€Guinea,€Gambia,€Namibia,€Nicaragua,€Panama,€Rwanda,€San€Marino€and€Yemen)Ð 0"€  Ðhave€failed€to€supply€follow-up€information€that€has€fallen€due.€The€Committee€reiterates€that€itÐ #l! Ðviews€this€procedure€as€a€constructive€mechanism€by€which€the€dialogue€initiated€with€theÐ $X" Ðexamination€of€a€report€can€be€continued,€and€which€serves€to€simplify€the€preparation€of€the€nextÐ ô$D # Ðperiodic€report€by€the€State€party.ÔL  ÔÔM  Ôòò19óóÔL  ÔÔM  ԀРà%0!$ ÐÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÌ206.€€The€table€below€takes€account€of€some€of€the€Working€Groupððs€recommendations€and€detailsÐ ¸'#& Ðthe€experience€of€the€Committee€over€the€last€year.€Accordingly,€the€report€does€not€cover€thoseÐ ¤(ô#' ÐStates€parties€with€respect€to€which€the€Committee€has€completed€its€follow„up€activities,€includingÐ )à$( Ðall€States€parties€which€were€considered€from€the€seventy„first€session€(March€2001)€to€the€eighty„Ð |*Ì%) Ðfifth€session€(October€2005).Ð h+¸&* ÐÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÌ207.€€The€Committee€emphasizes€that€certain€States€parties€have€failed€to€cooperate€with€it€in€theÐ @-(, Ðperformance€of€its€functions€under€Part€IV€of€the€Covenant,€thereby€violating€their€obligationsÐ ° Ð(Equatorial€Guinea,€Gambia).Ð œì ÐÌ...Ð tÄ ÐÌò òEighty„ninth€session€(March€2007)ó óÐ L œ ÐÌ...Ð $ t ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔUKUS.,ÔÔL  ÔÔM  Ôò òState€party:€Chile€ó óÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÐ ü L  ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  Ôò òReport€considered:€ó óÔL  ÔÔM  ÔFifth€periodic€(due€since€2002),€submitted€on€8€February€2006.ÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÐ Ô$  Ðò òÌInformation€requestedÔL  ÔÔM  Ô:ó óÐ °  ÐÌPara.€9:€Ensure€that€serious€human€rights€violations€committed€during€the€dictatorship€are€punished;Ð ˆØ  Ðensuring€that€those€suspected€of€being€responsible€for€such€acts€are€in€fact€prosecuted;€scrutinize€theÐ tÄ Ðsuitability€to€hold€public€office€of€persons€who€have€served€sentences€for€such€acts;€publication€ofÐ `° Ðall€the€documentation€collected€by€the€National€Commission€on€Political€Prisoners€and€TortureÐ Lœ Ð(Ô_ÔCNPPTÔ_Ô)€that€may€help€to€identify€those€responsible€for€extrajudicial€executions,€forcedÐ 8ˆ Ðdisappearances€and€torture€(arts.€2,€6€and€7).Ð $t ÐÌPara.€19:€(a)€Ensure€that€negotiations€with€indigenous€communities€lead€to€a€solution€that€respectsÐ üL Ðtheir€land€rights;€expedite€procedures€to€recognize€such€ancestral€lands;€(b)€Amendment€of€Act€No.Ð è8 Ð18,314€to€bring€it€in€line€with€article€27€of€the€Covenant;€review€of€any€sectoral€legislation€that€mayÐ Ô$ Ðcontravene€the€rights€spelled€out€in€the€Covenant;€Ô_Ô(c)Ô_Ô€Consultation€of€indigenous€communities€beforeÐ À Ðgranting€licences€for€the€economic€exploitation€of€disputed€lands;€ensure€that€such€exploitation€willÐ ¬ü Ðnot€violate€the€rights€recognized€in€the€Covenant€(arts.€1€and€27).ÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÐ ˜è Ðò òÌÔUS.,UK.,äÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔUKUS.,ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔDate€information€dueÔL  ÔÔM  Ô:ó óÔL  ÔÔM  Ô€1€April€2008ÔL  ÔÔM  Ôò òÐ pÀ ÐÌDate€information€received:ó óÔL  ÔÔM  Ô€ÔL  ÔÔM  Ôò òÐ L!œ Ðó óÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÌòò21€and€31€October€2008óóÔL  ÔÔM  Ô€Partial€reply€(responses€incomplete€with€regard€to€paras.€9€and€19).Ð (#x! ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  Ôòò28€May€2010óóÔL  ÔÔM  Ô€Supplementary€follow„up€report€received.ÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÐ %P # Ðò òÌAction€takenÔL  ÔÔM  Ô:Ð Ø&("% Ðó óÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÌòò11€June€2008óóÔL  ÔÔM  Ô€A€reminder€was€sent.Ð °($' ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  Ôòò22€September€2008óóÔL  ÔÔM  Ô€A€further€reminder€was€sent.Ð ˆ*Ø%) ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  Ôòò10€December€2008óóÔL  ÔÔM  Ô€A€letter€was€sent€to€request€additional€information.Ð `,°'+ ÐÐ L-œ(, ÐÔL  ÔÔM  Ôòò22€June€2009óóÔL  ÔÔM  Ô€The€Special€Rapporteur€requested€a€meeting€with€a€representative€of€the€State€party.Ð ° ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  Ôòò28€July€2009óóÔL  ÔÔM  Ô€The€Special€Rapporteur€held€a€meeting€with€representatives€of€the€State€party€duringÐ ˆØ Ðwhich€some€aspects€in€relation€to€paragraphs€9€and€19€were€discussed.€The€Ambassador€alsoÐ tÄ Ðinformed€the€Special€Rapporteur€that€the€State€partyððs€replies€to€the€Committeeððs€additional€follow„Ð `° Ðup€questions€were€currently€being€prepared€and€would€be€submitted€as€soon€as€possible.Ð L œ ÐÌÔUS.,UK., —ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔUKUS.,ÔÔL  ÔÔM  Ôòò11€December€2009óóÔL  ÔÔM  Ô€A€ÔL  ÔÔM  ÔreminderÔL  ÔÔM  Ô€was€sent.Ð $ t ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  Ôòò23€April€2010óóÔL  ÔÔM  Ô€A€ÔL  ÔÔM  ÔfurtherÔL  ÔÔM  Ô€reminder€was€sent.ÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÐ ü L  Ðò òÌÔL  ÔÔM  ÔRecommended€action:€The€additional€replies€of€the€State€party€have€been€sent€for€ÔUS.,UK.,ßÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔUKUS.,ÔÔ_ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔtranslationÔ_ÔÐ Ô$  Ðand€should€be€considered€at€a€later€session.Ð À  ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  ÔNext€report€due:ó óÔL  ÔÔM  Ô€27€March€2012ÔUS.,UK.,ŸÔÐ ˜è  ÐÌÔ_Ô...Ô_ÔÐ tÄ Ð__________Ð `° ÐÌòò16óó€€òòOfficial€Records€of€the€General€Assembly,€Fifty„eighth€Session,€Supplement€No.€40óóÔL  ÔÔM  Ô,€vol.€IÐ 8ˆ Ð(A/58/40€(vol.€I)).Ð $t ÐÌòò17óó€€Ibid.,€ÔL  ÔÔM  ÔòòSixty„Fourth€Session,€Supplement€No.€40óóÔL  ÔÔM  Ô,€vol.€I€(A/64/40€(vol.€I)).Ð üL ÐÌòò18óó€€The€table€format€was€altered€at€the€ninetieth€session.Ð Ô$ ÐÌòò19óó€€As€the€next€periodic€report€has€become€due€with€respect€to€the€following€States€parties,€theÐ ¬ü ÐCommittee€has€terminated€the€follow„up€procedure€despite€deficient€information€or€the€absence€ofÐ ˜è Ða€follow„up€report:€Austria,€Brazil,€Central€African€Republic,€Democratic€Republic€of€the€Congo,Ð „Ô ÐHong€Kong€(China),€Mali,€Namibia,€Paraguay,€Republic€of€Korea,€Sri€Lanka,€Suriname€and€Yemen.ò òÐ  pÀ ÐÌÔUKUS.,ÔFollow-upÐ œì ÐState€Reporting€„€€Action€by€State€PartyÐ ˆØ ÐÔUS.,UK.,¿¤ÔÌÔ_ÔCCPRÔ_Ô€€A/34/40€(1979)Ð `° ÐÌó óAnnex€VÐ 8 ˆ ÐÌÔ_ÔòòTextÔ_Ô€of€communications€between€the€Government€of€Chile€and€the€Human€Rights€CommitteeÐ  ` ÐÌóóA.€òòLetter€dated€9€July€1979€from€the€Minister€for€Foreign€Affairs€of€Chile€to€the€Chairman€of€theÐ è 8  ÐHuman€Rights€CommitteeóóÐ Ô$  ÐÌThrough€its€Ambassador€to€the€United€Nations,€my€Government€has€been€informed€of€the€statementÐ ¬ü  Ð[concluding€observations,€Chile,€A/34/40,€paras.€70„109]€read€out€by€you€on€26€April€1979€on€behalfÐ ˜è  Ðof€the€Committee€of€which€you€are€Chairman.Ð „Ô  ÐÌIn€accordance€with€article€40,€paragraph€4,€of€the€International€Covenant€on€Civil€and€PoliticalÐ \¬ ÐRights,€my€Government€considers€that€the€statement€in€question€constitutes€the€report€and€generalÐ H˜ Ðcomments€which€the€Human€Rights€Committee€must€transmit€to€the€State€concerned€when€it€hasÐ 4„ Ðstudied€the€reports€submitted€by€the€latter.Ð  p ÐÌPursuant€to€article€40,€paragraph€5,€of€the€Covenant€and€with€reference€to€rule€71,€paragraph€1,€ofÐ øH Ðthe€Committeeððs€provisional€rules€of€procedure,€my€Government€wishes€to€make€the€appropriateÐ ä4 Ðobservations€on€the€aforementioned€report€and€general€comments€of€the€Committee.Ð Ð  ÐÌThe€Committeeððs€statement€that€it€finds€the€reports€submitted€by€the€Government€of€ChileÐ ¨ø Ð"insufficient"€is€unfounded,€for€the€Government€of€Chile€has€conscientiously€fulfilled€all€theÐ ”ä Ðobligations€which€it€assumed€in€ratifying€the€Covenant.€Its€report€was€submitted€at€the€proper€timeÐ €Ð Ðand€in€the€proper€form,€and€an€addendum,€which€the€Committee€considered€as€a€second€report,€wasÐ l¼ Ðalso€presented€setting€out€all€the€legal€changes€which€had€taken€place€between€the€date€of€the€reportÐ X ¨ Ðand€that€of€the€Chilean€representativesðð€appearance€before€the€Committee.€Furthermore,€thoseÐ D!” Ðrepresentatives€replied€to€all€the€questions€put€by€the€members€of€the€Committee.Ð 0"€  ÐÌBy€declaring€the€report€submitted€by€Chile€to€be€insufficient,€"taking€into€account€the€reports€of€theÐ $X" ÐòòAd€Hocóó€Working€Group€and€the€resolutions€of€the€General€Assembly€of€the€United€Nations",€theÐ ô$D # ÐCommittee€committed€a€grave€error€of€substance,€because€Chile€is€a€party€only€to€the€InternationalÐ à%0!$ ÐCovenant€on€Civil€and€Political€Rights.€It€is€not€a€party€to€the€Optional€Protocol€to€the€Covenant,€norÐ Ì&"% Ðhas€it€declared€under€article€41€of€the€Covenant€that€it€will€authorize€the€consideration€of€complaintsÐ ¸'#& Ðmade€by€other€member€States.Ð ¤(ô#' ÐÌIn€this€case,€the€Committeeððs€competence€is€limited€to€the€text€of€the€Covenants€and€the€report€andÐ |*Ì%) Ðaddendum€submitted€by€Chile.Ð h+¸&* ÐÌTherefore,€the€Committee€cannot€transmit€or€endorse€complaints€or€allegations€by€States,€non„Ð @-(, Ðgovernmental€organizations€or€individuals€such€as€in€practice€constitute€the€reports€of€the€former€òòAdÐ ° ÐHocóó€Group€and€serve€as€the€sole€basis€for€the€resolutions€of€the€General€Assembly.Ð œì ÐÌBy€taking€into€consideration€reports€and€resolutions€of€other€bodies€with€different€structures€andÐ tÄ Ðprocedures,€the€Committee€is€altering€its€own€procedure.€By€"considering"€such€material€and€findingÐ `° Ðthe€report€submitted€by€a€member€State€"insufficient"€on€that€basis€alone,€the€Committee€isÐ L œ Ðinstituting€an€òòad€hocóó€procedure€which€Chile€cannot€accept.Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌTo€sum€up,€the€Committee€has€declared€a€report€submitted€by€a€member€State€to€be€"insufficient"Ð  ` Ðon€the€sole€basis€of€material€which€lies€outside€its€specific€competence€and€„€what€is€equally€serious€„Ð ü L  Ðwithout€giving€any€reasons,€whether€based€in€fact€or€in€law,€to€support€its€claim.Ð è 8  ÐÌI€cannot€but€convey€to€you,€Sir,€my€Governmentððs€astonishment€that€a€former€member€of€the€òòAd€HocóóÐ À  ÐWorking€Group€of€the€Commission€on€Human€Rights,€who€is€now€styled€"Special€Rapporteur€forÐ ¬ü  ÐChile"€and€who,€by€endorsing€the€Groupððs€reports,€prejudged€the€issue€with€regard€to€my€country,Ð ˜è  Ðshould€have€participated€in€the€study€of€my€Governmentððs€reports€and€in€the€statement€to€which€weÐ „Ô  Ðrefer.Ð pÀ ÐÌMy€Government€has€declared€formally€that€it€neither€recognizes€nor€accepts€any€of€the€òòad€hocóóÐ H˜ Ðprocedures€which€have€been€and€are€being€applied€in€its€respect€by€certain€United€Nations€bodies,Ð 4„ Ðincluding€the€procedure€of€appointing€a€so„called€Special€Rapporteur.€Henceforward€my€GovernmentÐ  p Ðwill€co„operate€only€with€such€bodies€as€respect€both€their€own€procedure€and€Chileððs€sovereignty.€Ð  \ ÐÌFor€reasons€stated€above,€my€Government€will€submit€reports€to€the€Committee€of€which€you€areÐ ä4 ÐChairman€only€within€the€legal€framework€of€its€juridical€commitments,€which€do€not€include€eitherÐ Ð  Ðthe€Optional€Protocol€or€the€recognition€of€competence€referred€to€in€article€41€of€the€Covenant.Ð ¼  ÐÌAccept,€Sir,€the€assurances€of€my€highest€consideration.Ð ”ä ÐÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÌÓ  Ó(òòSignedóó)€Herman€Ô_ÔCUBILLOSÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔSALLATOÔ_Ô€€Ð l¼ ÐMinister€for€Foreign€Affairs€€Ð X ¨ ÐÓ  ÓÌÓ  ÓÐ  0"€  ÐÔCEUS.,ÔÌò òÔ_ÔCCPRÔ_Ô,€Ô_ÔCCPRÔ_Ô/C/Ô_ÔCHLÔ_Ô/CO/5/Add.1€(2008)ó óÐ œì ÐÌò òInformation€provided€by€the€Government€of€Chile€on€the€implementation€of€the€concludingÐ tÄ Ðobservations€of€the€Human€Rights€Committee€(Ô_ÔCCPRÔ_Ô/C/Ô_ÔCHLÔ_Ô/CO/5)ó óÐ `° ÐÌ[21€October€2008]Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌò òParagraph€9:€The€State€party€should€see€to€it€that€serious€human€rights€violations€committedÐ  ` Ðduring€the€dictatorship€do€not€go€unpunished.€Specifically,€it€should€ensure€that€thoseÐ ü L  Ðsuspected€of€being€responsible€for€such€acts€are€in€fact€prosecuted.€Additional€steps€should€beÐ è 8  Ðtaken€to€establish€individual€responsibility.€The€suitability€to€hold€public€office€of€persons€whoÐ Ô$  Ðhave€served€sentences€for€such€acts€should€be€scrutinized.€The€State€party€should€make€publicÐ À  Ðall€the€documentation€collected€by€Ô_ÔCNPPTÔ_Ô€that€may€help€identify€those€responsible€forÐ ¬ü  Ðextrajudicial€executions,€forced€disappearances€and€torture.ó óÐ ˜è  ÐÌòòThe€State€party€should€see€to€it€that€serious€human€rights€violations€committed€during€theÐ pÀ Ðdictatorship€do€not€go€unpunished.€Specifically,€it€should€ensure€that€those€suspected€of€beingÐ \¬ Ðresponsible€for€such€acts€are€in€fact€prosecuted.óóÐ H˜ ÐÌ1.à  àIn€1990,€in€order€to€ascertain€the€true€fate€of€disappeared€detainees€and€persons€executed€forÐ  p Ðpolitical€reasons,€Chile€established€the€National€Commission€on€Truth€and€Reconciliation,€whichÐ  \ Ðissued€a€report€on€the€non-surviving€victims€of€the€military€dictatorship.Ð øH ÐÌ2.à  àWith€regard€to€these€victims,€the€State€has€at€its€disposal€the€Human€Rights€Programmeòòò ò€1ó óóó€ofÐ Ð  Ðthe€Ministry€of€the€Interior.€Its€purpose€is€to€continue€promoting€and€contributing€to€efforts€toÐ ¼  Ðdetermine€the€whereabouts€and€the€circumstances€of€the€disappearance€or€death€of€the€detainees€whoÐ ¨ø Ðdisappeared€and€of€those€whose€remains€have€not€been€located€even€though€their€deaths€have€beenÐ ”ä Ðofficially€recognized.€This€task€was€begun€by€the€Programmeððs€predecessor,€the€NationalÐ €Ð ÐCompensation€and€Reconciliation€Board,€which€ceased€to€legally€exist€on€31€December€1996.Ð l¼ ÐÌ3.à  àThe€Programme€makes€an€active€contribution€to€the€judicial€investigations€into€cases€ofÐ D!” Ðenforced€disappearance€by€supplying€the€courts€with€all€the€records€and€documentation€gathered€byÐ 0"€  Ðthe€National€Commission€on€Truth€and€Reconciliation.€It€also€supplies€the€records€of€subsequentÐ #l! Ðinvestigations€conducted€by€the€National€Compensation€and€Reconciliation€Board€and€by€theÐ $X" ÐProgramme€itself.€The€Human€Rights€Programme€is€an€intervener€in€258€cases€of€human€rightsÐ ô$D # Ðviolations.Ð à%0!$ ÐÌ4.à  àAt€the€request€of€the€Executive,€a€bill€establishing€the€National€Institute€of€Human€Rights€isÐ ¸'#& Ðcurrently€being€considered€by€the€National€Congress.€In€one€of€its€transitional€provisions,€the€billÐ ¤(ô#' Ðprovides€that€ð ðthe€Human€Rights€Programme,€established€by€Supreme€Decree€No.€1005€of€1997€ofÐ )à$( Ðthe€Ministry€of€the€Interior,€will€continue€to€provide€legal€and€judicial€assistance€as€required€byÐ |*Ì%) Ðrelatives€of€the€victims€referred€to€in€article€18€of€Act€No.€19123,€in€order€to€give€effect€to€the€rightÐ h+¸&* Ðaccorded€to€them€in€article€6€of€that€Actðð.€It€follows€that€it€will€have€the€power€to€take€all€theÐ T,¤'+ Ðnecessary€legal€action,€including€to€bring€actions€for€the€crimes€of€kidnapping€or€enforcedÐ @-(, Ðdisappearance,€and€for€homicide€or€summary€execution€where€appropriate.Ð ° ЀÌ5.à  àWith€regard€to€developments€in€the€area€of€judicial€proceedings,€while€the€pursuit€of€truthÐ ˆØ Ðand€justice€has€proved€difficult,€there€has€been€no€let-up,€and€in€recent€years€this€work€has€beenÐ tÄ Ðboosted€by€improvements€in€the€courtsðð€processing€of€cases€of€human€rights€violations.€This€is€aÐ `° Ðresult€of,€among€other€things,€the€new€membership€of€the€courts€since€1997,€the€appointment€ofÐ L œ Ðspecial€judges€to€deal€with€such€cases,€and€the€persistence€of€victimsðð€relatives€and€their€lawyers.Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌ6.à  àThe€democratic€governments€have€opposed€the€implementation€of€the€amnesty€decree-law,Ð  ` Ðwhich€unfortunately€could€not€be€repealed€for€lack€of€the€necessary€parliamentary€majority,€holdingÐ ü L  Ðthat€it€is€for€the€courts€to€interpret€the€decree-law.Ð è 8  ÐÌ7.à  àFor€years,€the€military€courts€responsible€for€trying€cases€of€human€rights€violations€appliedÐ À  Ðthe€amnesty€decree-law€without€investigating€or€determining€responsibility;€when€such€cases€wereÐ ¬ü  Ðreviewed€on€appeal,€the€Supreme€Court€confirmed€that€interpretation€of€the€law.€However,€theÐ ˜è  Ðpractice€of€the€Supreme€Court€began€to€change€in€1998,€and€some€of€its€rulings€have€set€aside€theÐ „Ô  Ðapplication€of€the€amnesty€in€cases€of€detainees€who€disappeared.€Despite€the€fact€that,€in€Chile,Ð pÀ Ðanalogy€is€not€used€as€a€method€of€interpreting€the€law€in€criminal€cases,€since€1998€the€SupremeÐ \¬ ÐCourt€has€ruled€the€amnesty€inapplicable€based€on€the€main€instruments€of€internationalÐ H˜ Ðhumanitarian€law€and€human€rights€that€Chile€has€ratified€and€that€are€in€force,€which€provide€thatÐ 4„ Ðcrimes€against€humanity€are€not€subject€to€a€statute€of€limitations€or€amnesty.Ð  p ÐÌ8.à  àAnother€change€in€Supreme€Court€practice€that€has€made€it€possible€to€continue€pursuingÐ øH Ðjudicial€investigations€into€human€rights€violations€committed€during€military€rule€concerns€theÐ ä4 Ðjurisprudence€that€holds€that€detainees€who€disappeared€are€not€considered€victims€of€homicide€butÐ Ð  Ðrather€of€kidnapping.€As€kidnapping€is,€according€to€legal€scholars,€a€continuing€offence€until€suchÐ ¼  Ðtime€as€the€victim€is€found,€dead€or€alive,€any€application€for€amnesty€or€prescription€of€the€offenceÐ ¨ø Ðwhile€this€is€not€the€case€is€considered€premature.Ð ”ä ÐÌ9.à  àThis€change€in€practice€represents€significant€progress€in€dealing€with€such€cases,€makingÐ l¼ Ðit€possible€to€ascertain€the€nature€and€extent€of€involvement€of€the€officials€responsible.€By€the€sameÐ X ¨ Ðtoken,€progress€has€been€made€in€the€procedural€steps€of€court€cases,€in€many€of€which€guiltyÐ D!” Ðverdicts€have€been€passed€in€the€trial€court€and€upheld€on€appeal.Ð 0"€  ÐÌ10.à  àAs€at€September€2008,€according€to€records€submitted€by€the€Ministry€of€the€InteriorððsÐ $X" ÐHuman€Rights€Programme,€342€cases€of€human€rights€violations,€concerning€1,125€victims,€hadÐ ô$D # Ðcome€before€the€courts.€These€judicial€investigations€had€resulted€in€505€State€officials€being€triedÐ à%0!$ Ðand€charged,€with€2,150€indictments€against€them.€Some€408€sentences€had€been€handed€down€toÐ Ì&"% Ð245€individual€officials;€39€officials€were€serving€prison€sentences,€while€the€remainder€had€beenÐ ¸'#& Ðgranted€remission€or€parole.Ð ¤(ô#' ÐÌòòThe€State€party€should€make€public€all€the€documentation€collected€by€the€National€Commission€onÐ |*Ì%) ÐPolitical€Prisoners€and€Torture€that€may€help€identify€those€responsible€for€extrajudicial€executions,Ð h+¸&* Ðforced€disappearances€and€torture.óóÐ T,¤'+ ÐÐ @-(, Ð11.à  àWith€regard€to€survivors,€the€mandate€of€the€National€Commission€on€Political€Prisoners€andÐ ° ÐTorture€states€that€its€sole€objective€is€to€ð ðascertain,€from€information€submitted,€which€individualsÐ œì Ðsuffered€deprivation€of€liberty€and€torture€for€political€reasons€at€the€hands€of€State€officials€orÐ ˆØ Ðpersons€in€the€service€of€the€State,€during€the€period€from€11€September€1973€to€10€March€1990".òòò ò2ó óóóÐ tÄ ÐÌ12.à  àThe€Supreme€Decree€establishing€the€Commission€limits€its€functions€by€stipulating€that€itÐ L œ Ðcannot€pass€judgement,€and€therefore€cannot€ð ðrule€on€individualsðð€possible€responsibility€under€theÐ 8 ˆ Ðlaw€for€acts€that€come€to€its€attentionðð.€òòò ò€3ó óóóÐ $ t ÐÌ13.à  àThe€Commission€was€established€in€response€to€the€appeals€of€human€rights€organizationsÐ ü L  Ðand€victimsðð€associations€seeking€the€truth€in€cases€of€political€prisoners€and€victims€of€torture€andÐ è 8  Ðseeking€reparation€on€their€behalf.€From€the€outset,€the€process€aimed€to€provide€a€factual€basis€forÐ Ô$  Ðrecognition€of€these€grave€human€rights€violations,€with€a€view€to€establishing€a€historical€memoryÐ À  Ðof€events€and€recognizing€and€compensating€the€victims,€for€whom€no€compensation€was€availableÐ ¬ü  Ðat€the€time.€This€in€no€way€prejudices€the€victimsðð€right€to€obtain€justice€through€the€courts.Ð ˜è  ÐÌ14.à  àFor€its€part,€the€Commission€deemed€the€information€in€victimsðð€testimony€to€be€confidential,Ð pÀ Ðgiven€the€intimate€nature€of€many€of€the€statements,€which€contained€accounts€and€described€theÐ \¬ Ðconsequences€of€torture€that€many€of€those€interviewed€did€not€wish€to€make€public.€This€wasÐ H˜ Ðexplained€to€those€who€provided€statements.Ð 4„ ÐÌ15.à  àThe€Commission,€and€subsequently€the€legislative€authorities,€had€to€weigh€the€publicððs€needÐ  \ Ðto€know€against€the€need€to€maintain€confidentiality.€Hence€the€decision€to€publicize€theÐ øH ÐCommissionððs€report€and€give€the€public€the€overall€picture€in€all€its€magnitude€and€horror.€TheÐ ä4 Ðreport€provides€information€on€what€took€place€and€explains€the€effect€on€peopleððs€lives,€whileÐ Ð  Ðprotecting€the€confidentiality€of€the€individual€accounts.€This€was€not€done€to€protect€theÐ ¼  Ðperpetrators,€since€the€Commission€did€not€have€the€authority€to€investigate€those€responsible,€butÐ ¨ø Ðonly€to€hear€the€victimsðð€version€of€events€and€to€determine€whether€they€were€in€fact€victims.€Ð ”ä ÐÌ16.à  àIn€order€to€protect€the€privacy€and€honour€of€the€individuals€concerned,€it€was€proposed€thatÐ l¼ Ðthe€information€left€out€of€the€published€report€should€be€kept€confidential€for€a€certain€period€ofÐ X ¨ Ðtime,€as€is€the€practice€with€other€archives€around€the€world€in€situations€of€this€type.€After€the€reportÐ D!” Ðhad€been€published,€a€law€was€passed€providing€compensatory€benefits€for€people€recognized€asÐ 0"€  Ðvictims.òòò ò€4ó óóó€€The€law€also€provided€for€their€testimony€to€be€kept€secret€for€a€period€of€50€years,Ð #l! Ðalthough€this€does€not€prevent€people€from€publishing€their€stories€or€taking€action€through€theÐ $X" Ðcourts€to€establish€the€criminal€responsibility€of€the€perpetrators€of€these€crimes.€Since€theÐ ô$D # Ðcompensation€for€victims€was€not€conditional€on€their€foregoing€civil€action,€they€are€free€to€go€toÐ à%0!$ Ðcourt€to€establish€the€injury€suffered€and€seek€appropriate€compensation.Ð Ì&"% ÐÌò òParagraph€19.€While€it€notes€the€intention€expressed€by€the€State€party€to€give€constitutionalÐ ¤(ô#' Ðrecognition€to€indigenous€peoples,€the€Committee€is€concerned€about€the€variety€of€reportsÐ )à$( Ðconsistently€indicating€that€some€claims€by€indigenous€peoples,€the€Ô_ÔMapucheÔ_Ô€in€particular,Ð |*Ì%) Ðhave€not€been€met,€and€about€the€slow€progress€made€in€demarcating€indigenous€lands,€whichÐ h+¸&* Ðhas€caused€social€tensions.€It€is€dismayed€to€learn€that€ð ðancestral€landsðð€are€still€threatenedÐ T,¤'+ Ðby€forestry€expansion€and€Ô_ÔmegaprojectsÔ_Ô€in€infrastructure€and€energy.ó óÐ @-(, Їà  àThe€State€party€should:Ð ° ÐÌà  à(a)à ` àMake€every€possible€effort€to€ensure€that€its€negotiations€with€indigenousÐ ˆØ Ðcommunities€lead€to€a€solution€that€respects€the€land€rights€of€these€communities€in€accordance€withÐ tÄ Ðarticle€1,€paragraph€2,€and€article€27,€of€the€Covenant.€The€State€party€should€expedite€proceduresÐ `° Ðto€recognize€such€ancestral€lands;Ð L œ ÐÌà  à(b)à ` àAmend€Act€No.€18314€to€bring€it€into€line€with€article€27€of€the€Covenant,€and€reviseÐ $ t Ðany€sectoral€legislation€that€may€contravene€the€rights€spelled€out€in€the€Covenant;Ð  ` ÐÌà  àÔ_Ô(c)Ô_Ôà ` àConsult€indigenous€communities€before€granting€licences€for€the€economicÐ è 8  Ðexploitation€of€disputed€lands,€and€guarantee€that€in€no€case€will€exploitation€violate€the€rightsÐ Ô$  Ðrecognized€in€the€Covenant.Ð À  ÐÌ€17.à  àAccording€to€the€National€Indigenous€Development€Corporation€(Ô_ÔCONADIÔ_Ô),€there€are€noÐ ˜è  Ðcases€pending€involving€the€demarcation€of€indigenous€lands,€as€these€had€already€been€dulyÐ „Ô  Ðdelimited€and€demarcated€in€the€various€nineteenth€century€laws€granting€land€titles.€Likewise,€theÐ pÀ Ðboundaries€were€duly€determined€in€the€land€titles€granted,€which€were€divided€up.€€Ð \¬ ÐThe€lands€that€have€been€acquired€recently€for€indigenous€communities€and€persons€are€all€delimited.€Ð H˜ ÐÌ18.à  àChile€has€made€every€effort€to€resolve€the€land€claims€made€by€indigenous€people€andÐ  p Ðcommunities,€investing€a€significant€proportion€of€its€budget€for€that€purpose€over€many€years.€ThisÐ  \ Ðis€in€addition€to€the€lands€that€the€State€transfers€to€them€through€the€Ministry€of€National€Assets€andÐ øH Ðother€services.€The€delay€in€the€acquisition€procedures€is€due€to€strong€demand€and€the€lack€ofÐ ä4 Ðresources€to€meet€it€immediately.€The€relevant€data€are€given€in€paragraph€20€below.Ð Ð  ÐÌòòLand€rights€of€indigenous€communities€and€legal€avenues€for€the€recognition€of€indigenous€lands.óóÐ ¨ø ÐÌ19.à  àThe€return€of€indigenous€communitiesðð€land,€the€very€source€of€their€culture€andÐ €Ð Ðdevelopment,€constitutes€recognition€of€the€land€rights€of€which€they€were€deprived,€often€in€painfulÐ l¼ Ðand€abusive€circumstances.€The€focus€on€an€institutional€approach€to€achieve€this€has€facilitatedÐ X ¨ Ðprogress€in€meeting€this€historical€claim.€The€following€are€the€main€mechanisms€for€reclaimingÐ D!” Ðindigenous€heritage:Ð 0"€  ЀÌà  à(a)à ` àLand€subsidies€(Act€No.€19253,€art.€20€(a)):€used€to€expand€land€boundaries€when€theÐ $X" Ðland€area€is€too€small€for€families€and€communities€to€develop.€This€mechanism€gives€access€to€aÐ ô$D # Ðnon-refundable€contribution€that€is€personal€and€non-transferable,€and€payable€to€anyone€who€sellsÐ à%0!$ Ðproperty€to€the€beneficiary;Ð Ì&"% ÐÌà  à(b)à ` àPurchase€of€disputed€land€(Act€No.€19253,€art.€20€(b)):€this€mechanism€providesÐ ¤(ô#' Ðfinancing€for€efforts€to€solve€land-related€problems€arising€as€a€result€of€legal€disputes€over€someÐ )à$( Ðhistorical€act€that€led€to€the€illegal€loss€of€land€by€indigenous€people€(squatting,€erection€of€fences,Ð |*Ì%) Ðfraudulent€sales,€expropriation€during€agrarian€counter-reform,€etc.);Ð h+¸&* ÐÌà  àÔ_Ô(c)Ô_Ôà ` àTransfer€of€State€property€to€indigenous€communities€(Act€No.€19253,€art.€21):€thisÐ @-(, Ðmechanism€gives€Ô_ÔCONADIÔ_Ô€the€power€to€take€possession€of€State€lands,€holdings,€properties€andÐ ° Ðwater€rights,€for€transfer€to€indigenous€communities€or€individuals.€This€concerns€State€land€that€hasÐ œì Ðhistorically€been€occupied€or€claimed€by€indigenous€families€and€communities;€Ð ˆØ ÐÌà  à(d)à ` àSubsidy€for€upgrading€and€regularization€of€indigenous€land:€this€subsidy€aims€toÐ `° Ðprovide€legal€certainty€regarding€indigenous€property€that€lacks€such€certainty€for€various€reasons,Ð L œ Ðand€thus€to€consolidate€the€indigenous€heritage.Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌ20.à  àBetween€1994€and€2005,€some€493,000€hectares€of€land€were€returned€to€indigenousÐ  ` Ðcommunities,€benefiting€over€18,800€families,€using€the€whole€range€of€mechanisms€at€the€StateððsÐ ü L  Ðdisposal,€as€described€above.€Using€only€the€mechanisms€for€land€subsidy€and€purchase€of€disputedÐ è 8  Ðland,€some€85,000€hectares€were€returned€in€that€same€period,€benefiting€374€communities.Ð Ô$  ÐÌ21.à  àBetween€2006€and€2007,€these€two€mechanisms€alone€accounted€for€the€return€of€someÐ ¬ü  Ð23,000€hectares€of€land,€benefiting€a€total€of€2,200€indigenous€families€from€110€indigenousÐ ˜è  Ðcommunities.€In€2008,€the€total€budget€for€the€Indigenous€Land€and€Water€Fund€was€23,314€millionÐ „Ô  Ðpesos€(US$€44,622,657),€of€which€19,555€million€pesos€(US$€37,427,986)€was€for€land€purchaseÐ pÀ Ðonly.Ð \¬ ÐÌòòAmendment€to€Act€No.€18314€to€bring€it€into€line€with€article€27€of€the€Covenant.óóÐ 4„ ÐÌ22.à  àWhile€the€content€of€this€Act€is€exceptional,€it€is€a€regular€law€in€that€it€applies€to€all€citizensÐ  \ Ðwithout€distinction,€and€no€discrimination€was€exercised€against€the€Ô_ÔMapucheÔ_Ô€individuals€prosecutedÐ øH Ðunder€it.€Quite€apart€from€the€specific€case€of€these€individuals,€it€is€necessary€to€understand€theÐ ä4 Ðcontext€of€this€situation,€which€in€no€way€constitutes€political€persecution€of€the€indigenous€orÐ Ð  ÐÔ_ÔMapucheÔ_Ô€movements.€The€following€background€information€must€be€taken€into€consideration:Ð ¼  ÐÌà  à(a)à ` àMinority€groups€linked€to€the€claims€over€indigenous€land€rights€began€an€offensiveÐ ”ä Ðin€1999€against€forestry€and€agricultural€companies€in€some€provinces€of€regions€VIII€and€IX€(Ô_ÔBioboÔ_ÔÐ €Ð Ðand€Ô_ÔAraucanaÔ_Ô).€They€carried€out€illegal€occupations€and€committed€robbery€and€theft;€set€fire€toÐ l¼ Ðforests,€crops,€employerððs€buildings€and€houses,€agricultural€and€forestry€machinery€and€vehicles;Ð X ¨ Ðattacked€workers,€forestry€police,€òòÔ_ÔcarabinerosÔ_Ô€óóand€property€owners€and€their€families;€and€evenÐ D!” Ðassaulted€and€threatened€members€of€Ô_ÔMapucheÔ_Ô€communities€who€would€not€accept€their€methods.Ð 0"€  ÐTheir€action€bore€no€resemblance€to€that€of€the€vast€majority€of€indigenous€organizations,€which€didÐ #l! Ðnot€resort€to€violence€to€assert€their€legitimate€aspirations;Ð $X" ÐÌà  à(b)à ` àThe€Act€has€been€applied€in€situations€of€the€utmost€seriousness€in€nine€prosecutionsÐ à%0!$ Ðsince€2001.€The€last€occasion€was€in€July€2003,€in€the€case€of€the€attack€on€the€witness€Luis€FedericoÐ Ì&"% ÐÔ_ÔLicnÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔMontoyaÔ_Ô,€which€left€him€disabled€for€life.€Nine€individuals€of€indigenous€origin€wereÐ ¸'#& Ðconvicted€under€the€Act;òòò ò€5ó óóóÐ ¤(ô#' ÐÌà  àÔ_Ô(c)Ô_Ôà ` àThe€legal€action€taken€aimed€to€punish€the€perpetrators€of€the€crimes,€not€theÐ |*Ì%) ÐÔ_ÔMapucheÔ_Ô€people;€punishing€those€who€commit€crimes€does€not€constitute€ð ðcriminalizingðð€a€socialÐ h+¸&* Ðdemand,€and€much€less€an€entire€community;Ð T,¤'+ ÐÐ @-(, Ðà  à(d)à ` àChile€has€recognized€the€legitimacy€of€the€indigenous€peoplesðð€claims,€particularlyÐ ° Ðthose€of€the€Ô_ÔMapucheÔ_Ô;€these€claims€have€always€been€taken€up€by€the€democratic€governments€andÐ œì Ðchannelled€through€the€institutional€machinery.€Accordingly,€the€protection€of€the€right€to€land€hasÐ ˆØ Ðbeen€enshrined€in€the€Indigenous€Peoples€Act€since€1993,€enabling€the€transfer€of€land€as€detailedÐ tÄ Ðin€paragraph€20€above.€Ð `° ÐÌ23.à  àNevertheless,€the€President€of€the€Republic€has€taken€the€policy€decision€not€to€apply€thisÐ 8 ˆ Ðlegislation€to€cases€in€which€indigenous€individuals€are€involved€on€account€of€their€ancient€demandsÐ $ t Ðand€grievances,€if€it€is€possible€to€try€them€under€ordinary€law€in€future.€It€should€be€noted€that€inÐ  ` Ðthe€specific€case€of€the€crime€of€arson,€the€penalty€provided€for€under€the€Criminal€Code€is€as€highÐ ü L  Ðas€that€under€the€Counter-Terrorism€Act.Ð è 8  ÐÌòòThe€State€party€should€consult€indigenous€communities€before€granting€licences€for€the€economicÐ À  Ðexploitation€of€disputed€lands,€and€guarantee€that€in€no€case€will€exploitation€violate€the€rightsÐ ¬ü  Ðrecognized€in€the€Covenant.Ð ˜è  ÐóóÌ24.à  àChile€has€legislation€establishing€procedures€for€consulting€and€involving€indigenousÐ pÀ Ðcommunities€in€projects€that€are€carried€out€on€their€lands.€These€procedures€depend€on€the€type€ofÐ \¬ Ðlicence€or€concession€that€is€being€sought.€For€example,€indigenous€lands€are€protected€and€can€beÐ H˜ Ðtransferred€only€under€certain€circumstances;€they€are€Ô_ÔimprescriptibleÔ_Ô,€cannot€be€attached,€and€canÐ 4„ Ðbe€encumbered€only€in€specific€cases€and€with€authorization€from€Ô_ÔCONADIÔ_Ô.€Mining€concessionsÐ  p Ðhave€special€legal€status€under€the€Constitution€and€the€Mining€Code,€which€regulates€theirÐ  \ Ðownership,€use€and€enjoyment.Ð øH ЀÌ25.à  àMoreover,€the€statute€regulating€indigenous€lands€is€supplemented€by€other€laws€such€as€theÐ Ð  ÐEnvironment€(Framework)€Act,€and€establishes€a€consultation€process€for€environmental€impactÐ ¼  Ðstudies.€The€2006€ruling€by€the€Temuco€Court€of€Appeal€provides€an€excellent€example€of€this€inÐ ¨ø Ðits€decision€on€the€application€for€protection€in€case€No.€1029-2005.€òòò ò€6ó óóóÐ ”ä ÐÌ26.à  àThe€1989€ratification€of€the€International€Labour€Organization€(ILO)€Convention€concerningÐ l¼ ÐIndigenous€and€Tribal€Peoples€in€Independent€Countries€(No.€169),€which€was€recently€approved€byÐ X ¨ ÐCongress,€will€ensure€that€indigenous€communities€participate€in€projects€involving€their€landsÐ D!” Ðwithout€prejudice€to€the€protection€afforded€to€them€by€the€State€under€the€Indigenous€Peoples€Act.Ð 0"€  ÐÌ_________________________Ð $X" ÐÌ1/€€€Programme€of€Follow-up€to€Act€No.€19123,€established€by€Supreme€Decree€No.€1005€of€AprilÐ à%0!$ Ð1997.Ð Ì&"% ÐÌ2/€€Supreme€Decree€No.€1040€of€2003,€art.€1€(1),€and€chap.€II€of€the€Commissionððs€report.Ð ¤(ô#' ÐÌ3/€€Supreme€Decree€No.€1040,€art.€3.Ð |*Ì%) ÐÌ4/€€Act€No.€19992€of€2004,€art.€15.Ð T,¤'+ ÐÐ @-(, Ð5/€€€The€nine€people€convicted€for€terrorist€crimes€are:€Jaime€Ô_ÔMarileoÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔSaraviaÔ_Ô;€Juan€Ô_ÔMarileoÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔSaraviaÔ_Ô;Ð ° ÐPatricia€Ô_ÔTroncosoÔ_Ô€Robles;€Juan€Ô_ÔHuenulaoÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔLienmilÔ_Ô;€Jos€Ô_ÔNainÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔCuramilÔ_Ô;€Rafael€Ô_ÔPichunÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔCollonaoÔ_Ô;Ð œì ÐÔ_ÔAnicetoÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔNorinÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔCatrimanÔ_Ô;€Ô_ÔPascualÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔPichubÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔPaillalaoÔ_Ô€and€Ô_ÔVctorÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔAncalafÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔLlalupeÔ_Ô.€The€only€one€whoÐ ˆØ Ðis€not€of€Ô_ÔMapucheÔ_Ô€or€indigenous€origin€is€Patricia€Ô_ÔTroncosoÔ_Ô€Robles.Ð tÄ ÐÌ6/€€€Ô_ÔEleuterioÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔAntoÔ_Ô€Rivera,€representing€the€Pedro€Ô_ÔAncalefÔ_Ô€indigenous€community,€used€this€remedyÐ L œ Ðto€claim€that€the€following€constitutional€guarantees€had€been€violated:€the€right€to€life€and€physicalÐ 8 ˆ Ðand€mental€integrity€of€the€person;€freedom€of€conscience,€expression€of€any€belief€and€the€freeÐ $ t Ðexercise€of€any€form€of€worship€not€inconsistent€with€public€morals€or€order;€the€right€to€live€in€anÐ  ` Ðunpolluted€environment€and€the€right€to€own€property.€This€was€in€response€to€the€approval€of€aÐ ü L  Ðproject€for€a€sewage€plant€in€the€commune€of€Ô_ÔVillarricaÔ_Ô,€in€region€IX,€which€had€not€taken€intoÐ è 8  Ðconsideration€the€fact€the€sewage€plant€could€affect€the€health,€the€productive€and€cultural€activities,Ð Ô$  Ðand€the€sacred€sites€located€on€lands€bordering€the€plant,€which€are€inhabited€by€indigenous€peoplesÐ À  Ðwho€are€protected€under€the€Indigenous€Peoples€Act.€On€these€grounds,€they€requested€that€theÐ ¬ü  Ðproject€be€halted€and€requested€an€environmental€impact€study.Ð ˜è  ÐÌà  àThe€Court€of€Appealððs€judgement€upheld€the€application€for€protection,€which€was€confirmedÐ pÀ Ðby€the€Supreme€Court€on€5€January€2006.€The€operative€part€of€the€judgement€acknowledged€thatÐ \¬ Ðindigenous€communities€are€regulated€by€the€legal€statute€of€the€aforementioned€Act,€whichÐ H˜ Ðrecognizes€their€legal€personality€to€act€on€behalf€of€the€members€of€their€indigenous€community,Ð 4„ Ðthrough€their€legal€representatives.€The€judgement€makes€reference€to€the€opinion€proffered€byÐ  p ÐÔ_ÔCONADIÔ_Ô€on€the€health€risks€to€the€Ô_ÔMapucheÔ_Ô€population€as€a€result€of€the€quantity€and€quality€of€theÐ  \ Ðoutflows,€waste€and€emissions,€and€the€adverse€effect€on€natural€resources€such€as€water,€soil€andÐ øH Ðair€which€lead€to€changes€in€the€way€of€life€and€customs€of€the€population,€and€also€affect€places€ofÐ ä4 Ðcultural€interest.€Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àOn€these€grounds,€the€contested€decision€was€found€to€be€arbitrary€as€it€contravened€theÐ ¨ø Ðapplicable€laws€and€because€the€opinion€of€the€indigenous€communities€had€not€been€taken€intoÐ ”ä Ðaccount.€Their€members€could€be€affected€by€the€planned€sewage€plant€owing€to€the€proximity€ofÐ €Ð Ðtheir€residences€to€the€plant€and€to€the€changes€to€their€cultural€and€religious€rituals€that€take€placeÐ l¼ Ðin€places€that€border€the€planned€plant.€The€application€for€protection€was€upheld€by€the€SupremeÐ X ¨ ÐCourt.€Ð D!” ÐÔUS.,CE.,`¼ÔÌÐ  #l! ÐÔ_Ôò òÌCCPR,€CCPR/C/CHL/CO/5/Add.2ó ó€ò ò(2010)ó óÐ œì ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  Ôò òAdditional€explanation€submitted€to€the€Human€Rights€Committee€on€paragraphs€9€and€19Ð xÈ Ðof€the€concluding€observations€on€the€fifth€periodic€report€of€Chile€ó óÐ d´ ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  Ô[28€May€2010]Ð < Œ ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  Ôò òI.€€Low€number€of€prison€sentences€handed€down€for€grave€human€rights€violationsó ó€Ð  d ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  Ô1.€€The€pertinent€information€was€sent€in€Note€No.€343€dated€31€October€2008€by€the€Mission€ofÐ ð @  ÐChile€to€Special€Rapporteur€Sir€Nigel€Rodley€through€the€Office€of€the€United€Nations€HighÐ Ü,  ÐCommissioner€for€Human€Rights.€Attached€to€the€note€was€an€alphabetical€list€of€the€victims€whoseÐ È  Ðcases€had€yet€to€be€processed€as€at€30€September€2008.€The€list€was€compiled€by€the€Human€RightsÐ ´  ÐProgramme€of€the€Ministry€of€the€Interior€and€gives€details€of€the€342€cases€of€human€rightsÐ  ð  Ðviolations€still€before€the€courts€on€that€date.Ð ŒÜ  ÐÌ2.€€Supplementary€information€on€the€matter€is€presented€below.€Ð d´ ÐÌ3.€€As€at€December€2009,€only€59€State€officials€convicted€in€Chile€for€human€rights€violations€wereÐ <Œ Ðactually€serving€time€in€prison,€despite€the€considerable€number€of€sentences€handed€down€by€theÐ (x ÐSupreme€Court€for€such€violations.€This€is€because,€when€deciding€the€severity€of€sentences€forÐ d Ðcrimes€against€humanity€and€having€declared€that€such€crimes€were€partially€prescriptible,€the€courtsÐ P Ðhave€opted€to€reduce€the€penalties€for€such€crimes€considerably€and,€in€view€of€the€resulting€lightnessÐ ì< Ðof€the€sentences€handed€down,€to€grant€benefits€such€as€probation€or€suspended€sentences.€TheÐ Ø( ÐSupreme€Court€has€stated€in€most€of€its€rulings€that€such€crimes,€to€the€extent€that€they€fall€into€theÐ Ä Ðcategory€of€crimes€against€humanity,€are€imprescriptible.€However,€in€the€past€three€years,€it€hasÐ ° Ðruled€that,€owing€to€the€time€lapsed€since€the€crimes€in€question€were€committed,€partial€limitationÐ œì Ðapplies€in€accordance€with€article€103€of€the€Criminal€Code.€This€article€allows€crimes€for€which€halfÐ ˆØ Ðor€more€of€the€statute€of€limitations€has€lapsed€to€be€considered€as€attended€by€two€or€moreÐ tÄ Ðextenuating€circumstances,€and€by€no€aggravating€ones,€which€enables€the€prison€sentences€imposedÐ ` ° Ðby€the€lower€courts€to€be€reduced€to€5€years€or€less.€This€in€turn€paves€the€way€for€the€sentence€toÐ L!œ Ðbe€suspended€or€commuted€to€alternatives,€such€as€probation€or€remission€of€sentence.€In€practice,Ð 8"ˆ  Ðbetween€June€2007,€when€it€applied€the€principle€of€prescription€to€crimes€against€humanity€for€theÐ $#t! Ðfirst€time,€and€December€2009,€the€Supreme€Court€issued€rulings€of€partial€limitation€in€42€out€ofÐ $`" Ð63€of€its€judgements,€reducing€penalties€and€granting€benefits€to€90€convicted€persons,€who€todayÐ ü$L # Ðare€serving€their€sentences€outside€prison.€Ð è%8!$ ÐÌ4.€€It€should€be€borne€in€mind€that€some€of€these€sentences€were€imposed€on€members€of€the€upperÐ À'#& Ðechelons€of€the€military€regimeððs€security€apparatus,€including€General€Manuel€ContrerasÐ ¬(ü#' ÐValdebenito€(sentenced€to€a€total€of€over€300€yearsðð€imprisonment)€and€Brigadier€Pedro€EspinozaÐ ˜)è$( ÐBravo,€respectively€the€former€Director€and€former€Deputy€Director€of€the€National€IntelligenceÐ „*Ô%) ÐDirectorate€(DINA),€to€name€but€two€of€the€most€emblematic€figures.€Both€of€these€are€currentlyÐ p+À&* Ðserving€prison€sentences.Ð \,¬'+ ÐÐ H-˜(, Ð5.€€The€following€documents€containing€data€updated€to€June€2009€are€attached€hereto:Ð ° ÐÌ(a)€€Table€A:€Ð ˆØ ÐÌà0  à(i)€€Presents€the€cases€currently€before€the€courts,€the€number€of€victims€whose€cases€areÐ `° Ðunder€investigation€and€the€stage€in€the€proceedings€that€the€cases€have€reached;ÐL œ(#(# ÐÌà0  à(ii)€€Indicates€the€number€of€victims€whose€cases€have€been€closed€and€which€of€theseÐ $ t Ðresulted€in€the€conviction€of€one€or€more€officials;€andÐ `(#(# ÐÌà0  à(iii)€€Shows€the€number€of€victims€whose€cases€are€not€currently€under€investigation€by€theÐ è 8  Ðcourts.€ÐÔ$ (#(# ÐÌ(b)€€Table€B€shows€the€number€of€victims€whose€cases€have€been€closed€(either€because€theÐ ¬ü  Ðproceedings€were€stayed€or€because€they€ended€with€a€final€conviction)€and€the€cases€that€have€beenÐ ˜è  Ðreopened€during€the€period;€Ð „Ô  ÐÌ(c)€€Tables€C,€D€and€E€detail€the€contents€of€table€B€in€the€month;Ð \¬ ÐÌ(d)€€Table€F€lists€the€State€officials€who€were€prosecuted€and/or€charged€and/or€convicted€by€the€endÐ 4„ Ðof€the€period,€together€with€an€indication€of€the€number€who€were€convicted€and€are€actually€servingÐ  p Ða€prison€sentence.€The€number€of€victims€associated€with€these€cases€is€also€provided;Ð  \ ÐÌ(e)€€The€list€of€pending€cases€presents€all€the€proceedings€under€way,€with€information€on€the€courtsÐ ä4 Ðand€the€victims€whose€cases€are€under€investigation.€The€column€headed€ð ðofficials€involvedðð€showsÐ Ð  Ðwhether€(and€how)€any€State€officials€have€been€affected€by€a€judicial€decision.€Ð ¼  ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  Ô6.€€The€alphabetical€list€of€victims€presents€the€same€information€as€the€list€of€pending€cases,€but€inÐ ”ä Ðalphabetical€order€by€victimÔL  ÔÔM  Ô.Ð €Ð ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  Ô7.€€The€list€of€accused€presents€the€cases€which€resulted€in€judgements€that€affected€the€State€officialsÐ X ¨ Ðprosecuted€in€each€case.€The€names€of€the€officials€are€given,€the€extent€of€their€involvement,€theÐ D!” Ðdate€of€the€judgement€and€the€related€victim€or€victims,€ÔL  ÔÔM  Ôtogether€with€details€of€the€court€and€theÐ 0"€  Ðproceedings.€The€list€is€ordered€by€pretrial€and€trial€proceedings,€definitive€judgements,€sentencesÐ #l! Ðpassed€by€the€court€of€second€instance,€sentences€passed€by€the€court€of€first€instance€and€acquittals.Ð $X" ÐÌ8.ÔL  ÔÔM  Ô€€The€summary€of€the€list€of€accused€persons€presents€the€information€by€alphabetical€order€of€theÐ à%0!$ Ðvictims€whose€cases€concluded€with€judgements€that€affected€State€officials,€together€with€the€namesÐ Ì&"% Ðof€those€officialsÔL  ÔÔM  Ô.Ð ¸'#& ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  Ô9.€€The€alphabetical€list€of€State€officials€names€the€officials€who€have€been€affected€by€one€or€moreÐ )à$( Ðcourt€decisions€in€alphabetical€order,€together€with€the€corresponding€case€number€and€the€offenceÐ |*Ì%) Ðand€degree€of€involvement€with€which€they€were€chargedÔL  ÔÔM  Ô.Ð h+¸&* ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  Ô10.€€The€list€of€convicted€persons€contains€the€names€of€those€on€the€list€of€State€officials€who€haveÐ @-(, Ðbeen€convicted€since€2000€disaggregated€either€by€a€definitive€judgement€or€by€one€passed€by€theÐ ° Ðcourts€of€first€or€second€instance.€ÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÐ œì ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  Ô11.€€The€prison€list€gives€the€names€of€persons€convicted€by€a€final€judgement€who€are€currentlyÐ tÄ Ðserving€prison€sentences.€Their€names€also€figure€on€the€State€officials€and€convicted€persons€lists,Ð `° Ðexcept€for€ÔL  ÔÔM  Ôthe€officials€convicted€for€the€aggravated€homicides€of€Jos€Manuel€Parada,€ManuelÐ L œ ÐGuerrero€and€Santiago€Nattino,€who€completed€their€sentences€prior€to€2000€(unless€they€areÐ 8 ˆ Ðcurrently€charged€under€a€different€judicial€decision).€Ð $ t ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  Ô12.€€The€ranks€document€classifies€those€included€in€the€State€officials€list€by€the€branch€of€theÐ ü L  Ðarmed,€public„order€or€civilian€forces€to€which€they€belong€or€belongedÔL  ÔÔM  Ô.Ð è 8  ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  Ô13.€€Lastly,€a€comparative€table€shows€the€status€of€the€proceedings€at€the€end€of€each€period€(in€thisÐ À  Ðcase,€on€31€December€2004€and€on€30€June€2009).€ÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÐ ¬ü  ÐÌò òII.€€Capacity€of€those€who€have€been€convicted€of€human€rights€violations€to€hold€public€officeó ó€Ð „Ô  ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  Ô14.€€According€to€general€criminal€law,€persons€are€convicted€of€human€rights€violations€if€foundÐ `° Ðresponsible€for€perpetrating€particular€crimes€(such€as€homicide,€kidnapping,€genocide€or€crimesÐ Lœ Ðagainst€humanity).€Under€Chilean€law,€those€crimes€are€subject€to€a€specific€penalty,€which€isÐ 8ˆ Ðaccompanied€by€the€additional€penalty€of€being€absolutely€or€specially,€perpetually€or€temporarilyÐ $t Ðbanned€from€holding€public€office€or€exercising€public€functions.Ð ` ÐÌò òIII.€€Information€on€the€publication€of€files€compiled€by€the€National€Commission€on€TruthÐ è8 Ðand€Reconciliation€and€the€National€Commission€on€Political€Prisoners€and€TortureÐ Ô$ ÐÌA.€€Information€held€by€the€National€Commission€on€Truth€and€Reconciliation€ó óÐ ¬ü ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  Ô15.€€The€classified€information€not€included€in€the€Report€of€the€National€Commission€on€Truth€andÐ „Ô ÐReconciliation€is€available€to€courts€upon€request.€Every€time€a€judge€has€asked€for€information€onÐ pÀ Ða€classified€case,€the€information€has€been€provided.€Ð \ ¬ ÐÌò òB.€€Information€held€by€the€National€Commission€on€Political€Prisoners€and€Tortureó ó€Ð 4"„  ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  Ô16.€€The€Commission€was€established€in€response€to€the€appeals€of€human€rights€organizations€andÐ $`" Ðvictimsðð€associations€seeking€the€truth€in€cases€of€political€prisoners€and€victims€of€torture€andÐ ü$L # Ðseeking€reparation€on€their€behalf.€From€the€outset,€the€process€aimed€to€provide€a€factual€basis€forÐ è%8!$ Ðrecognition€of€these€grave€human€rights€violations,€with€a€view€to€establishing€a€historical€memoryÐ Ô&$"% Ðof€events€and€recognizing€and€compensating€the€victims,€who€had€received€no€compensation.€ThisÐ À'#& Ðin€no€way€prejudices€the€victimsðð€right€to€obtain€justice€through€the€appropriate€courts.Ð ¬(ü#' ÐÌ17.€€The€Commission€deemed€the€information€in€victimsðð€testimonies€to€be€confidential,€given€theÐ „*Ô%) Ðintimate€nature€of€many€of€the€statements,€which€contained€accounts€and€described€the€consequencesÐ p+À&* Ðof€torture€that€many€of€those€interviewed€did€not€wish€to€make€public.€This€policy€was€explained€toÐ \,¬'+ Ðthose€who€provided€statements.Ð H-˜(, Ї18.€€The€Commission,€and€subsequently€the€legislative€authorities,€had€to€weigh€the€publicððs€needÐ ° Ðto€know€against€the€need€to€maintain€confidentiality.€Hence€the€decision€to€publicize€theÐ œì ÐCommissionððs€final€report€and€to€give€the€public€the€full€picture€of€events.€The€report€providesÐ ˆØ Ðinformation€on€what€actually€took€place€and€explains€the€effects€on€victimsðð€lives,€while€protectingÐ tÄ Ðthe€confidentiality€of€individual€accounts.€It€was€not€a€question€of€protecting€the€perpetrators,Ð `° Ðaccomplices€or€accessories€after€the€facts.€The€Commission€was€not€authorized€to€investigate€theÐ L œ Ðcrimes,€but€only€to€hear€the€testimonies€and€to€check€whether€the€persons€making€them€had€reallyÐ 8 ˆ Ðbeen€political€prisoners€or€victims€of€torture.€Ð $ t ÐÌ19.€€In€order€to€protect€the€privacy€and€honour€of€the€victims,€it€was€proposed€that€the€informationÐ ü L  Ðleft€out€of€the€published€report€should€be€kept€confidential€for€a€certain€period€of€time,€as€is€theÐ è 8  Ðpractice€with€historical€records€in€other€countries.€A€law€was€passed€providing€for€testimonies€to€beÐ Ô$  Ðkept€secret€for€a€period€of€50€years,€although€this€does€not€prevent€people€from€publishing€theirÐ À  Ðstatements€or€taking€action€through€the€courts€to€establish€the€criminal€responsibility€of€theÐ ¬ü  Ðperpetrators.€Moreover,€compensation€for€victims€was€not€conditional€on€their€waiving€the€right€toÐ ˜è  Ðseek€compensation€through€civil€action.€They€are€free€to€go€to€court€to€establish€the€injury€they€haveÐ „Ô  Ðsuffered€and€to€seek€appropriate€compensation.Ð pÀ ÐÌIV.€€Information€on€land€demarcation€and€compensation€measures€introduced€to€respect€andÐ H˜ Ðrecognize€the€rights€of€indigenous€communities€to€their€landÐ 4„ ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  Ô20.€€Under€the€indigenous€land€policy,€the€following€have€been€recognized€as€indigenous€lands€sinceÐ  \ Ð1993€(Act€No.€19253):Ð øH ÐÌ(a)€€Lands€owned€or€held€under€specific€titles;€Ð Ð  ÐÌ(b)€€Lands€historically€occupied€by€indigenous€communities;Ð ¨ø ÐÌ(c)€€Lands€recorded€under€this€Act€in€the€indigenous€land€register;€Ð €Ð ÐÌ(d)€€Lands€transferred€to€indigenous€communities€by€the€State.€Ð X ¨ ÐÌò òA.€€Settlement€of€land€claimsó óÐ 0"€  ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  Ô21.€€Under€the€various€laws€currently€in€force,€which€allow€the€National€Indigenous€DevelopmentÐ $X" ÐCorporation€(CONADI)€and€the€Ministry€of€National€Assets€to€transfer€and€regularize€the€possessionÐ ô$D # Ðof€land€by€indigenous€persons€and€communities,€the€Government€has€pursued€two€courses€of€action:Ð à%0!$ Ð(a)€the€expedition€of€the€transfer€of€land€in€accordance€with€the€Government€plan€ÔL  ÔÔM  ÔòòRe„Conocer:€PactoÐ Ì&"% ÐSocial€por€la€Multiculturalidad€óóÔL  ÔÔM  Ô(Re„acknowledge:€a€social€pact€for€multiculturality)€in€order€toÐ ¸'#& Ðsatisfy€historical€claims;€and€(b)€the€review€of€land€policy€to€update€the€criteria€and€proceduresÐ ¤(ô#' Ðapplied€in€order€to€guarantee€efficiency€and€transparency.€Ð )à$( ÐÌ22.€€The€Government€has€recently€updated€its€data€on€landholdings,€and€the€new€information€isÐ h+¸&* Ðworthy€of€note:€Ð T,¤'+ ÐÐ @-(, Ðò ò1.€€CONADI€Indigenous€Land€and€Water€Fundó óÐ ° ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  Ô23.€€In€2006,€the€budget€allocated€to€the€subsidies€programme€to€implement€article€20€(a)€and€(b)€ofÐ ˆØ ÐAct€No.€19253ÔL  ÔÔM  Ôòò1óóÔL  ÔÔM  Ô€was€increased€to€2,500€million€Chilean€pesos,€a€rise€of€17€per€cent€compared€withÐ tÄ Ð2005.€This€benefited€1,475€families€for€a€total€investment€of€13,239€million€pesos.Ð `° ÐÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÌÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  Ô24.€€The€budget€increase€allowed€the€ÔL  ÔÔM  ÔIndigenous€Land€and€Water€Fund€to€expand€its€activities€acrossÐ 8 ˆ Ðthe€country€and€to€increase€investment€in€land€purchases€in€the€ÔL  ÔÔM  ÔBo€Bo,€La€Araucana,€Los€Lagos,Ð $ t ÐLos€Ros€and€Magallanes€regions€under€article€20€(a)€and€(b)€of€Act€No.€19253.Ð  ` ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  Ô25.€€The€amounts€budgeted€for€2008€and€2009€and€the€estimated€budget€for€2010€have€beenÐ è 8  Ðdetermined€on€the€basis€of€the€funds€required€to€address€the€totality€of€the€historical€claims€made€toÐ Ô$  Ðdate€(art.€20€(b))€by€the€indigenous€communities€of€the€ÔL  ÔÔM  ÔBo€Bo,€La€Araucana,€Los€Lagos€and€LosÐ À  ÐRos€regions.€Ð ¬ü  ÐÌò ò2.€€The€Ministry€of€National€Assets€(1993„2008)€ó óÐ „Ô  ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  Ô26.€€Since€the€entry€into€force€of€the€Indigenous€Peoples€Act€No.€19253€of€1993,€the€Ministry€ofÐ \¬ ÐNational€Assets€has€focused€its€activities€on€indigenous€peoples€with€a€view€to€contributing€to€theÐ H˜ Ðsocial€development€of€indigenous€communities€and€individuals€through€the€acquisition€and€provisionÐ 4„ Ðof€the€necessary€fiscal€assets€and€the€regularization€of€private€ownership€of€land€and€property,€all€inÐ  p Ðaccordance€with€the€Governmentððs€indigenous€land€policy.€The€goal€is€to€establish€a€legal€basis€forÐ  \ Ðancestral€occupation,€to€increase€indigenous€landholdings€and€to€enable€indigenous€communities€andÐ øH Ðfamilies€to€benefit€from€State€social€programmes,€which€operate€on€the€basis€that€land€is€owned€byÐ ä4 Ðthose€who€live€or€work€on€it.Ð Ð  ÐÌ27.€€The€Ministry€has€processed€individual€land€titles,€as€well€as€transfers€of€lands€to€communities,Ð ¨ø Ðfree€of€charge€and€has€leased€Government€lands€to€individuals,€communities€and€CONADI,€also€freeÐ ”ä Ðof€charge,€under€Decree„Law€No.€1939€of€1977€(on€the€acquisition,€administration€and€disposal€ofÐ €Ð ÐState€assets).€The€Ministry€has€carried€out€these€activities€in€the€commune€and€province€of€Isla€deÐ l¼ ÐPascua€(Easter€Island),€specifically€under€Decree„Law€No.€2885€of€1979€(on€the€granting€of€deedsÐ X ¨ Ðof€title€and€leases€for€Government€plots€on€the€island).€The€Ministry€has€also€regularized€individualÐ D!” Ðand€community€titles€to€private€lands€under€Decree„Law€No.€2695€of€1979€(on€the€regularization€ofÐ 0"€  Ðsmall€real„estate€holdings).€ÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÐ #l! ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  Ô28.€€The€Ministryððs€land€activities€have€mainly€been€pursued€in€regions€where€the€density€of€theÐ ô$D # Ðindigenous€population€is€high€and€where€that€population€has€a€history€of€occupying€or€using€the€land,Ð à%0!$ Ðnamely:€Arica€and€Parinacota,€ÔL  ÔÔM  ÔTarapacÔL  ÔÔM  Ô,€Antofagasta,€Atacama,€Bo€Bo,€La€Araucana,€Los€Lagos,Ð Ì&"% ÐLos€Ros€and€Magallanes€and€the€commune€and€province€of€Easter€Island.€Ð ¸'#& ÐÌÌÌÌÌÐ @-(, ЇÌò òInformation€on€the€regularization€and€transfer€of€land€titlesó óÐ œì ÐÌÔ*lƒ;,<d °dxvvx°(#°(#lÔÔ,‘dd ÔÔ,-dd ÔÔ,dd ÔÔ,dd ÔÔ,xdd ÔÔ,°dd ÔÔ+  ÔÐ tÄtÄ ……ÐòòÓ  ÓLand€acquired€by€the€Indigenous€Land€and€Water€Fund,€1994„2009óóÐ !Ø(  !ÐÐ  X ¨ „„ÐòòÌÌArticle€20€(b)óóÐ '0 €3 „„'ÐòòÌÌArticle€20€(a)óóÐ '0 € 3 „„'ÐòòTransfers€ofÐ X ¨  ÐGovernmentÐ D ”  Ðlands€óóÐ '0 €3 „„'ÐòòRegularizationÐ X ¨ Ðof€indigenousÐ D ” Ðproperty€óóÐ '0 €3 „„'Ðòòò òÌÌTotaló óóóÐ ( x3 Ðò òTotal€1994„Ð °  Ð2009Ð œ ì Ð(hectares)ó óÐ  ˆØ  „„Ðò ò97€811ó óÐ '° 3 „„'Ðò ò28€491ó óÐ '° 3 „„'Ðò ò245€134ó óÐ '° 3 „„'Ðò ò286€084ó óÐ '° 3 „„'Ðò ò669€482ó óÐ ° 3 ÐFamiliesÐ  X  „„Ð8€294Ð 'X 3 „„'Ð3€476Ð 'X 3 „„'Ð8€015Ð 'X 3 „„'Ð49€091Ð 'X !3 „„'Ðò ò68€876ó óÐ X "3 ÐCommunitiesÐ ?5 ˆØ # `o@251„„‰`o@‰?Ð251Ð h^2ˆØ $3 `o@251 `o@  d@165„„‰ d@‰hÐ165Ð h^2ˆØ %3  d@165  d@  g@189„„‰ g@‰hÐ189Ð f\2ˆØ &3  g@189  g@   @8„„‰ @‰fÐ8Ð f\0ˆØ '3   @8  @ (ƒ@613„„‰(ƒ@‰fÐò ò613ó óÐ >42ˆØ (3 (ƒ@613 (ƒ@ >ÐIndividualÐ X) ÐsubsidiesÐ  ôD* „„ЄР'X+3 „„'Ð1€465Ð 'X,3 „„'ЄР'X-3 „„'ЄР'X.3 „„'Ðò ò1€465ó óÐ"X/3  "ÐÌÌÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  Ô29.€€The€Governmentððs€ÔL  ÔÔM  ÔòòRe„ConoceróóÔL  ÔÔM  Ô€plan€provides€for€the€handover€of€lands€to€115€communities€inÐ è81 Ðthe€period€2008„2010.€Ð Ô$2 ÐÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÌ30.€€In€fulfilment€of€this€plan,€land€was€acquired€in€2009€for€43€communities€in€the€regions€of€LaÐ ¬ü4 ÐAraucana,€Bo€Bo,€Los€Ros€and€Los€Lagos.€This€expanded€indigenous€landholdings€by€18,416Ð ˜è5 Ðhectares.Ð „Ô6 ÐÌ31.€€Purchases€to€meet€the€requirements€of€the€remaining€communities€covered€by€the€plan€areÐ \¬8 Ðscheduled€to€start€in€2010,€with€the€incorporation€of€other€communities€that€are€socially€highlyÐ H˜9 Ðvulnerable.€Ð 4„: ÐÌ32.€€In€order€to€optimize€its€current€land€policy€and€land€purchasing€procedures,€the€Government€hasÐ  !\< Ðasked€the€University€of€Concepcið;ðn,€through€its€EULA€environmental€sciences€centre,€to€update€theÐ ø!H= Ðregister€of€indigenous€land,€water€and€irrigation€systems.€This€will€make€it€possible€to€measure€theÐ ä"4> Ðprogress€made€as€well€as€the€work€that€still€remains€to€be€done€to€satisfy€the€demand€for€land€amongÐ Ð# ? Ðthe€indigenous€communities€of€the€countryððs€main€provinces.Ð ¼$ @ ÐÌ33.€€Finally,€it€should€be€noted€that€a€friendly€agreement€was€reached€with€the€Mapuche€communitiesÐ ”&ä!B Ðof€Temulemu,€Didaico€and€Pantano€of€Traigun.€These€communities€are€claiming€the€restitution€ofÐ €'Ð"C Ða€plot€known€as€Santa€Rosa€de€Colpi,€which€is€registered€as€belonging€to€the€company€ForestalÐ l(¼#D ÐMininco.€The€land€is€currently€being€valued€for€the€purpose€of€establishing€a€price€for€its€purchaseÐ X)¨$E Ðfrom€Mininco,€which€has€agreed€to€sell€it.€Talks€held€between€community€authorities€and€forestryÐ D*”%F Ðcompanies€(including€Mininco),€with€the€support€of€the€Inter„American€Development€Bank€(IDB)Ð 0+€&G Ðand€public€promotion€institutions,€led€to€the€establishment€of€a€mixed€working€group€comprisingÐ ,l'H Ðrepresentatives€of€the€communities,€companies,€the€public€sector€and€IDB.€This€group€is€currentlyÐ -X(I Ðdrafting€a€joint€proposal€for€financing€investments€within€the€framework€of€community€developmentÐ ô-D)J Ðplans.€These€will€be€carried€out€through€commercial€partnerships€with€forestry€and€other€types€ofÐ ° Ðcompanies€around€the€respective€value€chain.€Once€approved,€the€project€will€be€piloted€with€theÐ œì Ðaforementioned€communities€and€the€companies€that€agree€to€assume€specific€commitments€towardsÐ ˆØ Ðthem.€Ð tÄ ÐÌò òB.€€Recognition€of€the€rights€of€indigenous€peoples€over€lands€and€natural€resources€ó óÐ L œ ÐÌò ò1.€€Ancestral€lands€traditionally€occupied€or€used€by€indigenous€peoplesó óÐ $ t ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  Ô34.€€Pursuant€to€Act€No.€19253,€State€policy€has€aimed€to€protect€and€recover€indigenous€lands€heldÐ ü L  Ðunder€various€types€of€title,€including€community€ownership€titles€granted€by€the€Colonial€authoritiesÐ è 8  Ð(ÔL  ÔÔM  Ôòòtð7ðtulos€deóóÔL  ÔÔM  Ô€ÔL  ÔÔM  ÔòòrealengoóóÔL  ÔÔM  Ô)€in€the€case€of€land€on€the€island€of€Chilo.€In€this€way€ancestral€lands€have€beenÐ Ô$  Ðrecovered€and€returned.€Ð À  ÐÌ35.€€While€the€ÔL  ÔÔM  Ôòòtð7ðtulos€deóóÔL  ÔÔM  Ô€ÔL  ÔÔM  ÔòòrealengoóóÔL  ÔÔM  Ô€granted€during€the€Colonial€period€could€be€considered€to€markÐ ˜è  Ðthe€first€acknowledgement€of€the€existence€of€indigenous€property€on€Chilo,€and€after€many€changesÐ „Ô  Ðoccurring€in€subsequent€periods,€it€was€the€Indigenous€Peoples€Act€No.€19253€that€established€onceÐ pÀ Ðand€for€all€the€mechanisms€whereby€the€State€would€proceed€to€protect€and€recover€ancestral€lands.€Ð \¬ ÐÌ36.€€State„owned€lands€have€thus€been€transferred€under€the€corresponding€programme€to€indigenousÐ 4„ Ðcommunities€on€Chilo€as€follows:Ð  p ÐÌò òState„owned€land€transfer€programme€(Chilo)ó óÐ øH ÐÌÔ*˃=,?dd‘dd ‘-dd -dd dd xdd x°dd °;,<°(#°(#ËÔÔ,( dd ÔÔ,( dd ÔÔ,( dd ÔÔ+  ÔÐ Ð Ð  ……ÐòòIndigenous€communityóóà t à€€€€€òòDate€of€transferóóà | àà Ô àòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Hectares€transferredóóÐ  4„ ÐCoihuin€de€CompuÐ ;1 ´ `àâ@38659‰`àâ@‰‹‹;Ð38659Ð RH:´ `àâ@38659 `àâ@ „„‹‹RÐ1€132.40Ð 0&!´3 ‹‹0ÐCoihuin€de€CompuÐ J@4„ `ßâ@38651‰`ßâ@‰‹‹JÐ38651Ð RH:4„ `ßâ@38651 `ßâ@ „„‹‹RÐ1€390.90Ð 0&!4„3 ‹‹0ÐCoihuin€de€CompuÐ J@´  `ßâ@38651‰`ßâ@‰‹‹JÐ38651Ð vl:´! `ßâ@38651 `ßâ@ ø…@703.00„„‰ø…@‰‹‹vÐ703Ð SID´"3 ø…@703.00 ø…@ ‹‹SÐ1.€€ChanquenÐ J@4!„#  ¼â@38369‰ ¼â@‰‹‹JÐ38369Ð RH:4!„$  ¼â@38369  ¼â@ „„‹‹RÐ4€727.24Ð 0&!4!„%3 ‹‹0Ð2.€€Huentemð;ðÐ '´"& ‹‹'ÐÐ 0&´"' „„‹‹0ÐÐ 5+!´"(3 €쀋‹5ÐCoihuin€de€CompuÐ J@4$„) ÀEã@39470‰ÀEã@‰‹‹JÐ39470Ð RH:4$„* ÀEã@39470 ÀEã@ „„‹‹RÐ2€404.23Ð6,*4$„+3 ì   6ÐÌÌÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  Ô37.€€A€transfer€of€land€to€the€Weketrumao€community€is€also€pending€but€has€been€held€up€byÐ ('x"- Ðdisputes€among€the€communities€living€in€the€area.€A€reconciliation€process€has€now€been€launched.€Ð (d#. ÐÌ38.€€The€cases€of€indigenous€lands€covered€by€ÔL  ÔÔM  Ôòòtð7ðtulos€deóóÔL  ÔÔM  Ô€ÔL  ÔÔM  ÔòòrealengoóóÔL  ÔÔM  Ô€that€cannot€be€resolved€via€theÐ ì)<%0 Ðaforementioned€transfer€of€State„owned€property€because€the€lands€are€currently€under€privateÐ Ø*(&1 Ðownership€may€be€settled€under€article€20€(b)€of€Act€No.€19253€pursuant€to€the€provisions€ofÐ Ä+'2 Ðsubparagraph€(d)€of€the€current€CONADI€land€policy.€This€refers€to€lands,€which,€despite€havingÐ °,(3 Ðbeen€occupied€for€many€years€by€indigenous€communities,€are€owned€by€other€persons€under€titlesÐ œ-ì(4 Ðissued€in€earlier€periods€when€the€courts€had€ruled€against€the€indigenous€communities.€In€suchÐ ° Ðcases,€article€20€(b)€of€Act€No.€19253€is€fully€applicable.Ð œì ÐÌ39.€€According€to€information€obtained€from€the€CONADI€ÔL  ÔÔM  ÔIndigenous€Land€and€Water€Fund,€theÐ tÄ Ðfollowing€communities€have€filed€claims€under€the€aforementioned€ÔL  ÔÔM  Ôarticle€20€(b):Ð `° ÐÌò òRegister€of€land€claims€filed€under€article€20€(b).€Communities€of€the€commune€of€ChiloÐ 8 ˆ Ðprovince,€Los€Lagos€region,€having€filed€claimsó óÐ $ t ÐÌÔ*’ƒA,Bdd( dd ( ( dd ( ( dd ( =,?°(#°(#’ÔÔ,( dd ÔÔ,( dd ÔÔ,( dd ÔÔ+  ÔÐ +€,,ü L ü L „„+ÐCommuneÐ @€,,/!` ° ,, „„‹‹@ÐCommunityÐ @€,,/!` ° ,, „„‹‹@ÐStatusÐ 0&!` ° ,, ‹‹0ÐQuellð;ðnÐ 'à0  ‹‹'ÐWequetrumaoÐ 0&à0  „„‹‹0ÐIn€processÐ 0&!à0  ‹‹0ÐÐ '`°  ‹‹'ÐTugueoÐ 0&`°  „„‹‹0ÐÐ 0&!`°  ‹‹0ÐÐ 'à0  ‹‹'ÐGuaipulliÐ 0&à0  „„‹‹0ÐÐ 5+!à0  €쀋‹5ÐÐ '`° ‹‹'ÐCoihuin€De€CompÐ 0&`° „„‹‹0ÐÐ6,*`° ì   6ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  Ô40.€€In€addition,€the€Buta€Huapi€Chilhue€community€of€the€Compu€sector,€Quellð;ðn€commune,Ð h¸ ÐChilo,€has€been€declared€eligible€to€file€a€claim€under€article€20€(b)€since€2005.Ð T¤ ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  Ô41.€€Meanwhile,€in€a€clear€statement€of€the€recognition€of€ancestral€lands€by€Chilean€law,€article€12,Ð ,| Ðparagraph€2,€of€Act€No.€19253€recognizes€as€indigenous€all€lands€that€indigenous€persons€orÐ h Ðcommunities€have€historically€occupied€and€owned,€provided€that€the€corresponding€rights€have€beenÐ T Ðrecorded€in€the€public€register€of€indigenous€lands€upon€the€request€of€the€respective€community€orÐ ð@ Ðowner€of€the€property.€In€this€way€ancestral€land€occupation€is€recognized€and€protected.Ð Ü,  ÐÌò òV.€€Application€of€counter„terrorism€lawsó óÐ ´" ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  Ô42.€€Act€No.€18314,€which€criminalizes€and€establishes€penalties€for€acts€of€terrorism,€has€only€beenÐ ŒÜ$ Ðapplied€on€a€limited€number€of€occasions€in€response€to€acts€of€violence€that,€owing€to€their€natureÐ x È% Ðand/or€the€seriousness€of€the€means€used,€made€it€necessary€from€the€standpoint€of€criminal€law€toÐ d!´& Ðapply€legislation€carrying€heavier€penalties.€Ð P" ' ÐÌ43.€€Since€2006,€the€Government€of€Chile,€through€the€Ministry€of€the€Interior€and€its€landÐ ($x) Ðdistribution€programmes,€has€initiated€three€proceedings€(one€in€2008€and€two€in€2009)€alleging€actsÐ %d * Ðof€terrorism.€Ð &P!+ ÐÌ44.€€In€each€case€in€which€the€Ministry€of€the€Interior€has€applied€special€criminal€statutes,€it€hasÐ Ø'(#- Ðdone€so€in€consideration€only€of€the€seriousness€of€the€acts€involved€and€the€means€used€for€theirÐ Ä($. Ðcommission€and€regardless€of€the€cause€that€might€be€cited€to€justify€them.€These€were€the€legalÐ °)%/ Ðgrounds€for€the€proceedings€initiated€under€the€aforementioned€provisions€of€Act€No.€18314.€TheÐ œ*ì%0 Ðfact€that€the€accused€were€members€of€indigenous€communities€or€peoples€was€never€aÐ ˆ+Ø&1 Ðconsideration.€On€no€occasion€has€the€criminal€law€been€used€to€discriminate€on€political,€social,Ð t,Ä'2 Ðethnic€or€religious€grounds.€Ð `-°(3 Ї45.€€Legitimate€demands€regarding€the€land€rights€or€ancestral€rights€of€the€countryððs€indigenousÐ ° Ðcommunities,€which€many€such€communities€claim€as€a€cause€worthy€of€State€protection,€must€notÐ œì Ðbe€confused€with€isolated€acts€of€violence€committed€by€small€minority€groups€of€individuals€who,Ð ˆØ Ðoperating€outside€the€law,€seek€only€to€spread€fear€among€the€population€with€their€attacks,€whileÐ tÄ Ðattempting€to€justify€their€criminal€conduct€by€invoking€the€legitimate€struggle€of€indigenousÐ `° Ðcommunities.€Ð L œ ÐÌò òVI.€€Information€on€the€practical€implementation€of€consultation€and€participation€proceduresÐ $ t Ðfor€indigenous€communitiesó óÐ  ` ÐÌò òA.€€Early€implementation€of€the€right€to€be€consultedó óÐ è 8  ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  Ô46.€€On€25€June€2008,€a€few€months€after€the€new€indigenous€policy€was€introduced€under€the€ÔL  ÔÔM  ÔòòRe„Ð À  ÐConoceróóÔL  ÔÔM  Ô€plan€and€almost€18€months€after€the€entry€into€force€of€International€Labour€OrganizationÐ ¬ü  Ð(ILO)€Convention€No.€169€concerning€Indigenous€and€Tribal€Peoples€in€Independent€Countries,Ð ˜è  ÐPresident€Michelle€Bachelet€issued€presidential€instruction€No.€5,€which,€among€other€measures,Ð „Ô  Ðestablished€the€obligation€to€hold€consultations€on€legislative€and€administrative€initiatives€that€couldÐ pÀ Ðaffect€indigenous€peoples.€The€new€instruction€was€based€on:€the€need€immediately€in€the€activitiesÐ \¬ Ðof€public€agencies€to€mainstream€consideration€of€suggestions€put€forward€by€indigenous€peoples,Ð H˜ Ðthrough€a€procedure€aimed€at€channelling€relevant€information€to€indigenous€communities,€collectingÐ 4„ Ðtheir€observations€and€opinions€on€the€initiatives€that€target€or€affect€them,€and€establishingÔL  ÔÔM  Ô€the€dutyÐ  p Ðof€public€agencies€to€provide€reasoned€responses.€This,€together€with€other€activities€set€out€in€theÐ  \ Ðplan,€will€gradually€pave€the€way€for€the€implementation€of€the€specific€measures€on€participationÐ øH Ðthat€will€ensure€full€compliance€with€Convention€No.€169.€Ð ä4 ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  Ô47.€€The€right€to€consultation€was€thus€beginning€to€be€implemented€even€before€ILO€ConventionÐ ¼  ÐNo.€169€entered€into€force,€and€the€lessons€learned€(together€with€the€results€of€the€consultationÐ ¨ø Ðprocess€described€in€section€1.3€below)€were€subsequently€taken€into€account€in€the€drafting€of€theÐ ”ä Ðregulations€on€consultation€procedures€set€out€in€Decree€No.€124.Ð €Ð ÐÌò òB.€€Entry€into€force€of€ILO€Convention€No.€169€and€the€passing€of€Decree€No.€124ó óÐ X ¨ ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  Ô48.€€In€order€to€comply€with€the€obligations€set€forth€in€article€6€and€article€7,€paragraph€1,€of€ILOÐ 0"€  ÐConvention€No.€169,€as€soon€as€it€came€into€force€on€15€September€2009,€the€Government€issuedÐ #l! ÐDecree€No.€124,€which€establishes€regulations€for€the€implementation€of€article€34€of€Act€No.€19253Ð $X" Ðon€the€consultation€and€participation€of€indigenous€peoples.€The€Decree€was€published€in€the€OfficialÐ ô$D # ÐGazette€of€25€September€2009€after€being€subjected€to€constitutional€review€by€the€Office€of€theÐ à%0!$ ÐController„General.òò2óóÔL  ÔÔM  ԀРÌ&"% ÐÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÌÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  Ô49.€€The€regulations€were€drafted€taking€into€account€paragraph€38€of€the€report€of€the€SpecialÐ ¤(ô#' ÐRapporteur€on€the€situation€of€human€rights€and€fundamental€freedoms€of€indigenous€people€on€theÐ )à$( Ðinternational€principles€applicable€to€consultations€on€constitutional€reforms€regarding€the€rights€ofÐ |*Ì%) Ðindigenous€peoples€in€Chile,€which€states€in€the€final€section€that€when€such€mechanisms€do€notÐ h+¸&* Ðexist€formally,€transitory€or€ad€hoc€mechanisms€must€be€adopted€provisionally€to€ensure€the€effectiveÐ T,¤'+ Ðconsultation€of€indigenous€peoples.€Ð @-(, Ї50.€€The€corresponding€transitory€article€of€Decree€No.€124€states€that€once€these€regulations€enterÐ ° Ðinto€force,€indigenous€peoples€will€be€consulted€regarding€the€procedures€to€be€used€for€consultationÐ œì Ðand€participation€processes€in€accordance€with€the€provisions€of€article€34€of€Act€No.€19253€andÐ ˆØ Ðarticle€6,€paragraphs€1€(a)€and€2,€and€the€second€sentence€of€article€7,€paragraph€1,€of€ILOÐ tÄ ÐConvention€No.€169.Ð `° ÐÌò òC.€€Consultation€process€ó óÐ 8 ˆ ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  Ô51.€€In€accordance€with€the€provisions€of€the€transitory€article€of€Decree€No.€124€and€theÐ  ` Ðrecommendations€that€the€Special€Rapporteur€on€the€situation€of€human€rights€and€fundamentalÐ ü L  Ðfreedoms€of€indigenous€people,€Mr.€James€Anaya,€set€out€in€paragraph€50€of€his€report€on€Chile,€theÐ è 8  ÐGovernment€is€currently€consulting€indigenous€peoples€on€their€views€and€ideas€regarding€theÐ Ô$  Ðconsultation€and€participation€process€provisionally€set€up€under€the€Decree.€The€aim€is€to€optimizeÐ À  Ðthe€process,€taking€into€account€their€suggestions€and€proposals,€and€thus€establish€a€definitiveÐ ¬ü  Ðconsultation€and€participation€procedure€in€keeping€with€the€provisions€of€ILO€Convention€No.€169.€Ð ˜è  ÐÌ52.€€In€order€to€ensure€that€that€consultation€procedure€includes€suitable€modalities€and€activities€thatÐ pÀ Ðrespond€to€the€particular€characteristics€of€each€region€and€indigenous€people,€the€Government,Ð \¬ Ðthrough€the€Indigenous€Policy€Coordination€Unit€of€the€Office€of€the€Minister€and€Secretary„GeneralÐ H˜ Ðof€Government€and€in€conjunction€with€the€regional€governorððs€offices€of€regions€that€are€home€toÐ 4„ Ðmainly€indigenous€populations,€has€held€an€initial€round€of€meetings€with€representatives€ofÐ  p Ðindigenous€peoples€through€the€regional€indigenous€councils.Ð  \ ÐÌ53.€€The€goal€of€these€meetings€has€been€to€hear€the€opinions€and€proposals€of€representatives€ofÐ ä4 Ðindigenous€peoples€regarding€the€characteristics,€activities€and€calendar€of€the€consultation€process,Ð Ð  Ðwith€a€view€to€incorporating€them€into€the€plan€under€which€the€consultation€procedure€will€beÐ ¼  Ðimplemented€in€the€corresponding€region.€The€meetings€held€to€date€are€listed€in€the€table€below.€Ð ¨ø ÐÌÔ*’ƒ‘,’dd( dd ( ( dd ( ( dd ( A,B°(#°(#’ÔÔ,‘dd ÔÔ,dd ÔÔ,ždd ÔÔ,edd ÔÔ+  ÔÐ +€,,€Ð€Ð „„+ÐRegionÐ @€,,/!ä4,, „„‹‹@ÐTownÐ @€,,/!ä4,, „„‹‹@ÐDateÐ @€,,/!ä4,, „„‹‹@ÐAttendanceÐ 0&!ä4 ,, ‹‹0ÐAricaà@xxxàˆÐ 'd ´! ‹‹'ÐAricaÐ J@d ´" €˜ã@40132‰€˜ã@‰‹‹JÐ40132Ð rh:d ´# €˜ã@40132 €˜ã@  ,@14„„‰,@‰‹‹rÐ14Ð TJ@d ´$  ,@14 ,@ €l€‹‹TÐTarapacÐ 'ä!4% ‹‹'ÐIquiqueÐ J@ä!4& €˜ã@40132‰€˜ã@‰‹‹JÐ40132Ð rh:ä!4' €˜ã@40132 €˜ã@  2@18„„‰2@‰‹‹rÐ18Ð YOEä!4(  2@18 l 2@ €l€‹‹YÐÐ 'd#´) ‹‹'ÐIquiqueÐ J@d#´* `™ã@40139‰`™ã@‰‹‹JÐ40139Ð RH:d#´+ `™ã@40139 `™ã@ „„‹‹RÐÐ :0&d#´, l  €l€‹‹:ÐÐ 'ä$4 - ‹‹'ÐIquiqueÐ J@ä$4 . €šã@40148‰€šã@‰‹‹JÐ40148Ð qg:ä$4 / €šã@40148 €šã@  @5„„‰@‰‹‹qÐ5Ð XNDä$4 0  @5 l @ €l€‹‹XÐAntofagastaÐ 'd&´!1 ‹‹'ÐSan€Pedro€de€AtacamaÐ J@d&´!2 à™ã@40143‰à™ã@‰‹‹JÐ40143Ð rh:d&´!3 à™ã@40143 à™ã@  3@19„„‰3@‰‹‹rÐ19Ð YOEd&´!4  3@19 l 3@ €l€‹‹YÐÐ 'ä'4#5 ‹‹'ÐCalamaÐ J@ä'4#6 `›ã@40155‰`›ã@‰‹‹JÐ40155Ð rh:ä'4#7 `›ã@40155 `›ã@  ,@14„„‰,@‰‹‹rÐ14Ð YOEä'4#8  ,@14 l ,@ €l€‹‹YÐCoquimboÐ 'd)´$9 ‹‹'ÐLa€SerenaÐ J@d)´$: À˜ã@40134‰À˜ã@‰‹‹JÐ40134Ð rh:d)´$; À˜ã@40134 À˜ã@  5@21„„‰5@‰‹‹rÐ21Ð YOEd)´$<  5@21 l 5@ €l€‹‹YÐValparasoÐ 'ä*4&= ‹‹'ÐRapa€NuiÐ J@ä*4&> àœã@40167‰àœã@‰‹‹JÐ40167Ð rh:ä*4&? àœã@40167 àœã@  ,@14„„‰,@‰‹‹rÐ14Ð YOEä*4&@  ,@14 l ,@ €l€‹‹YÐMetropolitanaÐ 'd,´'A ‹‹'ÐSantiagoÐ J@d,´'B €™ã@40140‰€™ã@‰‹‹JÐ40140Ð RH:d,´'C €™ã@40140 €™ã@ „„‹‹RÐâ âÐ :0&d,´'D l  €l€‹‹:ÐÐ 'd ‹‹'Ðâ âSantiagoÐ J@d `šã@40147‰`šã@‰‹‹JÐ40147Ð rh:d `šã@40147 `šã@  =@29„„‰=@‰‹‹rÐ29Ð YOEd  =@29 l =@ €l€‹‹YÐÐ '”ä ‹‹'ÐSantiagoÐ J@”ä  œã@40161‰ œã@‰‹‹JÐ40161Ð rh:”ä  œã@40161  œã@  8@24„„‰8@‰‹‹rÐ24Ð YOE”ä  8@24 l 8@ €l€‹‹YÐLos€LagosÐ 'd  ‹‹'ÐOsornoÐ J@d  À™ã@40142‰À™ã@‰‹‹JÐ40142Ð rh:d  À™ã@40142 À™ã@  <@28„„‰<@‰‹‹rÐ28Ð TJEd   <@28 l <@ ‹‹TÐÐ '” ä  ‹‹'ÐOsornoÐ J@” ä `œã@40163‰`œã@‰‹‹JÐ40163Ð rh:” ä `œã@40163 `œã@  >@30„„‰>@‰‹‹rÐ30Ð TJ@” ä  >@30 >@ €쀋‹TÐAysnÐ ' d ‹‹'ÐCoyhaiqueÐ J@ d à™ã@40143‰à™ã@‰‹‹JÐ40143Ð rh: d à™ã@40143 à™ã@  $@10„„‰$@‰‹‹rÐ10ÐUKI d  $@10 ì  $@ UÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  Ô54.€€To€keep€participants€informed€on€the€progress€of€the€talks€and€discussions€held,€the€GovernmentÐ  l Ðhas€presented€a€number€of€documents€to€the€representatives€of€the€indigenous€communities€on€theÐ X  Ðregional€indigenous€councils.€These€include€the€aforementioned€Special€Rapporteurððs€report€on€theÐ ôD  Ðinternational€principles€applicable€to€consultations€regarding€constitutional€reform€in€the€area€of€theÐ à0  Ðrights€of€indigenous€peoples€in€Chile€and€the€pertinent€parts€of€the€ILO€manuals€on€theÐ Ì  Ðimplementation€of€Convention€No.€169.€ILO€representatives€have€also€participated€in€several€of€theÐ ¸  Ðmeetings€to€explain€the€content€and€scope€of€the€Convention.Ð ¤ô  ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  Ô55.€€This€initial€stage€of€the€consultation€process€is€currently€under€way€and€once€it€has€beenÐ |Ì Ðconcluded,€the€actual€consultations€process€will€commence.€Ð h¸ ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  Ôò òD.€€Consultations€held€to€dateó óÐ @  ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  Ô56.€€Since€the€issue€of€the€presidential€instruction€on€25€June€2008,€two€national€consultations€andÐ h" Ðtwo€consultations€on€issues€affecting€specific€indigenous€communities€have€been€held.€These€are:€Ð T# ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  Ô(a)€€At€the€national€level:Ð Ü,% ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  Ôà0  à(i)€€Consultation€on€initiatives€to€promote€the€political€participation€of€indigenous€persons;д'(#(# ÐÌà0  à(ii)€€Consultation€on€the€constitutional€reform€to€recognize€indigenous€peoples€currentlyÐ ŒÜ) Ðunder€consideration€by€parliament.Ðx È*(#(# ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  Ô(b)€€At€the€local€level:€Ð P" , ÐÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÌà0  à(i)€€Consultation€on€the€repatriation€from€Switzerland€of€skeletal€remains€of€members€of€theÐ ($x. ÐKawsqar€and€Yaganes€indigenous€communities;€Ð%d /(#(# ÐÌà0  à(ii)€€Consultation€on€the€constitutional€reform€to€permit€the€suspension€or€restriction€of€rightsÐ ì&<"1 Ðto€stay€or€reside€on€Easter€Island.€ÐØ'(#2(#(# ÐÌò ò1.€€Consultation€on€political€participationó ó€Ð °)%4 ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  Ô57.€€This€consultation€aimed€to€determine€the€position€of€indigenous€peoples€regarding:€Ð Œ+Ü&6 ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  Ô(a)€€The€election€of€representatives€of€indigenous€peoples€to€Congress€and€regional€governmentÐ d-´(8 Ðcouncils;€Ð ° ÐÌ(b)€€The€creation€of€an€indigenous€peoples€council.Ð ˆØ ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  Ô58.€€The€demand€for€political€participation€by€indigenous€peoples€is€set€out€in€a€series€of€documents:Ð `° Ðthe€Nueva€Imperial€Agreement€(December€1989);€the€Report€of€the€Historical€Truth€and€New€DealÐ L œ ÐCommission€(October€2003);€and€the€National€Debate€of€Chilean€Indigenous€Peoples,€whichÐ 8 ˆ Ðconcluded€with€the€National€Indigenous€Congress€(October€2006)€and€the€National€Mapuche€deÐ $ t ÐQuepe€Congress€(November€2006).Ð  ` ÐÌ59.€€The€first€stage€of€the€consultation€on€political€participation€commenced€on€5€January€2009€withÐ è 8  Ðthe€dispatch€of€written€proposals€to€4,500€indigenous€organizations,€whether€they€had€legalÐ Ô$  Ðpersonality€or€not.€These€proposals€were€accompanied€by€an€explanation€of€how€to€participate.€TheÐ À  Ðconsultation€was€publicized€on€national,€regional€and€local€media€so€that€all€interested€communitiesÐ ¬ü  Ðwould€be€informed€and€receive€the€background€information€necessary€for€preparing€and€submittingÐ ˜è  Ðobservations.Ð „Ô  ÐÌ60.€€This€first€stage€of€the€consultation€was€originally€due€to€end€on€16€February€2009,€but€given€theÐ \¬ Ðhigh€level€of€interest€shown€by€indigenous€organizations,€the€deadline€was€extended,€initially€to€2Ð H˜ ÐMarch€(as€announced€through€a€new€nationwide€publicity€campaign),€and€it€was€subsequentlyÐ 4„ Ðdecided€that€after€that€date€stakeholders€could€continue€to€submit€proposals€in€writing.Ð  p ÐÌ61.€€During€the€period€set€aside€for€written€submissions,€522€responses,€representing€variousÐ øH Ðindigenous€peoples€and€their€organizations€and€reflecting€their€territorial€identity,€had€been€receivedÐ ä4 Ðby€9€March€2010.€These€are€currently€under€analysis€and€are€listed€in€annex€2.Ð Ð  ÐÌ62.€€On€11€March€2009,€a€series€of€workshops€and€round€tables€were€launched€in€all€the€parts€of€theÐ ¨ø Ðcountry€with€an€indigenous€presence.€Ð ”ä ÐÌ63.€€During€this€second€stage,€visits€were€made€to€indigenous€organizations€to€explain€the€contentsÐ l¼ Ðof€the€two€proposals€and€to€hear€their€views€and€suggestions€for€optimizing€the€projects.€Annex€3Ð X ¨ Ðlists€the€workshops€and€round€tables€held€and€the€number€of€indigenous€community€members€whoÐ D!” Ðattended€and€contributed€to€the€consultation€on€political€participation.€Ð 0"€  ÐÌ64.€€The€process€ended€with€the€systematic€review€and€compilation€of€the€conclusions€of€theÐ $X" Ðworkshops€and€round€tables€held€across€the€country,€which€were€published€on€the€websiteÐ ô$D # Ðwww.conadi.cl.€These€are€also€presented€in€annex€4€together€with€information€on€the€weight€theyÐ à%0!$ Ðwere€given€in€the€Governmentððs€formulation€of€the€proposals.€Ð Ì&"% ÐÌò ò2.€€Consultation€on€the€constitutional€reform€to€recognize€indigenous€peoples€ó óÐ ¤(ô#' ÐÌò ò(a)€€Historical€context€of€the€constitutional€recognition€of€indigenous€peoplesó óÐ |*Ì%) ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  Ô65.€€The€demand€for€constitutional€recognition€has€a€long€history€in€the€relations€between€theÐ T,¤'+ Ðindigenous€peoples€and€the€State€of€Chile€and€was€in€fact€referred€to€in€the€Nueva€ImperialÐ @-(, ÐAgreement€of€1€December€1989,ÔL  ÔÔM  Ôòò3óóÔL  ÔÔM  Ô€which€states:Ð ° ÐÌà8  àÔL  ÔÔM  Ôð ðPatricio€Aylwin€Azocar€hereby€undertakes€to€further€the€claim€of€the€indigenousÐ ˆØ Ðpeoples€of€Chile€set€out€in€the€manifesto€of€the€Concertacið;ðn€party,€specifically€inÐ tÄ Ðsection€a:1€on€the€constitutional€recognition€of€indigenous€peoples€and€theirÐ `° Ðfundamental€economic,€social€and€cultural€rights.ðð€ÐL œÐ Ð  ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  Ô66.€€In€a€similar€vein,€the€Report€of€the€Historical€Truth€and€New€Deal€CommissionÔL  ÔÔM  Ôòò4óóÔL  ÔÔM  Ô€presented€onÐ $ t Ð28€October€2003€to€then€President€Ricardo€Lagos€states€the€following:€Ð  ` ÐÌà8  àÔL  ÔÔM  Ôð ðIn€keeping€with€the€principles€outlined€above,€the€Commission€recommends€theÐ è 8  Ðconstitutional€recognition€of€indigenous€peoples:€that€is,€the€amendment€of€theÐ Ô$  ÐConstitution€of€the€State€of€Chile€through€a€clause€inserted€into€the€institutionalÐ À  Ðframework€that€declares€that€the€indigenous€peoples€exist€and€form€part€of€theÐ ¬ü  ÐChilean€nation€and€recognizes€that€they€have€their€own€cultures€and€identities€...ðð.Иè Ð Ð  ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  Ô67.€€The€National€Debate€of€Chilean€Indigenous€Peoples€was€held€between€June€2006€and€JanuaryÐ pÀ Ð2007.€This€debate€took€the€form€of€200€local€and€regional€meetings€and€1€national€event€andÐ \¬ Ðinvolved€over€120€organizations€representing€indigenous€peoples.€Direct€talks€were€also€held€withÐ H˜ Ðat€least€5,000€leaders€of€grass„roots€organizations€and€indigenous€communities.€The€DebateÐ 4„ Ðconcluded€with€two€national€meetings:€the€National€Indigenous€Congress,€which€ran€from€3€to€5Ð  p ÐOctober€2006,€and€the€National€Mapuche€de€Quepe€Congress,€held€on€11€November€2006.Ð  \ ÐÌ68.€€On€30€April€2007,€the€President€of€the€Republic,€Michelle€Bachelet,€endorsed€the€proposalsÐ ä4 Ðmade€and€put€forward€the€case€for€constitutional€recognition€within€the€Governmentððs€newÐ Ð  Ðguidelines€on€indigenous€affairs.€Finally,€on€1€April€2008,€in€the€new€policy€on€indigenous€affairsÐ ¼  Ðas€set€out€in€the€ÔL  ÔÔM  ÔòòRe„ConoceróóÔL  ÔÔM  Ô€plan,€which€is€in€force€today,€the€President€approved€a€chapter€on€theÐ ¨ø Ðpolitical€system,€rights€and€institutions,€that€details€the€measures€to€be€implemented€to€promote€theÐ ”ä Ðparticipation€of€indigenous€peoples€in€the€political€system,€including€the€constitutional€recognitionÐ €Ð Ðof€their€existence€as€part€of€the€Chilean€State.€Ð l¼ ÐÌ69.€€Constitutional€recognition€has€been€demanded€for€many€years€both€by€indigenous€peoplesÐ D!” Ðthemselves€and€by€various€Government€agencies.€The€proposed€constitutional€reform€aims€to€rightÐ 0"€  Ða€historical€wrong€identified€many€years€ago.€The€political€consensus€needed€to€push€through€thatÐ #l! Ðreform€has€yet€to€be€achieved,€however.€Even€in€the€most€recent€constitutional€reform€of€2005,Ð $X" Ðwhich€wrought€major€changes€in€the€institutional€framework€of€the€Chilean€political€system,€andÐ ô$D # Ðdespite€Government€efforts,€the€long„awaited€recognition€of€indigenous€peoples€was€not€incorporatedÐ à%0!$ Ðinto€constitutional€law.Ð Ì&"% ÐÌ70.€€Particularly€noteworthy,€then,€are€the€Senateððs€approval,€on€7€April€2010,€of€an€initiative€toÐ ¤(ô#' Ðlegally€enshrine€the€recognition€of€indigenous€peoples€and€the€willingness€shown€by€theÐ )à$( ÐConstitution,€Legislation,€Justice€and€Regulations€Commission€of€the€Senate€to€further€this€initiative.Ð |*Ì%) ÐBoth€mark€a€substantive€and€significant€shift€in€attitude€compared€with€the€various€discussions€heldÐ h+¸&* Ðon€the€subject€in€previous€years.Ð T,¤'+ ÐÐ @-(, ÐÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  Ô71.€€The€Government€views€the€initiative€in€question€as€a€historic€step€forward€in€the€relationsÐ ° Ðbetween€the€State€and€the€native€peoples€of€Chile.€Not€only€does€the€Senateððs€approval€of€theÐ œì Ðproposal€to€recognize€indigenous€peoples€in€the€Constitution€mark€the€first€vote€in€favour€of€theÐ ˆØ Ðnotion€since€it€became€the€subject€of€parliamentary€debate€nearly€18€years€ago,€but€the€content€of€theÐ tÄ Ðproposal€represents€substantial€progress€in€comparison€with€previous€initiatives€and€with€otherÐ `° Ðcountriesðð€legislation€on€this€subject.Ð L œ ÐÌ72.€€One€of€the€most€progressive€aspects€of€the€proposal€is€the€recognition€of€indigenous€peoples€asÐ $ t Ðcollective€holders€of€political,€cultural,€social€and€economic€rights€in€the€first€chapter€of€theÐ  ` ÐConstitution,€which€lays€the€foundations€for€the€Stateððs€institutional€framework.€This€is€fully€inÐ ü L  Ðkeeping€with€the€norms€and€principles€of€ILO€Convention€No.€169.€Notwithstanding€the€above,€theÐ è 8  ÐGovernment€is€still€developing€new€ideas€for€improving€the€initiative.Ð Ô$  ÐÌò ò(b)€€Consultations€held€on€the€text€of€the€constitutional€reform€to€recognize€indigenous€peoplesó ó€Ð ¬ü  ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  Ô73.€€Consultations€were€held€from€13€April€to€15€July€2009€with€indigenous€communities€across€theÐ ˆØ  Ðcountry€on€the€constitutional€reform€bill€to€recognize€indigenous€peoples,€which€had€been€approvedÐ tÄ Ðin€general€by€the€Senate€at€its€session€of€7€April€2009.Ð `° ÐÌ74.€€The€goal€of€the€consultations€was€to€hear€the€proposals€of€indigenous€peoplesðð€organizations€onÐ 8ˆ Ðthe€text€approved€by€the€Senate€as€the€first€step€in€the€constitutional€review€process€and€to€channelÐ $t Ðthese€to€the€Constitution,€Legislation,€Justice€and€Regulations€Commission€as€input€for€itsÐ ` Ðdiscussions,€particularly€its€consideration€of€the€constitutional€reform€bill.Ð üL ÐÌ75.€€The€precursors€to€the€bill€are€the€Message€from€the€Executive€Branch€(Government€of€Chile)Ð Ô$ Ðthat€entered€the€legislative€process€on€27€November€2007€and€the€Parliamentary€Motion€initiated€byÐ À Ðopposition€senators€on€6€September€2007.€The€current€proposal€for€the€constitutional€recognition€ofÐ ¬ü Ðindigenous€peoples€clearly€builds€on€these€two€initiatives,€the€content€of€which€was€amalgamatedÐ ˜è Ðinto€a€single€text€by€the€Constitution,€Legislation,€Justice€and€Regulations€Commission.€The€reportÐ „Ô Ðof€the€Commission€states€that€over€50€indigenous€leaders€and€organizations€were€interviewed€in€theÐ pÀ Ðprocess.ÔL  ÔÔM  Ôòò5óóÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÐ \ ¬ ÐÌ76.€€On€this€matter,€the€Special€Rapporteur,€in€his€report,€states€that€the€consultation€should€be€openÐ 4"„  Ðin€principle€to€other€issues,€which,€in€the€light€of€international€standards,€domestic€legislation€andÐ  #p! Ðthe€legitimate€demands€of€indigenous€peoples,€could€be€included€in€the€aforementioned€text€(the€oneÐ  $\" Ðapproved€by€the€Senate).€Ð ø$H # ÐÌ77.€€The€consultation€concerned€the€content€of€the€text€approved€by€the€Senate,€but€since€it€servesÐ Ð& "% Ðas€the€basis€for€new€legislation,€that€text€can€be€modified€in€subsequent€parliamentary€proceedings.Ð ¼' #& ÐThe€answer€guide€prepared€for€the€consultation€process€therefore€not€only€enabled€indigenous€peopleÐ ¨(ø#' Ðto€express€their€approval€or€disapproval€of€the€measure,€but€also€to€make€comments,€observationsÐ ”)ä$( Ðor€new€proposals,€which€did€not€necessarily€have€to€be€limited€to€the€proposed€text€of€theÐ €*Ð%) Ðconstitutional€reform€approved€by€the€Senate€on€7€April€2009.€Ð l+¼&* ÐÌ78.€€The€same€approach€was€applied€in€the€information€workshops€held€within€the€framework€of€theÐ D-”(, Ðconsultation€process.€The€main€issue€under€consultation€was€discussed,€but€the€workshops€wereÐ ° Ðopen,€democratic€forums€in€which€stakeholders€could€voice€their€opinions€on€all€matters€ofÐ œì Ðimportance€to€them.€Ð ˆØ ÐÌ79.€€The€same€procedures€were€used€in€this€consultation€process€as€in€the€consultation€on€politicalÐ `° Ðparticipation:€information€and€material€were€sent€to€the€communities,€including€the€answer€guideÐ L œ Ð(annex€5)€and€a€question€and€answer€manual€(annex€6).€In€total,€121€workshops€were€held€(detailedÐ 8 ˆ Ðin€annex€7),€attended€by€3,392€people,€for€whom€a€special€induction€video€was€prepared€(availableÐ $ t Ðon€ÔL  ÔÔM  Ôhttp://www.conadi.cl/videos.htmlÔL  ÔÔM  Ô).€Publicity€and€information€activities€were€also€organizedÐ  ` Ðthrough€the€media€(see€ÔL  ÔÔM  Ôwww.conadi.clÔL  ÔÔM  Ô).Ð ü L  ÐÌ80.€€All€in€all,€428€observations€were€submitted€in€various€formats,€either€by€e„mail,€or€by€post€orÐ Ô$  Ðhand„delivered€to€the€various€operative€units€of€CONADI€across€the€country€or€the€offices€of€theÐ À  ÐPresidential€Commission€for€Indigenous€Affairs.€They€were€then€forwarded€to€Congress€forÐ ¬ü  Ðconsideration€in€its€discussions€of€the€constitutional€reform€bill.ÔL  ÔÔM  Ôòò6óóÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÐ ˜è  ÐÌ81.€€In€this€respect,€and€with€regard€to€the€Special€Rapporteurððs€point€that€the€consultation€on€theÐ pÀ Ðproposed€text€should€be€held€prior€to€the€legislative€process,€it€should€be€noted€that€theÐ \¬ Ðaforementioned€legislative€initiatives€date€back€to€2007,€at€a€time€when€ILO€Convention€No.€169€hadÐ H˜ Ðnot€yet€been€approved€by€Congress.€Ð 4„ ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  Ô82.€€Moreover,€as€is€common€practice€in€the€congressional€legislative€review€process€in€Chile,Ð  \ Ðrepresentatives€of€indigenous€communities€and€organizations,€as€well€as€academics€and€other€peopleÐ øH Ðwho€were€in€a€position€to€contribute€to€the€analysis,€were€invited€to€participate€in€congressionalÐ ä4 Ðhearings€on€the€topic.€The€Commission€thus€received€input€from€representatives€of€severalÐ Ð  Ðindigenous€peoples,€who€presented€their€visions,€observations€and€expectations€regarding€theirÐ ¼  Ðproposed€recognition€in€the€Constitution.Ð ¨ø ÐÌ83.€€The€Commissionððs€report€refers€to€the€duty€to€consult€established€in€ILO€Convention€No.€169Ð €Ð Ðand€to€the€hearings€that€were€held€in€fulfilment€of€the€obligation€to€hear€the€opinions€of€people,Ð l¼ Ðorganizations€and€communities.€Two€aspects€of€the€context€in€which€that€reference€was€made€needÐ X ¨ Ðto€be€clarified,€however:€Ð D!” ÐÌ(a)€€The€hearings€were€arranged€prior€to€the€entry€into€full€force€in€Chile€of€ILO€Convention€No.€169;Ð #l! ÐÌ(b)€€The€Constitutional€Court€has€declared€that€the€consultation€referred€to€in€article€6€of€theÐ ô$D # ÐConvention€is€automatically€enforceable€and€applicable€by€all€State€agencies,€including€the€NationalÐ à%0!$ ÐCongress,€from€the€moment€the€Convention€enters€into€force,€without€complementaryÐ Ì&"% Ðimplementation€measures€being€required.ÔL  ÔÔM  Ôòò7óóÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÐ ¸'#& ÐÌ84.€€In€the€light€of€the€Senateððs€approval€of€the€initiative€to€enshrine€the€recognition€of€indigenousÐ )à$( Ðpeoples€in€the€Constitution,€the€Executive€Branch€decided€to€withdraw€the€ð ðhigh€urgencyðð€statusÔL  ÔÔM  Ôòò8óóÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÐ |*Ì%) Ðattached€to€the€bill€in€order€to€enable€the€Government€to€hold€consultations€on€the€matter.€Ð h+¸&* ÐÌ85.€€The€constitutional€reform€bill€is€currently€in€the€text€analysis€stage,€rendering€it€inappropriateÐ @-(, Ðto€draw€any€definitive€conclusions€on€the€subject.€Ð ° ÐÌò ò3.€€Consultation€on€the€repatriation€from€Switzerland€of€skeletal€remains€of€members€of€theÐ ˆØ ÐKawsqar€and€Yaganes€indigenous€communitiesó ó€Ð tÄ ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  Ô86.€€In€accordance€with€the€wishes€of€the€Indigenous€Development€Council€of€the€MagallanesÐ P   ÐRegion,€CONADI,€through€its€office€of€indigenous€affairs€in€Punta€Arenas€and€with€the€support€ofÐ < Œ Ðindigenous€policy€coordination€unit€of€the€Office€of€the€Minister€and€Secretary„General€ofÐ ( x ÐGovernment,€held€consultations€with€the€Kawsqar€and€Yagan€communities€from€the€southernmostÐ  d Ðregion€of€Chile€on€how€to€proceed€with€the€repatriation€of€the€remains€of€several€members€of€theÐ  P  Ðcanoe€people€of€Tierra€del€Fuego€that€were€illegally€removed€from€the€country€in€1881€and€displayedÐ ì <  Ðat€exhibitions€and€fairs€in€Europe€before€ending€up€in€the€University€of€Zurich€in€Switzerland.Ð Ø(  ЀÌ87.€€The€consultation€was€held€in€two€stages:€first,€from€19€to€23€October€2009,€guidelines€for€theÐ °  Ðconsultation€were€drafted€and€views€were€formally€recorded€in€writing;€second,€participativeÐ œì  Ðworkshops€were€held€between€1€and€16€November€2009.ÔL  ÔÔM  Ôòò9óóÔL  ÔÔM  ԀРˆØ  ÐÌ88.€€The€deadline€for€receiving€input,€comments€and€proposals€was€extended€from€23€October€to€23Ð `° ÐNovember€2009,€and€in€the€end,€32€responses€were€received€from€organizations€and€2€from€familyÐ Lœ Ðgroups.Ð 8ˆ ÐÌ89.€€Additionally,€between€1€and€16€November€2009,€four€seminars€were€held€in€Magallanes,€whichÐ ` Ðwere€attended€by€44€members€of€indigenous€organizations€in€the€region.Ð üL ÐÌ90.€€These€activities€and€the€outcome€of€the€consultation€process€made€it€possible€to€agree€with€theÐ Ô$ Ðindigenous€organizations€on€how€the€skeletal€remains€should€be€repatriated,€which€protocols€neededÐ À Ðto€be€followed€and€where€the€remains€should€be€finally€laid€to€rest.Ð ¬ü ÐÌ91.€€Finally,€on€12€January€2010,€the€remains€were€duly€repatriated€and€buried€according€toÐ „Ô Ðindigenous€rites€and€traditions.Ð pÀ ÐÌò ò4.€€Consultation€on€the€constitutional€reform€to€permit€the€suspension€or€restriction€of€rightsÐ H!˜ Ðto€stay€or€reside€on€the€special€administrative€territory€of€Easter€Islandó óÐ 4"„  ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  Ô92.€€As€part€of€the€Ministry€of€the€Interiorððs€activities€to€establish€mechanisms€to€regulate€theÐ  $\" Ðmigration€and€residence€of€individuals€on€Easter€Island€who€are€not€members€of€the€Rapa€NuiÐ ø$H # Ðpeople,€consultations€were€held€to€reach€an€agreement€with€the€Rapa€Nui€community€on€theÐ ä%4!$ Ðproposed€constitutional€reform€to€regulate€the€transit,€circulation€and€stays€of€outsiders€coming€toÐ Ð& "% Ðthe€Island,€an€issue€which€the€Rapa€Nui€people€have€long€wished€to€resolve.€Ð ¼' #& ÐÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÌ93.€€Consultations€were€thus€held€on€24€October€2009€on€Easter€Island€to€hear€the€Rapa€Nui€peopleððsÐ ”)ä$( Ðviews€on€the€subject.€On€the€basis€of€the€opinions€received,€the€Ministry€of€the€Interior€drew€up€aÐ €*Ð%) Ðproposed€plan€and€timetable€for€the€process,€which€were€endorsed€by€the€Office€of€the€Minister€andÐ l+¼&* ÐSecretary„General€of€Government€and€CONADI,€as€set€out€in€Supreme€Decree€No.€124.Ð X,¨'+ ÐÐ D-”(, Ð94.€€As€part€of€the€consultation€process,€working€meetings€attended€by€leaders€and€representativesÐ ° Ðof€the€Rapa€Nui€community€were€held€both€on€Easter€Island€and€in€Santiago.€In€order€to€keep€peopleÐ œì Ðduly€informed,€several€video€conferences€were€organized€with€members€of€the€Executive€Branch€andÐ ˆØ ÐRapa€Nui€representatives;€the€process€was€broadly€publicized€via€local€media,€including€radio€andÐ tÄ Ðtelevision;€and€various€workshops€were€held€the€week€of€19„24€October€2009€in€preparation€for€theÐ `° Ðreferendum€held€on€24€October€2009.Ð L œ ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  Ô95.€€Three€voting€stations€remained€open€from€8€a.m.€to€4€p.m.€on€Saturday,€24€October€2009,€toÐ $ t Ðallow€all€the€Rapa€Nui€people€recorded€in€the€electoral€register€kept€by€CONADIððs€Office€ofÐ  ` ÐIndigenous€Affairs€of€Easter€Island€to€participate€in€the€ð ðOne€Rapa€Nui€„€one€voteðð€referendum,€inÐ ü L  Ðwhich€voters€had€to€express€their€agreement€or€disagreement€(by€voting€ð ðYesðð€or€ð ðNoðð)€with€theÐ è 8  Ðproposed€constitutional€reform,€the€content€of€which€had€been€previously€discussed€withÐ Ô$  Ðrepresentatives€of€Rapa€Nui€organizations.€Ð À  ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  Ô96.€€Of€the€almost€1,300€people€eligible€to€vote,€706€chose€to€do€so,€exceeding€expectations€of€theÐ ˜è  Ðcommunity€itself€and€approximating€the€number€who€participated€in€the€election€of€Rapa€NuiÐ „Ô  Ðrepresentatives€to€the€Easter€Island€Development€Commission.€Of€those€who€cast€their€vote,€678Ð pÀ Ðvoted€in€favour€of€the€proposal,€26€against,€and€2€submitted€blank€votes.€This€meant€that€96.3€perÐ \¬ Ðcent€approved€the€Governmentððs€initiative€to€put€forward€a€constitutional€reform€bill,€the€final€textÐ H˜ Ðof€which€was€presented€to€Congress€on€5€November€2009.ÔL  ÔÔM  ԀР4„ ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  Ôò òE.€€Participation€of€indigenous€peoplesó óÐ  \ ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  Ô97.€€The€Government€has€been€pursuing€various€initiatives€to€create€opportunities€for€indigenousÐ ä4 Ðpeoples€to€participate€in€State€structures.€These€include:€Ð Ð  ÐÌò ò1.€€Creation€of€regional€indigenous€councilsó óÐ ¨ø ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  Ô98.€€The€indigenous€councils€were€set€up€as€meeting€points€and€forums€for€permanent€and€systematicÐ €Ð Ðdialogue€between€regional€or€provincial€authorities€and€indigenous€organizations€in€the€variousÐ l¼ Ðregions.€They€provide€an€opportunity€for€public€agencies€and€indigenous€organizations€to€coordinate,Ð X ¨ Ðdiscuss€and€participate€in€matters€and,€as€such,€they€promote€the€participation€and€influence€ofÐ D!” Ðindigenous€people€and€organizations€in€public€affairs.Ð 0"€  ÐÌ99.€€The€regional€and€provincial€indigenous€round€tables€are€presided€over€by€the€regional€orÐ $X" Ðprovincial€governor,€as€applicable.€Currently€they€are€functioning€in€the€regions€of€Arica€andÐ ô$D # ÐParinacota,€Tarapac,€Antofagasta,€Metropolitana,€Bo€Bo,€La€Araucana€and€Magallanes€and€in€theÐ à%0!$ ÐProvince€of€Osorno.€They€have€made€it€possible€to€analyse,€coordinate€and€target€regionalÐ Ì&"% Ðgovernmentsðð€investments,€plans€and€programmes€in€indigenous€lands€and€territories€and€toÐ ¸'#& Ðcoordinate€action€within€the€consultation€process.€Ð ¤(ô#' ÐÌò ò2.€€Bill€on€the€creation€of€an€indigenous€peoples€council€ó óÐ |*Ì%) ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  Ô100.€€On€29€September€2009,€a€bill€on€the€creation€of€an€indigenous€peoples€council€was€submittedÐ T,¤'+ Ðto€Congress.€The€purpose€of€the€council€will€be€to€represent€the€interests€and€needs€of€indigenousÐ @-(, Ðpeoples€before€State€agencies,€Congress,€the€Judiciary€and€constitutionally€autonomous€agencies€(seeÐ ° Ðannex€10).€Ð œì ÐÌ101.€€The€council€will€participate€in€the€design€and€monitoring€of€national€indigenous€affairs€policy,Ð tÄ Ðpublish€annual€reports€on€the€status€of€indigenous€peoplesðð€rights,€and€approve€translations€of€officialÐ `° ÐState€documents€into€indigenous€languages,€among€other€activities.Ð L œ ÐÌ102.€€The€council€will€have€43€members€chosen€by€the€different€indigenous€peoples€in€proportionÐ $ t Ðto€their€size€and€from€the€special€indigenous€voter€register€which€will€serve€as€a€basis€for€theÐ  ` Ðindigenous€electoral€roster.€The€bill€is€awaiting€discussion€by€parliament.Ð ü L  ÐÌò ò3.€€Participation€of€indigenous€peoples€in€the€Chamber€of€Deputies€and€regional€councilsó ó€Ð Ô$  ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  Ô103.€€As€noted€earlier,€between€January€and€March€2009,€the€Government€consulted€indigenousÐ °  Ðcommunities€on€a€proposal€to€allow€indigenous€peoples€to€participate,€through€their€ownÐ œì  Ðrepresentatives,€in€the€Chamber€of€Deputies€and€regional€councils.Ð ˆØ  ÐÌ104.€€The€observations€and€suggestions€arising€from€this€consultation€with€indigenous€communitiesÐ `° Ðled€to€improvements€being€made€to€the€initial€proposal,€and€a€new€bill€will€be€drafted€and€submittedÐ Lœ Ðby€the€Government€to€Parliament.€Ð 8ˆ ÐÌ__________________Ð ` ÐÌòò1óó€€Article€20€of€Act€No.€19253€provides€for€the€creation€of€an€Indigenous€Land€and€Water€Fund€underÐ è8 Ðthe€management€of€CONADI.€According€to€the€article,€CONADI€may€pursue€the€followingÐ Ô$ Ðobjectives€through€the€use€of€this€Fund:Ð À ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  Ô(a)€€Grant€subsidies€for€the€purchase€of€land€by€indigenous€persons,€communities€or€segments€ofÐ ˜è Ðcommunities,€when€the€land€area€of€the€community€in€question€is€insufficient,€subject€to€CONADIÐ „Ô Ðapproval.€The€application€process€is€to€be€different€for€individuals€and€communities.€In€the€case€ofÐ pÀ Ðindividual€applicants,€previous€savings,€socio„economic€status€and€family€situation€are€to€be€takenÐ \ ¬ Ðinto€account.€In€the€case€of€community€applications,€in€addition€to€the€criteria€established€forÐ H!˜ Ðindividual€applicants,€the€antiquity€of€the€community€and€the€number€of€members€are€to€beÐ 4"„  Ðconsidered;Ð  #p! ÐÌRegulations€are€to€establish€the€form,€conditions€and€requirements€of€the€subsidies€and€theirÐ ø$H # Ðadministration;Ð ä%4!$ ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  Ô(b)ÔL  ÔÔM  Ô€€ÔL  ÔÔM  ÔFinance€land€dispute€settlement€mechanisms,€especially€so€as€to€implement€judicial€orÐ ¼' #& Ðextrajudicial€decisions€or€transactions€involving€indigenous€lands€that€constitute€final€decisionsÐ ¨(ø#' Ðregarding€indigenous€lands€or€lands€transferred€to€indigenous€peoples€under€grants€or€other€titles,Ð ”)ä$( Ðconcessions€or€allocations€granted€by€the€State€in€favour€of€indigenous€peoples;Ð €*Ð%) ÐÌÔL  ÔÔM  Ô(c)ÔL  ÔÔM  ÔÔL  ÔÔM  Ô€€Finance€the€establishment,€regularization€or€purchase€of€water€rights€or€finance€the€constructionÐ X,¨'+ Ðof€waterworks.Ð D-”(, ЇThe€President€of€the€Republic€is€to€issue€regulations€on€the€mode€of€operation€of€the€ÔL  ÔÔM  ÔFundÔL  ÔÔM  Ô.Ð ° ÐÌòò2óó€€€See€annex€1.€Ð ˆØ ÐÌòò3óó€€Meeting€of€the€indigenous€peoples€of€Chile€with€the€then€presidential€candidate,€Patricio€Aylwin,Ð `° Ðat€which€the€agenda€was€set€for€talks€between€the€State€and€the€indigenous€peoples€within€aÐ L œ Ðdemocratic€framework.€Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌòò4óó€€Commission€comprising€leading€personalities€from€indigenous€and€non„indigenous€society,€whichÐ  ` Ðwas€set€up€to€advise€the€President€of€the€Republic€on€the€history€of€the€indigenous€peoples€of€ChileÐ ü L  Ðand€to€make€proposals€for€a€ð ðnew€dealðð€between€the€State€and€indigenous€peoples.€Ð è 8  ÐÌòò5óó€€The€report€states€that€representatives€of€the€following€associations€and€organizations€were€heardÐ À  Ðby€the€Senate€Commission€in€fulfilment€of€the€obligation€to€consult€set€forth€in€article€6€of€ILOÐ ¬ü  ÐConvention€No.€169:€Mr.€Adn€Carimn€and€Mr.€Juan€Jara,€respectively€President€and€leader€of€theÐ ˜è  ÐMapuche„Moluche€ethnic€group;€Ms.€Mara€Elena€Curihuinca,€Mr.€Agustn€Paillacn€and€Mr.Ð „Ô  ÐOsvaldo€Tripailaf,€members€of€Parlamento€Mapuche;€Mr.€Amado€Painn,€member€of€the€CouncilÐ pÀ Ðof€the€Teodoro€Schmidt€commune;€Ms.€Amelia€Mamani,€member€of€the€Quechua€Sumaj„LlajtaÐ \¬ Ðgroup;€Mr.€Andrs€Millanao,€Chair€of€Consejo€de€Pastores€de€la€Araucana;€Mr.€Angelino€Huanca,Ð H˜ ÐChair€of€Comisið;ðn€de€la€Lengua€Aymara;€Mr.€Aucn€Huilcamn,€member€of€Consejo€de€todas€lasÐ 4„ ÐTierras;€Ms.€Blanca€Camufi,€teacher€at€school€F„465€of€Padre€Las€Casas;€Ms.€Cecilia€Mendoza,€Ms.Ð  p ÐOriana€Mora€and€Mr.€Julio€Ramos€of€the€Atacamea€Lickanantay€community;€Ms.€Mara€EugeniaÐ  \ ÐMerino€and€Mr.€Daniel€Quilaqueo,€of€the€Catholic€University€of€Temuco;€Mr.€Dionisio€PradoÐ øH ÐHuaiquil,€Chair€of€Unið;ðn€Comunal€de€Comunidades€Mapuches€de€Collipulli;€Mr.€Domingo€Marileo,Ð ä4 ÐÔL  ÔÔM  ÔòòUnen€LonkoóóÔL  ÔÔM  Ô€(President)€of€Asamblea€Nacional€Mapuche€de€Izquierda;€Mr.€Edmundo€Antipan€andÐ Ð  ÐMr.€Domingo€Ran€Anguita,€leaders€of€Identidad€Territorial€Lafkenche;€Mr.€Francisco€VeraÐ ¼  ÐMillaqun,€member€of€the€political€committee€of€Identidad€Territorial€Lafkenche,€and€Mr.€MyriamÐ ¨ø ÐYepi,€member€of€the€same€organization;€Mr.€Edie€Zegarra€and€Ms.€Rosa€Maita,€representatives€ofÐ ”ä Ðthe€Putre€and€General€Lagos€communes,€respectively,€on€the€National€Aymara€Mallkus€and€TÔL  ÔÔM  ÔððÔL  ÔÔM  ÔallasÐ €Ð ÐCouncil;€Mr.€Emilio€Cayuqueo,€Principal€of€the€Amul€Kewn€school€of€Nueva€Imperial;€Ms.€ErikaÐ l¼ ÐCruz,€intercultural€adviser€to€the€municipality€of€Padre€Las€Casas;€Mr.€Francisco€Rivera,€leader€ofÐ X ¨ Ðthe€Poblado€de€Codpa€indigenous€community€in€Arica;€Mr.€Gustavo€Quilaqueo,€of€theÐ D!” ÐWallmapuwen€ethnic€group;€Ms.€Nelly€Hueichn€and€Ms.€Isolde€Reuque,€respectively€coordinatorÐ 0"€  Ðand€leader€of€Asociacið;ðn€de€Mujeres€Mapuches€Urbanas;€Mr.€Jaime€Catriel,€member€of€the€PadreÐ #l! ÐLas€Casas€Council;€Mr.€Jos€Ignacio€Llancapn,€member€of€Consejo€Indgena€Urbano;€Mr.€JosÐ $X" ÐLincoir,€Council€member€of€Freire;€Mr.€Juan€Carlos€and€Mr.€Jos€Tonko,€repectively€Chair€andÐ ô$D # Ðmember€of€the€Kawashkar€de€Puerto€Edn€community;€Mr.€Juan€Carlos€Guarachi,€Chair€ofÐ à%0!$ ÐCorporacið;ðn€Cultural€Aymara€Jððacha€Marka€Aru;€Mr.€Julin€Mamani,€Chair€of€Unið;ðn€Comunal€ofÐ Ì&"% Ðthe€Putre€commune;€Mr.€Luis€Ojeda€and€Mr.€Luis€Jimnez,€respectively€Vice„Chair€and€member€ofÐ ¸'#& ÐAsociacið;ðn€Aymara€Marka;€Ms.€Magdalena€Choque,€Chair€of€Comisið;ðn€Aymara€de€Medio€AmbienteÐ ¤(ô#' Ð(Aymara€Environmental€Commission)€(CADMA)€of€the€provinces€of€Arica€and€Parinacota€and€headÐ )à$( Ðof€the€Bureau€of€Indigenous€Affairs€of€the€Putre€munÔL  ÔÔM  ÔiÔL  ÔÔM  Ôcipality;€Ms.€Marcela€Gð;ðmez,€President€of€theÐ |*Ì%) Ðindigenous€community€of€Umirpa,€Arica;€Ms.€Margarita€Cayupil,€member€of€Asociacið;ðn€IndgenaÐ h+¸&* Ðizol€Mapu;€Ms.€Mara€Carolina€Arum,€Director€of€Asociacið;ðn€Tripay€Ant;€Mr.€Patricio€Chiguay,Ð T,¤'+ Ðmember€of€the€Yagn€people;€Mr.€Rogelio€Nahuel,€member€of€the€Liwen€i€Mapu€Ô_ÔcoordinationÐ @-(, Ðteam;€Ms.€Rosa€Morales,€member€of€Ô_ÔAsociacið;ðnÔ_Ô€de€Ô_ÔMujeresÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔIndgenasÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔUrbanasÔ_Ô;€Ms.€Rosa€Ô_ÔOyarznÔ_Ô,Ð ° ÐMayor€of€Padre€Las€Casas;€Mr.€Sergio€Ô_ÔLiempiÔ_Ô,€Director€of€Ô_ÔPelomÔ_Ô€community€radio,€Padre€LasÐ œì ÐCasas;€Ms.€Ô_ÔVerð;ðnicaÔ_Ô€Soto,€of€the€ecological€movement€Ô_ÔCicloÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔððrbolÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔVidaÔ_Ô;€Mr.€Ô_ÔVctorÔ_Ô€ToledoÐ ˆØ ÐÔ_ÔLlancaqueoÔ_Ô,€academic€from€the€Public€Policy€and€Indigenous€Affairs€Ô_ÔCentreÔ_Ô€of€the€University€ofÐ tÄ ÐÔ_ÔArcisÔ_Ô;€and€Mr.€Wilson€Ô_ÔGalleguillosÔ_Ô,€Chair€of€Ô_ÔConsejoÔ_Ô€de€Pueblos€Ô_ÔAtacameosÔ_Ô.€Invitations€wereÐ `° Ðextended€on€several€occasions€to€representatives€of€Ô_ÔObservatorioÔ_Ô€de€Ô_ÔDerechosÔ_Ô€de€los€PueblosÐ L œ ÐÔ_ÔIndgenasÔ_Ô,€who€declined€to€attend€but€submitted€a€document€which€was€annexed€to€the€reportÐ 8 ˆ Ðtogether€with€other€documents€received€during€the€Senate€Commissionððs€examination€of€the€matter.Ð $ t ÐÌòò6óó€€See€the€report€on€the€consultation€process€presented€in€annex€8.Ð ü L  ÐÌòò7óó€€Rulings€ledger€No.€309€of€2000€and€No.€1050€of€2008.Ð Ô$  ÐÌòò8óó€€The€Executive€Branch€has€a€so„called€ð ðurgencyðð€instrument€that€it€can€use€to€prioritize€theÐ ¬ü  Ðdiscussion€and€voting€on€certain€draft€legislation.€This€instrument€is€quite€flexible€inasmuch€as€it€canÐ ˜è  Ðbe€applied€and€withdrawn€without€limitation€and€in€any€procedure.€Its€most€notable€effect€is€itsÐ „Ô  Ðability€to€influence€the€Senateððs€agenda€and€to€instigate€discussion€of€the€projects€deemed€mostÐ pÀ Ðpressing.Ð \¬ ÐÌThe€high€urgency€status€attached€by€the€President€of€Chile€to€the€constitutional€reform€bill€on€theÐ 4„ Ðrecognition€of€indigenous€peoples€aimed€to€take€advantage€of€the€willingness€of€the€Senate€toÐ  p Ðgenerally€approve€the€initiative€and€thus,€for€the€first€time,€to€have€the€recognition€of€indigenousÐ  \ Ðpeoples€discussed€in€parliament,€which€would€pave€the€way€for€the€next€stage€of€the€process.Ð øH ÐÌòò9óó€€See€the€final€report€on€the€consultation€process€presented€in€annex€9.Ð Ð  ÐÌÌ