Institute for Policy Studies Bring Pinochet to Justice Campaign

The Institute for Policy Studies has been a leading voice in the struggle to bring former Chilean General Augusto Pinochet to justice since it lost two of its colleagues at the hands of agents of the Pinochet regime. Orlando Letelier and Ronni Moffitt were killed in a car bombing at Sheridan Circle in Washington, DC on September 21, 1976. Letelier had been the ambassador to the United States and the Defense Minister under Salvador Allende, the democratically elected socialist president of Chile who died during Pinochet’s bloody coup. He and Moffitt, a 25-year-old development assistant, both worked at IPS at the time of their death.

Letelier-Moffitt memorial in Washington, DC

Since that horrible event, IPS has been involved in ensuring that the memory of Letelier and Moffitt and other victims of Pinochet would not be forgotten. Every year IPS holds a memorial service at Sheridan Circle and a human rights awards program in the name of Letelier and Moffitt; IPS has also cooperated closely with the U.S. and Chilean investigations into their death.

The current "Bring Pinochet to Justice Campaign" mobilizes U.S. support for efforts to prosecute Pinochet and other members of the Chilean military dictatorship in Chile, Spain, the United States and elsewhere. IPS also helps coordinate and support the work of scholars, artists, and others attempting to raise awareness of the lessons learned from more than 30 years of struggle to hold Pinochet accountable for his crimes. PINOCHET WATCH newsletters provide updates on major developments and action alerts. For more information or to subscribe to PINOCHET WATCH, contact Sarah Anderson.

Resources

For breaking news and archives on the Pinochet case, visit the IPS/Transnational Institute Pinochet Page. TNI also hosts the Dossier Orlando Letelier, an archive of essays, interviews, photos, and more.

Confronting Challenges to the Pinochet Precedent and the Globalization of Justice, February 3, 2004 Transcript (pdf document)

Conference -- El caso Pinochet: Lecciones de 30 años de una lucha transnacional contra la impunidad
14 de noviembre 2003, Santiago, Chile: Papers and program; Pictures

Transcripts are now available from The Pinochet Precedent: Individual Accountability for International Crimes, held on March 26, 2001, at the Washington College of Law of American University.

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