The SWC Brings 'Suicide Terror = Crime Against Humanity' Campaign to Chile.

May 21, 2007

The SWC Brings “Suicide Terror = Crime Against Humanity” Campaign to Chile.

Urges Members Who Also Serve In The Latin American Parliament To Adopt Anti-Terror Measure

Against the backdrop of growing concern over Hezbollah actvity in the Americas, The SWC presented its “Suicide Terror = Crime Against Humanity” campaign to Senator Jaime Orpis and Congresswoman Marisol Turres, Chilean Members of Parliament who are also members of the Comission on Citizen Safety, Combat and Prevention of Narcotraffic, Terrorism and Organized Crime of the Parlatino (Latin American Parliament) .

In meetings at the Chilean Congress, Sergio Widder, Latin American Representative of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, presented the Parliamentarians the Center’s initiative about suicidal terrorism, and noted the importance to include such a law in the text of the Framework Law on Terrorism approved by the PARLATINO.

“While we applaud the draft text of the Framework Law, we urge the Latin American Parliament to explicitly include reference to suicide terrorism. Such a move is necessary because this heinous tactic was already used by terrorists in Argentina twice: in 1992 against the Israeli Embassy and in 1994 against the AMIA – Jewish Community Center,” said Widder, adding, "We note with alarm the growing activity of and support for Hezbollah terrorism in Latin America and all who cherish fredom and the rule of law must use every legal means available to confront and defeat this scourge."

For more information contact Sergio Widder in Argentina, +5411 4313-4743 or + 54911 4425-1306.

The Simon Wiesenthal Center is one of the largest international Jewish human rights organizations with over 400,000 member families in the United States. It is an NGO at international agencies including the United Nations, UNESCO, the OAS, OSCE, the Council of Europe and the Latin American Parliament.


El Centro Wiesenthal presentó su campaña “Terrorismo suicida: crimen contra la humanidad” a miembros chilenos del Parlamento Latinoamericano

El Centro Simon Wiesenthal presentó su campaña para que el terrorismo suicida sea considerado un crimen contra la humanidad al Senador Jaime Orpis y a la Diputada Marisol Turres, parlamentarios chilenos que integran la Comisón sobre Seguridad Ciudadana, Combate y Prevención al Narcotrafico, Terrorismo y Crimen Organizado del Parlamento Latinoamericano – PARLATINO.

Durante sendas reuniones en la sede del Congreso de Chile en Valparaíso, Sergio Widder, Representante para América Latina del Centro Simon Wiesenthal, expuso ante el Senador Orpis y la Diputada Turres la propuesta del Centro Wiesenthal con relación al terrorismo suicida, y destacó la importancia de incluir esta modalidad al texto de la Ley Marco contra el Terrorismo aprobada por el PARLATINO.

“El texto de la Ley Marco es sumamente amplio y abarcativo. No obstante, la falta de mención del terrorismo suicida debe ser subsanada, particularmente si consideramos que un país miembro del PARLATINO como la República Argentina fue víctima en dos oportunidades de este tipo de atentados: en 1992 contra la Embajada de Israel y en 1994 contra la sede de la AMIA”, señaló Widder.

Para mayor información, comunicarse con Sergio Widder al 4313-4743 o bien (15) 4425-1306. Si llama desde fuera de Argentina, + 5411 4313-4743 ó + 54911 4425-1306.

El Centro Simon Wiesenthal es una organización judía internacional de derechos humanos con más de 400.000 miembros en todo el mundo. Tiene status de ONG ante la ONU, la UNESCO, la OEA, la OSCE, el Consejo de Europa y el Parlamento Latinoamericano.

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