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LATEST UPDATE
January 2008: The Commission was not highly thought of because of its narrow mandate and scope of investigation, and because it operated under the possibility of intervention from the military. In 2000 the Peace Commission was instituted to look further into the matter of disappearances.
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Updated in January 2008
Updated in January 2008
Uruguay: Investigative Commission on the Situation of 'Disappeared' People and Its Causes
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NAME OF MECHANISM
Comisión Investigadora sobre la Situación de Personas Desaparecidas y Hechos que la Motivaron or the Investigative Commission on the Situation of 'Disappeared' People and Its Causes
YEARS OF OPERATION
1985 (7 months)
MANDATE AND OPERATIONS
Mandate: Established by Parliament to investigate disappearances between 1973-1982.
Staff: Made up of approximately 9 commissioners and additional support staff.
Results: Documented 164 cases of disappearances
FINAL REPORT
Informe Final de la Comisión Investigadora sobre la Situación de Personas Desaparecidas y Hechos que la Motivaron (Final Report of the Investigative Commission on the Situation of the 'Disappeared' People and its Causes)
Report concluded that Uruguayan military had been involved in disappearances and gave findings to the courts.
LATEST UPDATE
January 2008: The Commission was not highly thought of because of its narrow mandate and scope of investigation, and because it operated under the possibility of intervention from the military. In 2000 the Peace Commission was instituted to look further into the matter of disappearances.