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The press maintained its independence, criticized the Government, and covered issues sensitive to the military, including human rights cases. In 2001 President Lagos signed a law on freedom of the press that eliminated a provision under the 1958 State Security Law that made it a criminal offense to besmirch the honor of state institutions and their members and symbols, such as the Congress, the Supreme Court, the military services, the flag, and the President. Before its revocation, individual government officials occasionally had invoked the provision. Military courts have the authority to charge and try civilians for defamation of military personnel and for sedition, but their rulings may be appealed to the Supreme Court (see Section 1.e.).Despite the new press law, the Penal Code still prohibits insulting state institutions such as the presidency, as well as legislative and judicial bodies. In December the president of the Supreme Court brought ... [Read More]
Chile
Under the State Security Law of 1958, it is a criminal offense to besmirch the honor of state institutions and their members and symbols, such as the Congress, the Supreme Court, the military services, the flag, and the President. Military courts have the authority to charge and try civilians for defamation of military personnel and for sedition, but their rulings can be appealed to the Supreme Court. Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the Inter-American Press Association have criticized these restrictions on freedom of expression and information, as has the Organization of American States Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression, who visited the country in June 1999 and called for changes in the law. ... [Read More]
Country Files
Return to Guidance and Forms for U.S.-Flag Vessels Seeking Authorization to Conduct MSR in Foreign Waters. ... [Read More]
International Challenges in Addressing Marine Environmental Problems
Finally, a growing number of agreements also allow States other than the flag State to take certain enforcement actions, such as boarding and inspection, against vessels on the high seas. Under the LOS Convention, the flag State, i.e., the State in whose territory the vessel is registered, has exclusive jurisdiction over the vessel, and generally speaking, only the flag State may enforce fisheries rules against that vessel on the high seas. The flag State may, however, consent to enforcement action by another State, either through an international agreement or on an ad hoc basis. As a way to combat illegal or unregulated fishing by vessels whose flag States are unwilling or unable to control their operations, the international community also appears to be reconsidering the notion of exclusive flag-State jurisdiction over fishing vessels on the high seas.13 If the responsible fishing and coastal States are unable to get a handle on IUU fishing on the high seas, through ... [Read More]
South America
Accomplishments. By working with its neighboring Latin American and U.S. law enforcement counterparts, Chile accomplished stunning control successes during 2000. In January, Chilean authorities seized nearly nine metric tons of refined cocaine hidden in a Panamanian-flag cargo ship making a call in the northern port of Arica. In August, following a four-year investigation, Chilean authorities participated in the dismantling of a precursor chemical diversion operation involving 11,000 tons of sulfuric acid manufactured in Chile for cocaine processing in Bolivia. Chilean authorities wrapped up 2000 with their largest ever seizure of marijuana (1.5 tons), dismantling a drug ring moving Paraguayan product through Argentina for distribution in Chile. ... [Read More]
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South America
Accomplishments. Cocaine seizures in Venezuela climbed dramatically in 2003, reaching a level more typical of the amount normally seized in Mexicoaccording to figures provided by Venezuelan authorities, more than 32 metric tons in 2003. At more than double the annual average of 15 metric tons in recent years, 2003's record seizures indicate an improving interdiction capability within the GOV, as well as an increase in cocaine transit through Venezuela. A further indication of this increased flow is the approximately 61 metric tons of cocaine seized by the Government of Spain on the high seas from ships sailing under the Venezuelan flag during a three-month period in mid-2003. ... [Read More]
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