Advisory Commission on the Classification of Disappeared Detainees, Victims of Political Executions and Victims of Political Imprisonment and Torture (Valech II Commission)
The Advisory Commission for the classification of Disappeared Detainees, Politically Executed Persons and Victims of Political Imprisonment and Torture was established by the President of the Republic. It was active between December 2009 and August 2011. Its mandate was to receive new information about possible cases of enforced disappearance, political execution, political imprisonment or torture that had not been recognised by the previous Commissions. The relatives of the victims recognised by the Commission were granted the same rights as those recognised by the National Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the National Reparation and Reconciliation Board.Treatment
In its 2013 report, the WGEID stated that the Commissions in Chile represented a “major step forward in the search for the truth” but also noted shortcomings across the bodies (A/HRC/22/45/Add.1, para. 11). It also noted that “sources reported that the [Valech II] Commission had not been consistent in its application of the classification criteria and recognized significantly fewer cases than the Valech I Commission” and that “questions were also raised regarding the failure to notify new victims or relatives personally and the lack of channels to challenge the classification”