Fernando Volio Jiménez (29 October 1924[1] – 21 May 1996)[2] was a Costa Rican politician. He was a member of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and served as foreign minister for a time.[3] He was President of the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica twice - 1968–1969 and 1987–1988.[4]
His work on human rights was not entirely without controversy. His anti-communism made him a "tolerable" investigator of abuses under Augusto Pinochet and his report on the matter was criticized as too mild.[5]
References
- ^ Truhart, Peter (1996). International directory of foreign ministers, 1589-1989: Internationales Verzeichnis der Aussenminister, 1589-1996. Ergänzungsband, 1945-1995. Supplement, 1945-1995. ISBN 9783598112768.
- ^ "Fernando Volio: el tico que ayudó a acabar con el 'apartheid'".
- ^ Inter-American Commission On Human Rights/La Comision Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (1 September 1998). Inter-American Yearbook on Human Rights. BRILL. p. 15191521. ISBN 978-90-411-1079-4.
- ^ Legislative Assembly Official website
- ^ Mark Ensalaco (1 January 2011). Chile Under Pinochet: Recovering the Truth. University of Pennsylvania Press. pp. 171–174. ISBN 978-0-8122-0186-4.
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