concerning the preparation of a draft declaration on the right to a fair trial. 66. Mrs. de QUINTEROS (Pax Romana) said that she wished to speak about the concern over Uruguayan disappeared persons felt by their families and by many sectors of the population. Act No. 15.848 adopted in December 1986, sometimes known as the immunity law, gave immunity to members of the military and police who were guilty of serious human rights violations, and enabled the Government to disregard international instruments under which it was committed to investigate and punish violations. Those were the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment and Punishment and the American Convention on Human Rights. 67. Such immunity prevented any legal investigation of cases and of those responsible, and the families of disappeared people were unable to find out what had happened to their loved ones. E/CN.4/Sub.2/1990/SR.26 page 12 68. An administrative investigation on the missing persons had been carried out, but it had been a farce, because the investigation had been conducted by senior officers in the armed forces -the very people who were responsible for the crimes. 69. In the case of the violent abduction, secret imprisonment and disappearance of her own daughter, Elena Quinteros Almeida, she had been unable to ascertain what had happened to her. However, a secret document concerning her daughter had been published in the press and recognized as authentic by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and by the Executive, and the Senate had appointed a commission to conduct an investigation. The secret document contained an appraisal of the case of her daughter and had been considered early in July 1976 at a meeting of the Commanders-in-Chief of the armed forces and the Ministers of the Interior and National Defence. It had 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the concerns of families and sectors of the population in Uruguay regarding the disappearance of persons and the lack of a fair trial due to immunity laws. It highlights the lack of investigation and punishment of human rights violations, which suggests a strong connection to human rights and justice.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Human rights