Fernando Volio Jiménez Explained

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]

Notes and References

1. Book: International directory of foreign ministers, 1589-1989: Internationales Verzeichnis der Aussenminister, 1589-1996. Ergänzungsband, 1945-1995. Supplement, 1945-1995. 9783598112768. Truhart. Peter. 1996.
2. Web site: Fernando Volio: el tico que ayudó a acabar con el 'apartheid'.
3. Book: Inter-American Commission On Human Rights/La Comision Interamericana de Derechos Humanos. Inter-American Yearbook on Human Rights. 1 September 1998. BRILL. 978-90-411-1079-4. 15191521.
4. https://web.archive.org/web/20110927173420/http://www.asamblea.go.cr/Centro_de_informacion/Sala_Audiovisual/Presidentes%20de%20la%20Asamblea%20Legislativa/Forms/AllItems.aspx Legislative Assembly Official website
5. Book: Mark Ensalaco. Chile Under Pinochet: Recovering the Truth. 1 January 2011. University of Pennsylvania Press. 978-0-8122-0186-4. 171–174.