page_title: Fernando Volio Jiménez
hierarchical_section_title: Fernando Volio Jiménez
caption_attribution_description: English: photo from asamblea.go.cr
context_page_description: Fernando Volio Jiménez 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. He was President of the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica twice - 1968–1969 and 1987–1988.
  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.
context_section_description: Fernando Volio Jiménez  (29 October 1924 – 21 May 1996) 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. He was President of the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica twice - 1968–1969 and 1987–1988.
  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.
caption: Fernando Volio Jiménez
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