This dossier contains the speeches by socialist Senator Ricardo Núñez and attorney Andrés Allamand presented at the panel on "The impact of ideologies on respect for human rights in the 20th century," which was held as part of the seminar entitled "The Army and Human Rights: A Commitment for the 21th Century," organized by the Chilean Army on December 7, 2004 at the Bernardo O’Higgins Military School in Santiago.