Chile’s support debtor registry now active
One year after its promulgating law went into effect, Chile’s child and spousal support debtor registry is now operative. The law and registry aim to...
Author : Carmen Critelli
Human Rights Institute without funding after budget approval
On Nov. 17, Chile’s lower house of Congress approved the first budget of President Gabriel Boric’s government. The opposition got its way: a reduction of...
Is Chile entering a recession in 2023?
Despite Chile’s impressive recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic and response, economists forecast a recession for 2023. The Central Bank of Chile reported that the country’s...
Resistance and profits drive illegal logging in Chile
Often presented as a Manichean conflict between terrorism and civil society, the reality in Chile’s south is much more complex. Radical indigenous groups, paramilitaries, and...
What does the reform of the Chilean pension system mean?
President Gabriel Boric recently presented a new bill that seeks to replace the existing Chilean pension system. The bill qualifies the state to be co-administrator...
TPP ratification creates political chasm
Despite opposition from civil society organizations, Chile’s Senate ratified the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement. Controversy surrounds the treaty, as some claim it will empower...
Día Del Encuentro de Dos Mundos in Chile: an occasion to celebrate or to reflect?
Chile celebrates “El día del Encuentro de dos Mundos,” to commemorate Christopher Columbus landing in the Americas in 1492. The date has been designated to...
Blooming in the Atacama Desert: the flowers of climate change
Locally known as “Desierto Florido,” the occasional flower bloom that takes place in the Atacama Desert in the spring is becoming more frequent. The flowering...
Chilean police continue the search for missing British professor
British professor Thomas Marsh has gone missing in Chile. He was last seen near La Silla Observatory on the edge of the Atacama Desert. Chilean...
Chilean government moves forward with the Trans-Pacific Partnership
On Sept. 12, President Boric’s political committee gathered in La Moneda alongside Foreign Affairs Minister Antonia Urrejola and the Subsecretary of International Economics Affairs José...