Commemoration of coup d’état maintains political sectors divided
With one month left until Chile commemorates the 50th anniversary of the coup d’état, political sectors there are more divided than ever over the facts...
Category : Human Rights
Santiago seeks to change names of streets and squares to honor dictatorship victims
A dozen streets, squares, and bridges are to be renamed this year to honor victims of the dictatorship. The public spaces are to carry the...
Chile unveils plaque for journalists killed during Pinochet dictatorship
The government commemorated Journalists’ Day in Chile on July 11. The administration inaugurated a plaque in La Moneda with the names of journalists who were...
‘Operation Colombo’: the most disgraceful media campaign in Chile’s history
The families of several dictatorship victims are engaged in a long-running legal battle with La Segunda. The evening newspaper has been ordered to rectify deliberately...
Dawson Island: Government ministers commemorate victims of Pinochet’s concentration camp
A government delegation visited Dawson Island to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the coup d’état. The isolated island, located in the Chilean Patagonia, served as...
State to pay $630 million pesos to the Campillai family
Chile has been ordered to pay Senator Fabiola Campillai and her family $630 million Chilean pesos. They suffered police brutality during the Estallido Social. Campillai...
Chilean navy officers allegedly killed a homeless man in Iquique
On May 19, four Chilean naval officers allegedly killed a homeless man in Iquique. News of the incident was met with indignation from politicians and...
Authorities add dictatorship memory sites to list of national monuments
The National Monuments Council has approved adding seven memory sites related to the dictatorship to the list of national historic monuments. They include prisons and...
UN calls on Chile’s environmental injustices, suggests human rights-based approach
The United Nations commented on Chile’s environmental and human rights issues in a press release on May 12. The press release came after a UN...
Chile’s press freedom keeps deteriorating
In the latest press freedom index by Reporters Without Borders, Chile lost one spot. The non-profit highlighted that press work is increasingly dangerous in the...