UN slams Chile’s ‘excessive’ use of pretrial detention
SANTIAGO – In a recent report on the 2019 social uprising, the UN criticizes the overuse of pretrial detention. The institution also questions discrepancies in...
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Investigative commission seeks a “total transformation” of the police
A Congressional commission has concluded that Chile’s national police force did not respect human rights during the social outbreak of 2019. The commission is asking...
Afghan in Chile: “Please listen to our voices and helps us”
Afghanistan has been experiencing a severe social-political crisis since the Taliban came to power. Today thousands of Afghans around the world look at this situation...
Italy requests extradition of former Operation Condor soldiers
The lawyers of former Chilean military officials never responded to an in absentia ruling by Rome’s appellate court. In 2019, the court sentenced three officials...
Constituent assembly member asks for resignation of former commander-in-chief
Machi Francisca Linconao, an indigenous representative at the Constitutional Convention’s human rights commission, asked Jorge Arancibia to leave the body. Arancibia was navy commander-in-chief during...
Justice Ministry boosts funds for reports on human rights violations
Chile’s Justice Ministry has allocated CLP$513 million to better comply with the Istanbul Protocol that regulates the documentation of human rights violations. The funds are...
Human rights organizations decry latest deportations
This past Sunday, June 6, 2021, 56 immigrants were deported from Chile. This is one of many collective expulsions the government has carried out. Human...
Piñera Taken to International Criminal Court for Crimes Against Humanity
SANTIAGO – Several human rights organizations and the famous ex-judge Baltasar Garzón have sent a request to the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands....
Amnesty International Criticizes Chile’s Human Rights Record
SANTIAGO – Amnesty International has released its latest report, condemning the government’s criminalization of protesters. The report also highlights the use of excessive force during...
Nearly Half Of All Human Rights Lawsuits Archived
SANTIAGO – A report by the Public Ministry indicates that 3,050 of 6,568 lawsuits filed for alleged human rights violations during the estallido social have...