Chile’s new law to combat the climate crisis
A new law from the Ministry of Environment sets a framework for Chile to manage its contribution to greenhouse gas emissions. The law includes emission...
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Chile celebrates legalization of same-sex marriage
After Chile’s House approved on Tuesday a bill that legalizes same-sex marriage, equal rights organizations across the South-American country celebrated. Chile becomes the 8th country...
After Seven Years, the Migration Bill May Soon Be Law
SANTIAGO — A widely-known reform to the Migration Law has been in Congress since 2013. Last week, the Senate started voting on over 200 articles;...
Mayor Karen Rojo Criticizes Government Inaction
by Diego Rivera
ANTOFAGASTA – Karen Rojo, mayor of Antofagasta, criticized the current administration for its inaction in response to looting and violence in her city. After the...
What’s In The Anti-Looting Law?
On Jan. 14, Chile’s Senate approved a new “anti-looting” law that will impose harsher penalties on those who loot businesses and creating barricades among other...
Foreigners and Their Rights to Protest in Chile
According to Chilean law, foreigners, including temporary and permanent residents, do not have the same legal status as Chilean citizens. It should therefore come as...
The Ricarte Soto Law Promises Relief for the pocket, but can it deliver for all who qualify?
SANTIAGO – Medicine expenses are a major concern for Chileans. The Ricarte Soto Law was enacted in 2015 to mitigate such expenses related to certain...
#NadaQueCorregir: Conversion Therapy To Become Illegal in Chile
SANTIAGO – A new law proposal has been presented by a Chilean member of Congress, aiming to prohibit therapies focused on the change of sexual...
Piñera’s Labor Modernization: Between Flexibilization and Precariousness
While some believe that a proposed labor reform will provide flexibility and greater welfare to workers, critics think that it opens the door to job...
Catcalling and whistling: street harassment illegal in Chile
SANTIAGO – The Chamber of Diputados unanimously approved a bill that seeks to punish street harassment with fines and prison time. Proponents of the bill...