Etiqueta Human Rights
Piñera Appoints Pinochet Dictatorship Official Minister of Labour
On Wednesday, 7 April, Chilean president Sebastián Piñera appointed Patricio Melero, a representative of the far right and former official in the dictatorship o...
Mapuche Political Prisoners on Hunger Strike for 75 Days without Response from Chilean President Piñera
Life or Death: That is the situation of the eight Mapuche political prisoners in Angol prison, in the Chilean region of Araucanía, who have now been on hunger s...
Civilians Exit Private Vehicle Driven by Man in Military Police Uniform and Brutally Beat Two Demonstrators
[resumen.cl] An exceedingly concerning incident occurred at approximately 11.15 PM this Monday in the Remodelación Eleuterio Ramírez neighbourhood of Concepción...
Chilean A & E Departments Report More than 8,000 Cases Nationally since 18 October
Hours before Chilean president Sebastián Piñera announced a series of measures intended to intensify the criminalisation and persecution of the social mobilizat...
From the Social Agenda to the Repression Agenda: Sebastián Piñera Takes Refuge in the Hard Right
by Joaquín Hernández / translated by A.B. Silvera Following the publication of the latest Pulso Ciudadano (‘Citizen’s Pulse’) poll, in which Sebastián Piñera he...
Chile under the Dictatorship of Piñera
The announcements and statements made by president Piñera show, clearly and eloquently, that the president and his government have no intention of seeking to a...
Human Rights Report: 2,138 Arrests and 346 Wounded in Chile
[resumen.cl] A new report released at midday this Wednesday put figures for arrests at 2,138 and wounded at 376. Of the 2,138 people arrested, 898 are in Santia...