Tag Archives: General Augusto Pinochet
US harbors Chilean army torturer from Pinochet era
A former Chilean Army officer charged with murdering Víctor Jara, a popular folk singer, shortly after the 1973 military coup has been sued in a Florida court under federal laws allowing legal action against human rights violators living in the United States. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/06/world/americas/family-of-slain-chilean-folk-singer-files-suit-in-florida.html?ref=world The lawsuit against the former officer accused of his murder, Pedro Pablo […]
Chilean judicial body admits complicity in past atrocities
The body representing judges in Chile has made an unprecedented apology for the actions of its members under military rule in the 1970s and 1980s. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-23967816 It a statement, it said that the judiciary at the time had abandoned its role as protector of basic rights. “The time has come to ask for the forgiveness […]
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