Santiago, May 31 (EFE).- Nearly four years after Chile was rocked by massive protests against economic inequality, less than 1 percent of the 10,936 accusations of police brutality have led to convictions, the Chilean chapter of Amnesty International said Wednesday. “The Chilean state shows great weaknesses in the matter of human rights. Impunity has been …
September 5, 2022 Chile will have to continue building upon its process for a new Constitution so that it can become a reference point in the field of human rights, said Amnesty International, following a plebiscite that resulted in the rejection of a proposed new Constitution. The result of the vote means that the Constitution […]
For years, Amnesty International has said that Chile needs a new Constitution because the current one has shown that it does not contribute to reducing the inequalities, precariousness and abuses experienced by the vast majority of the population.
An Amnesty International delegation met with President Gabriel Boric today to discuss the human rights situation in the country and to deliver a document setting out priority issues in the agenda for dialogue between the Chilean government and the organization.