Eager for change, Chile faces long road to new constitution
The fireworks and street celebrations are over in Chile, and now many months of hard work and uncertainty loom for a population impatient for change….
Human Rights & Law News
Lesbian mothers recognized by Chilean court in historic verdict
Gonzalo Eduardo Díaz Ponce/The Santiago Times Staff SANTIAGO – This week, the Second Family Court of Chile ordered the Civil Registry Service to register a…
First man jailed for violating COVID-19 quarantine in Chile
SANTIAGO – A 27-year-old man has sentenced to 61 days in prison, becoming the first person to face jail over violation of the coronavirus quarantine…
Chile suffers fifth worst deterioration in Global Peace Index
SANTIAGO – A new report prepared by the Institute of Economy and Peace reveals that the level of peace worldwide fell during the last decade,…
Chilean feminists reject new Women and Gender minister
Charis McGowan SANTIAGO – Chile’s women and gender minister, a great-niece of the late dictator Augusto Pinochet, has resigned after just a month following a…
El Salvador: Broad Powers Limit Accountability
No Answers on Covid-19 Test Results, Quarantine, Government Spending WASHINGTON – The government of El Salvador’s decision to suspend public information requests, including for Covid-19…
COVID-19 arrests for religious gatherings in Chile
SANTIAGO – The ADF International has filed a request for emergency cautionary measures with the Inter American Commission on Human Rights regarding the arrest and…
Chile’s Women minister resigns after 34 days in office
SANTIAGO – Macarena Santelices has stepped down as Chile’s Minister of Women and Gender Equality, after just over a month in office. “The day it…
Two LGBTI refugees from Venezuela start new lives in Chile and Brazil
For Valentinna Rangel, finding safety in Chile allowed her to become on the outside what she had always felt on the inside. After decades of…
A third of Chile’s inmates released from prison over coronavirus
SANTIAGO – The Supreme Court judicial prosecutor, Lya Cabello, on Friday confirmed that to date, a third of the country’s inmates have been released from…