Waiting for a conviction after 18 years of the murder of young Mapuche Alex Lemun
Carlos Colomer/The Santiago Times Staff SANTIAGO – On November 7, 2002, the then Major of the Carabineros, Marco Aurelio Treuer Heysende, in charge of the…
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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…
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…
Haiti: Soccer chief accused of sexual assault
NEW YORK – Haitian law enforcement should effectively investigate serious allegations of sexual assault against the president of the Fédération Haïtienne De Football (FHF), and…
Chile sends troops to contain hungry protesters in Santiago
SANTIAGO – Coronavirus cases keep soaring in Chile as soldiers are deployed to back up riot police in Santiago following clashes with demonstrators angry about…
In Pics: Peruvian migrants sleeping outside embassy in Santiago de Chile
Peruvian nationals, who came to neighbouring Chile in search of work, have found themselves in a very difficult situation due to the coronavirus crisis. The…
Coronavirus: Protesters demanding food aid clash with police in Santiago
Dozens of people demanding government aid amidst a COVID-19 lockdown clashed with police on the outskirts of Santiago, Chile, on Monday. Police and protesters clashed…
Panama moves to end quarantine gender discrimination
WASHINGTON – The government of Panama has taken an important initial step to address the discriminatory impacts of its gender-based quarantine measures on transgender people…
Peru’s new law protects abusive policing: HRW
WASHINGTON, DC – Peru recently enacted a law eliminating an explicit requirement that the use of force by police must be proportionate and granting police…