Irene Khan talks to a former detainee at Villa Grimaldi ©Amnesty International
Villa Grimaldi was a complex of buildings used for the interrogation and torture of political prisoners by DINA, the Chilean secret police, during the government of Augusto Pinochet. The complex was located in Peñalolén, in the outskirts of Santiago, and was in operation from mid-1974 to mid-1978.
About 5,000 detainees were brought to Villa Grimaldi during this time, at least 240 of whom were “disappeared” or killed by DINA. The location is now the site of the Villa Grimaldi Park for Peace, a National Monument dedicated to human rights and the memory of the victims of DINA.
Apparently, the current President, Michelle Bachelet was one of those tortured at Grimaldi along with her mother.
You can see some powerful images from the delegation’s visit to Villa Grimaldi on Tuesday on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kate_mf/
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