Concluyendo una visita de una semana a Chile, la Secretaria General de Amnistía Internacional, Irene Khan, emitió una evaluación de la situación de los derechos humanos en el país y una serie de recomendaciones para el gobierno de Chile.
“A pesar de algunas medidas positivas adoptadas por los sucesivos gobiernos democráticos en los últimos 18 años, el historial de Chile en materia de derechos humanos deja mucho margen de mejora,” dijo Irene Khan.
“Pedimos a la Presidenta Bachelet utilizar los 17 meses restantes de su mandato para crear un decisivo y perdurable legado de los derechos humanos.”
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Concluding a one-week visit to Chile, Amnesty International’s Secretary General Irene Khan has today issued an assessment of the human rights situation in the country and submitted a series of recommendations for President Bachelet’s last year in office.
“Despite some positive steps taken over the last 18 years, much remains to be done if Chile is to demonstrate commitment on human rights. In the time that she last left in office, President Bachelet has an opportunity to create a long lasting legacy for human rights in Chile,” said Irene Khan.
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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.
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