Human Rights & Law News

Six municipalities across Chile raise LGBTQ rainbow flags in support of gay rights movement.

Government officials and LGBTQ activists raised rainbow flags in six Chilean municipalities Friday, the International day against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia. The flags will fly over the course of the weekend.

Thousands expected to march in Santiago for greater visibility of the drug issue in upcoming presidential election.

Despite threat of rain, the streets of Santiago will be ablaze Saturday with protesters demonstrating for changes to the current drug laws.

Activist Emilio Berkhoff, wanted on multiple charges of violent crime, was apprehended Tuesday night after more than a month as a fugitive.

The hunt for Emilio Berkhoff ended late Tuesday night as Chilean authorities arrested the Mapuche activist. Berkhoff, who was wanted on three separate charges including arson and aggravated robbery, had fought a legal battle for months to be released on bail before breaking house arrest April 4.

After years of investigation and a second autopsy of the body in 2011, the investigation into Salvador Allende’s death officially ends.

The Appeals Court of Santiago officially put an end Wednesday to the inquiry into the death of former President Salvador Allende’s in 1973, according to local media reports.

Deputy calls for widespread investigation of police tactics: ‘This is not an isolated incident.’

Controversy mounted this week as several politicians called for the resignation of police officers who allegedly kidnapped and tortured 17-year-old schoolboy César Reyes during a student protest in Santiago on May 8.

Government calls on Congress to pass controversial ‘Hinzpeter’ security law as CNN reporter caught in the crossfire at latest student protests.

The latest education demonstration in downtown Santiago left one reporter bloodied as he and his team were attacked by a group of violent protesters Wednesday, drawing calls for stricter laws from government officials.

Two retired naval officers found guilty in connection with the kidnapping, torture and murder of priest Michael Woodward.

In 1973, shortly after a military coup seized power in Chile Michael Woodward, a priest working with the poor in the port city of Valparaíso, disappeared. He was later confirmed dead, although no body was ever recovered. Forty years later, his family found some justice as Chilean courts convicted two former naval officers Tuesday.

As the world celebrates World Press Freedom Day, Chile continues to rank as only ‘partly-free’ by human rights groups as Latin America presents a ‘worrying trend.’

Freedom House, an international human rights watchdog, released its freedom of the press rankings ahead of World Press Freedom Day, and Chile remains at only “partly-free” after being dropped down from “free” last year. Despite this disappointing ranking, the Andean country fared better than the region as a whole.

Preliminary tests confirm Chilean poet was suffering from advanced cancer, as local press circulate claims secret agent behind poisoning.

Preliminary results emerged Thursday from Pablo Neruda’s autopsy as the government investigates claims he was murdered shortly after the coup that brought Gen. Augusto Pinochet to power. The tests confirm he had cancer, but further examination is required to disprove theories of murder and clear up lingering questions and suspicions.

Minimum wage, pension reform key issues as thousands march peacefully Wednesday morning before masked 'encapuchados' attack police, leading to a violent end.

Led by the Central Workers’ Union (CUT), groups of workers, students and activists marched in downtown Santiago on Wednesday morning as more than 150,000 turned out for Chile’s May Day demonstration. The march started outside of Estación Central and continued down Alameda, where a large stage was constructed at the intersection with Avenida Brasil.

Meet the dad whose fight for fatherhood could permanently change Chilean custody law.

When David Abuhadba and his wife went through their divorce, the courts only cared about one thing when deciding custody of the couple’s son, Lucas: the mother.

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