"We are one step closer to this initiative becoming law," emphasized the Ministry of Social Development following the senators' vote in Valparaíso. The project now moves to the Chamber of Deputies for its third and final legislative review.
We seek to enshrine the right to sexual and reproductive health in the Constitution and guarantee the three circumstances as a minimum and unchangeable protection, irrespective of the government in power. No administration should be able to undermine these rights through line items, regulations, or institutional pressures...
"We are introducing this project because we want to safeguard the advancements of women's rights against threats," stated Daniella Cicardini, elected deputy and senator from the PS, who presented the initiative along with a group of lawmakers from the Broad Front, aiming to incorporate a new numeral into Article 19 of the Constitution.
In Chile, 73.8% of women report experiencing digital violence, according to data from the NGO Amaranta. The effects are severe, causing emotional distress, feelings of insecurity, low self-esteem, and reputational harm, among others.
This week's artistic action kicked off with the installation of posters in men's restrooms and other public areas, serving as an initial gesture in an intervention that will culminate on Tuesday, November 25th, at 7 PM with a memory display suspended over the river from the Pío Nono Bridge. This intervention is part of a creative and research process that reoccupies public space to challenge the pervasive violence in everyday life.
Evidence gathered by the Public Ministry, presented to the Vicuña Court, indicates that Grohs had a heated argument with his partner while driving from La Serena to Vicuña on December 15, 2023, ultimately leading to him physically assaulting her on the legs while she was holding their child in the back seat.
"By order of the Guarantee Court of Coyhaique, the Homicide Brigade of Coyhaique has detained Mauricio Ortega Ruiz to be re-admitted to the Preventive Detention Center of Puerto Aysén," the PDI reported late Wednesday.
Health professionals emphasized that the guaranteed access to this right has allowed Chile to achieve the lowest adolescent pregnancy rates in its history, stating, "It is a public policy based on scientific evidence," while criticizing Kast's stance in the recent debate.
The Palestinian woman in Gaza is not merely a witness to war; she embodies the living spirit of Palestine, her heartbeat unyielding. In every ruined home and every corner heavy with dust and sorrow, there is a woman who wipes her tears with one hand and rebuilds life with the other...
Paola Dinamarca, an academic at the University of La Serena, warns that the conditionally granted and subsequently revoked parole for Mauricio Ortega sends a "very bad signal" to victims of gender violence: "The crux of the matter is what information we are conveying to the justice system and what assurance we can give to people if the judicial system is not functioning properly, which should be ensuring the protection of both direct and indirect victims, meaning families and the broader public," she stated.