Despite having a confirmed sentence, Chilean authorities have scheduled a new trial for leader Guillermo Ñirripil on July 1, 2026. Communities warn that this strategy represents selective legal persecution that disregards the standards of Convention 169, aiming to undermine traditional Mapuche leadership in the Araucanía region.

The United Nations General Assembly approved a resolution classifying the transatlantic slave trade as the most severe crime against humanity, backed by 123 votes. Argentina, the United States, and Israel opposed this resolution, while 52 nations abstained, highlighting a significant international isolation regarding human rights.

Former UDI deputy Joaquín Lavín León is facing serious charges from the Public Ministry, including tax fraud, forgery of public instruments, and influence peddling.

In a significant development in the corruption investigation involving former prosecutor Manuel Guerra, attorney María Inés Horvitz claims that ex-Interior Minister Andrés Chadwick should be considered an implicated party, shedding light on the intricate links between the legal proceedings and political influence.

José Antonio Kast has indicated he may employ presidential pardon powers for convicted police and military personnel from the social unrest, yet analysis reveals emblematic cases fail to meet his own criteria for such leniency.

After years of legal battles, Nicolás Zepeda has been convicted by a French court and sentenced to life imprisonment for the premeditated murder of Japanese student Narumi Kurosaki.

The Santiago Court of Appeals has cut the compensation amount for M.H.F.N., a survivor of CNI torture during the dictatorship, to $40 million, rekindling discussions about the valuation of moral damage in cases of human rights violations.

"The Bruma was transporting at least 5,000 liters of diesel fuel for its fishing operations at the time of the impact. The sinking of the vessel by the Cobra resulted in the complete spill of that hydrocarbon into the waters of the Gulf of Arauco," stated representatives from Corpach, warning that this fuel "is at the bottom of the Gulf, poisoning the resources that sustain us, our families, and the families of those who are no longer here," which constitutes the crime of water pollution under the General Fishing and Aquaculture Law.

The former president deepened his rift with the DC party by endorsing right-wing policies and offering to serve as an international collaborator.

After formal charges and arguments from both parties, Judge Jorge Henríquez Mora partially accepted the precautionary measures requested by the prosecution and the plaintiff, deeming them "proportional and adequate" for the objectives of the procedure.