From a site of detention and torture during the dictatorship to a public space: the National Assets Ministry transferred Lote 3 of the former Borgoño Barracks for a civic center with a focus on memory.

Temuco celebrates 145 years amid festivities that overlook its warlike origins: the military occupation of Mapuche lands. While authorities revel, descendants of chief Huete Rucán, one of the ancestral landowners, raise their voices for memory and justice. Behind the explosive urban growth lie massacres, profaned cemeteries, and a historical debt silenced by official discourse.

A study published in the Journal of Criminal Justice evaluated 84% of the inmates at Punta Peuco using Robert Hare's test. It constitutes the first direct scientific study on human rights violators in Chile and reveals a key finding: the assessed individuals scored an average nearly identical to common offenders, but exhibited less impulsivity, while showing exceptionally high levels of emotional coldness, manipulation, and absence of guilt.

Claudio Patricio Guajardo Pinochet has been charged by the Public Prosecutor's Office with unlawful coercion resulting in death and injuries to six other recruits, committed in April 2024 in Pacollo, Putre commune. The Arica Court ruled that the release of the accused poses a danger to public safety and the victims.

Some of the recordings were presented in November 2025 during the arraignment and discussion of precautionary measures for Gonzalo Migueles (husband of Ángela Vivanco) and attorneys Mario Vargas and Eduardo Lagos, who remain in preventive detention.

In a public statement, the professionals denounced that the executive order issued by the U.S. President—which imposes tariffs on countries supplying fuel to Cuba—constitutes a flagrant violation of the purposes and principles enshrined in the United Nations Charter.

A particularly troubling aspect is the pronounced gender disparity in the phenomenon: 90% of the victims are girls and young women, primarily aged 14 to 17 years. "Sexual exploitation is not a 'decision' made by adolescents; rather, it is a serious violation of human rights rooted in coercion and extreme abuse of power by adults," the institution stated.

The Iquique Court of Appeals has confirmed sentences of 16 and 10 years for former sailors Sergio Pérez and Christopher Garrido, condemning them for the homicide of Milton Domínguez, a 61-year-old Colombian migrant who was using crutches and in a vulnerable state after losing a leg.

Justice Minister Jaime Gajardo has rejected all 34 nomination lists for notaries and conservators from twelve Appeals Courts, signaling a decisive shift away from nepotism and influence-based appointments as part of the upcoming reforms under Law No. 21.772.

The National Prosecutor's Office has initiated a criminal case to examine serious irregularities in the management of public resources following the devastating mega-fire in Valparaíso, which occurred in February 2024 and resulted in extensive damage and loss of life.