Chilean jurists, legislators, and public figures have initiated a global campaign for the release of Marwan Barghouti, a Palestinian MP and leader held in Israeli prisons for 23 years. They demand that the Gabriel Boric government and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs address allegations of torture, confinement, and severe human rights violations.
The former director of Sartor Administradora General de Fondos (AGF), who currently serves as president of Azul Azul, has been fined 65,000 UF ($2.576 billion) and banned from holding executive positions in the financial sector for five years by the CMF.
A 16-year-old student suffered severe abuses, including undressing, electric shocks, beatings, and burns, as well as sexual touching, sexual abuse, and repeated rape, resulting in extreme post-traumatic stress.
Codelco's action is based on compelling evidence presented by the Public Prosecutor's Office during the formalization of attorneys Vargas and Lagos, and accountant Migueles Oteiza. "The prosecutor's narrative in that hearing confirmed Codelco's initial suspicions regarding the irregular handling of its lawsuit against the Belaz Movitec Consortium (CBM)," the state-owned copper producer stated in a release.
What is due process and when is it absent in a Democratic Rule of Law? This is what Karina Riquelme, Sebastián Saavedra, and Pablo Ortega—lawyers who have represented Mapuche individuals persecuted by the Chilean state for two decades—argue in their book. They invite you to the presentation in Temuco on Wednesday, November 19, at 7:00 PM, Campus San Francisco UCT.
A CIPER investigation revealed that in his texts, former Supreme Court Minister Sergio Muñoz stated that Ángela Vivanco requested that Judge Simpertigue join the chamber to consider the key ruling that lifted the construction project by Plaza Egaña SpA, Inmobiliaria Fundamenta, which was facing an environmental dispute that had halted the construction of the Eco Egaña Sustainable building in Ñuñoa.
The former military prosecutor during Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship has been sentenced to over 100 years in prison for crimes against humanity. The Temuco Appeals Court confirmed the state's responsibility for the moral damage inflicted on the families, who will receive compensation amounting to $1.62 billion.
In Iquique, particularly serious allegations have emerged, including the redirection of children, adolescents, and pregnant women without assessing their vulnerabilities or coordinating with child protection systems. Furthermore, it has been revealed that an employee of a state-contracted company handling irregular migrants is facing charges for bribery and assault against two migrant women.
Video footage from the incident reveals the excessive use of force by the officers, showing one police officer preparing to use his firearm while the students were on the ground. As a result, one of the students—aged 15—sustained a pellet wound.