Lawmakers expressed outrage over a recent ruling that exonerated Claudio Crespo, a former Carabinero, despite clear evidence of his responsibility in the blindness of Gustavo Gatica during protests, calling for accountability from those who supported the Naín Retamal Law.

Andrea Zondek, president of Fundación Tacal, stated that "there is no reason for people with disabilities to continue to be as poor as they were two years ago while the rest of the country is making progress."

Rodrigo Bustos, director of Amnesty International in Chile, stated that the right to peaceful protest is in worse conditions today than in 2019: "There was no law regulating the use of force, no deep structural reform of the Carabineros, and yet the Naín Retamal law was approved, which has now been used to grant a cloak of impunity to the individual deemed responsible by the courts for blinding Gustavo Gatica," affirmed Bustos.

According to the ruling by the 4th Oral Criminal Court of Santiago, Crespo's actions that resulted in the injuries causing Gatica's double eye mutilation "are protected by law," sparking a wave of criticism.

The deputy from the Maule region highlighted this as an environmental crisis with historical roots, the most severe expression of which compelled health authorities to declare a health emergency. "This is not a new problem. It is perhaps the most severe manifestation recorded so far at Lake Vichuquén," he stated.

The verdict in the oral trial against former Carabineros Lieutenant Colonel Claudio Crespo, accused of shooting and causing the double ocular mutilation of then-student and now-elected deputy Gustavo Gatica, will be revealed on Tuesday, January 13. The prosecution has already indicated that it will seek 12 years in prison for the former officer.

The Provincial Commission for Memory (CPM) warns that since the implementation of the “anti-blockade protocol,” a systematic and selective repression policy has emerged, aiming to limit the right to protest and public expression in Argentina.

The initiative aims to substantially reconfigure the labor relations system in Chile. Its primary objective is to transition from a fragmented bargaining scheme to a coordinated multilevel collective bargaining model.

Chilean lawyer and former ambassador Nelson Hadad leads this citizen initiative urging the UN to implement Article 6 of its Charter and evaluate the expulsion of Israel for persistent violations of its foundational principles.

In determining those responsible for the framing in the Hurricane case, the state's repressive policy is firmly established, continuing with all previous and current governments, which, in our opinion, is the worst of all for enabling the far-right to enact lethal policies against our people...