Cuatro décadas de lucha familiar logran la incorporación oficial del adolescente desaparecido en Arica al registro de víctimas de la dictadura, mientras una nueva investigación judicial busca esclarecer los hechos como delito de lesa humanidad

The UN Human Rights Office for South America sent a letter to the Chilean Senate, sharply criticizing a controversial bill that allows older and terminally ill inmates to serve their sentences at home, effectively providing a pathway for individuals linked to the military dictatorship.

El análisis de la ONU desmonta los argumentos de los parlamentarios de derecha que impulsan la iniciativa, advirtiendo que contraviene a los estándares internacionales relativos a condenas por crímenes de lesa humanidad y graves violaciones de derechos humanos

Attorney Carla Fernández Montero, representing convicted human rights offenders like Miguel Krassnoff, disclosed her role in drafting a controversial bill that could allow many criminals, including those guilty of human rights violations, to serve sentences at home.

Según la abogada defensora de Krassnoff, la idea del proyecto de la derecha es entregar una salida a un “problema carcelario”, para poder mantener en condiciones dignas a los reos enfermos y ancianos

Human rights organizations are opposing a Senate bill that provides prison benefits to those convicted of crimes against humanity. They claim it represents judicial impunity and violates international commitments, demanding that legislators reject the initiative, while reminding that 1,092 missing persons and 377 executed political prisoners have yet to be returned to their families.

Agrupaciones de derechos humanos rechazan proyecto del Senado que otorga beneficios carcelarios a condenados por crímenes de lesa humanidad. Denuncian que constituye impunidad procesal y vulnera compromisos internacionales. Exigen a parlamentarios rechazar la iniciativa, recordando que 1.092 detenidos desaparecidos y 377 ejecutados políticos aún no han sido entregados a sus familias.

The general approval of the bill allowing the suspension or substitution of prison sentences has strained one of the most fragile consensuses in Chilean democracy. While the state seeks to advance in truth and memory, the right-wing is pushing an initiative that could benefit those convicted of crimes committed during the dictatorship.

La aprobación en general del proyecto que permite suspender o sustituir penas de cárcel volvió a tensionar uno de los consensos más frágiles de la democracia chilena. Mientras el Estado busca avanzar en verdad y memoria, la derecha empuja una iniciativa que podría beneficiar a condenados por crímenes de la dictadura.

The right-wing is once again pushing a bill that could open the door to sentence commutation and alternative fulfillments, an initiative that could practically benefit those convicted of human rights violations. In Chile, memory is not just a thing of the past: it is a current battleground.