Chile reopens inquiry into Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda’s 1973 death
Santiago, Chile Reuters A Chilean appeals court on Tuesday ordered the reopening of an investigation into the death of the leftist poet and Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda in 1973 soon after the military seized power in a coup. A picture of Chilean poet and Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda is seen inside his museum house in the […]
Italy’s justice minister nixes extradition of priest sought by Argentina in murder-torture cases
Rome, Italy AP Italy’s justice minister has ruled against the extradition of a former chaplain sought in Argentina on charges of murder and torture during the South American country’s last military dictatorship, human rights advocates said Friday. In October, Italy’s top criminal court had approved extradition of Rev Franco Reverberi, an 86-year-old Italian priest who had served […]
Chileans reject conservative constitution to replace dictatorship-era text – early results
Santiago/Valparaiso, Chile Reuters Chileans on Sunday rejected a new conservative constitution to replace its current text that dates back to the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship. With 27.81 per cent of ballot boxes tallied, a total of 54.61 per cent Chileans rejected the new text while 45.39 per cent voted in favour of it. A Chilean Navy […]
Recalling years of repression: The Catholic Church defended human rights during Chile’s dictatorship. An archive tells the story
MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ, of Associated Press, reports on how documents gathered by the human rights organisation Vicariate of Solidarity shed light on how the church aided those suffering under the Pinochet regime…
Postcards: Fifty years since coup, Chile seeks answers about its disappeared
NATALIA A RAMOS MIRANDA, of Reuters, reports on questions which remain over what happened to those who went missing during the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship…
Chile overwhelmingly rejects progressive new constitution
Updated: 12.30pm (AEST)Santiago, Chile Reuters Chileans overwhelmingly voted against a proposed new constitution on Sunday, rejecting what would have been one of the world’s most progressive charters. While nearly 80 per cent of Chileans voted to draft a new constitution in 2020, nearly 62 per cent of voters rejected the new text with 99.74 per […]