From Buenos Aires Times · Axl Hernández, AFP · · 1m
Chile President Kast cuts dictatorship victims' support
Chile's president threatens human rights programs after cutting budgets for dictatorship victims' search and legal aid.
In brief
Chile's president threatens human rights programs after cutting budgets for dictatorship victims' search and legal aid. Chile's president Kast proposed slashing funds for dictatorship victims' search and blocking human rights complaints to reduce state accountability. Originally reported by Buenos Aires Times.
Mara Peñaloza
Mara Peñaloza, 68, says her partner's disappearance under Pinochet reopened wounds after his abductor was released.
“It reopened all the wounds again: the pain, the anguish, having to think once more about how he died”
President Kast
President José Antonio Kast has praised Pinochet and proposed slashing the budget for dictatorship victims' search.
Budget cuts
Kast's government plans a 27-percent cut to the National Plan for the Search for the Disappeared and 60-percent cut to memorial sites.
Human rights institute
Chile's human rights institute faces blocking from filing complaints on behalf of citizens over alleged state abuses.
Justice minister
Justice Minister Fernando Rabat, who defended Pinochet in a case of alleged embezzlement, signed off on reduced sentences for dictatorship agents.
Activist warning
Activist Álvaro González warns of a dismantling of human rights issues as Kast's threats appear one after another.
The key point
Chile's president Kast proposed slashing funds for dictatorship victims' search and blocking human rights complaints to reduce state accountability.
