Justice News

New decree places more regulations on Carabinero force, labelled “insufficient” by CEJIL

By Frances Jenner December 6, 2018

A decree in response to a petition signed by the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights was...

Justice News

Ex-Carabinero member reveals that he was pressured to lie in Mapuche homicide case

By Frances Jenner December 3, 2018

A detained former member of Chile’s militarised police, the Carabineros, released a video on...

Justice News Santiago de Chile

Chile and Peru sign agreement to combat violence against women

By Frances Jenner November 28, 2018

The Second Binational Cabinet between Peru and Chile has produced a joint agreement between the...

Justice News Santiago de Chile

Students throw molotov cocktail into Dean’s office in school attack

By Frances Jenner October 30, 2018

The Internado Nacional Barros Arana school (INBA) in Santiago was attacked by a group of hooded...

Justice News Politics Santiago de Chile

Chilean Senator to propose “Bolsonaro Law” to combat fake news in election campaigns

By Frances Jenner October 24, 2018

Alejandro Navarro, Senator for the BioBio region in Chile, announced that he will propose a...

Environment Justice News

Environmental activist in Quintero and Puchuncavi dies in unclear circumstances

By Frances Jenner October 8, 2018

After the death of trade union leader Alejandro Castro, political and social groups are requesting...

Justice News Santiago de Chile

Archbishop Ezzati holds silence before the judge in relation to sexual abuse charges

By Frances Jenner October 3, 2018

The Archbishop of Santiago, Ricardo Ezzati, came to the District Attorney’s office in...

Justice News World

Chile has no obligation to negotiate sea access with Bolivia, rules International Court of Justice

By Frances Jenner October 2, 2018

After five years of dispute, on Monday Oct. 1 the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled that...

Justice News Politics World

Six countries are taking Venezuela to the International Criminal Court. What happens next?

By Frances Jenner September 27, 2018

After the UN General Assembly, six countries signed and presented a formal request for the...

Justice News World

10 countries in the Lima Group reject military intervention in Venezuela

By Tamara Davison September 18, 2018

In response to a statement made on Friday by the director of the Organisation of American States...