• Chile: Overhaul Prison System
    Press release
    Dec 9, 2010
    In a sequence of events on December 8, 2010, in the San Miguel prison in Santiago, a fire broke out after a riot, leaving 81 prisoners dead. In addition, 15 inmates, 5 guards, and a firefighter were treated for burns, according to press accounts. The San Miguel prison housed 1,900 inmates, despite the fact that it was built to accommodate only 1,000. Chile should immediately overhaul its prison system to end overcrowding and improve prison conditions.
  • Chile: Amend Anti-Terrorism Law and Military Jurisdiction
    Press release
    Sep 27, 2010
    Chile should limit the scope of its military justice system and reform the country’s anti-terrorism law so that it can no longer be used to prosecute actions that do not constitute grave crimes of political violence.
  • Chile: Abolish Criminal Defamation Provisions
    Press release
    Jan 13, 2010
    Chile should not use criminal libel laws to prevent individuals, in particular journalists, from fulfilling their role in disseminating information on matters of serious public concern.
  • Pinochet's European Vacation
    Commentary
    Oct 16, 2008
    On October 16, 1998, London police arrested General Pinochet on a warrant from a Spanish judge for human rights crimes. In the ten years since, the world has become a smaller place for brutal despots.
  • We do believe that former heads of state deserve a fair trial
    Commentary
    Oct 18, 2007
    John Laughland suggests that human rights organisations, including Human Rights Watch, are more concerned about the conviction of former heads of state than about them getting fair trials. Nothing could be further from the truth.
  • Chilean Supreme Court Extradites Fujimori
    Impact
    Oct 1, 2007
  • Calling time on tyranny
    Press release
    Sep 26, 2007
    Chile's extradition of former president Alberto Fujimori back to Peru to stand trial on allegations of death squad killings and corruption shows that the world is becoming a smaller place for people who commit atrocities.
  • Chilean President Visits Human Rights Watch
    Press release
    Sep 25, 2007
    Chilean President Michelle Bachelet made the case for Chile’s membership in the United Nations Human Rights Council during a visit to Human Rights Watch’s New York headquarters today.
  • Chile: Supreme Court Extradites Fujimori
    Press release
    Sep 21, 2007
    The Chilean Supreme Court’s decision to extradite former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori to Peru to face trial for human rights abuses is welcome and unprecedented, said Human Rights Watch today.
  • Chile: Flawed Decision Not to Extradite Fujimori
    Press release
    Jul 11, 2007
    The ruling by Chilean Judge Orlando Alvarez denying Peru’s request for the extradition of former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori is fundamentally flawed, Human Rights Watch said today.