LibGuides: Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances: Chile

Chile

Amnesty International reports that more than 830 enforced disappearances occurred in Chile between the years 1973 - 1977.

Find more information on Chile's enforced disappearances and human rights:

HR Brief: Prosecuting Pinochet in Spain (1999) The author Richard J. Wilson is a Law Professor at the Washington College of Law. He published this article on the prosecution of Chile's dictator Pinochet, who was convicted of violating human rights for thousands of Chilean citizens.
International Commission on Missing Persons: Chile Find specific information on the events and the missing persons regarding the enforced disappearances in Chile.
The Nation: Chile and the End of Pinochet (2001) Associate professor of professional practice and journalist Marc Cooper provides a contextual history of the case against Chile's dictator Augusto Pinochet regarding his violations of human rights.
OHCHR: Human Rights in Chile Find reports, statistics, UN-based treaties, charter documents, and information regarding human rights issues in Chile.
PBS Films: The Judge and the General (2008) Filmmakers Elizabeth Farnsworth and Patricio Lanfranco look at Chilean judge Juan Guzman, who was responsible for bringing to justice General Augusto Pinochet for human rights crimes, including the death of democratically elected president Salvador Allende and thousands of other innocent people.

The Chilean National Commission for Truth and Reconciliation released a report in 1991 detailing human rights abuses resulting in deaths and disappearances during the years of military rule. According to the report, 2,296 people were murdered during the 17-year period.

Find this PDF online here.