CHILE

Chilean Supreme Court suspends magistrate for alleged corruption

Published on: September 9, 2024
12:12

Santiago de Chile, Sep 9 (Prensa Latina) In an extraordinary meeting today, the Supreme Court of Justice of Chile suspended from her post the magistrate Ángela Vivanco, for her links with lawyer Luis Hermosilla, accused of corruption and other illicit acts.

Chileans march in honor to Pinochet’s victims

Published on: September 8, 2024
11:12

Santiago de Chile, Sep 8 (Prensa Latina) Thousands of Chileans are marching on Sunday to pay homage to the victims of Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship, on the 51st anniversary this September of the coup d'état against the Popular Unity Government of former President Salvador Allende.

Chile has pending human rights issues, says UN representative

Published on: September 6, 2024
07:48

Santiago de Chile, Sep 6 (Prensa Latina) The representative of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights for South America, Jan Jarab, considered that Chile still has pending issues in this matter.

ECLAC to present a report on productive development policies

Published on: September 5, 2024
07:33

Santiago de Chile, Sep 5 (Prensa Latina) The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present the first edition of the report on the productive development policies in the region for 2024.

Pre-trial detention of former Chilean mayor Daniel Jadue revoked

Published on: September 2, 2024
16:29

Santiago, Chile, Sep 2 (Prensa Latina) The Third Court of Guarantee of Santiago today revoked the preventive detention against the former mayor and former presidential candidate Daniel Jadue, thus rendering void a precautionary measure considered here as unjust and disproportionate.

Distrust in Chilean judiciary grows after scandal

Published on: September 2, 2024
08:02

Santiago de Chile, Sep 2 (Prensa Latina) A large majority of Chileans consider that the judiciary is neither impartial nor reliable, according to a survey carried out by the Plaza Pública Cadem firm following the corruption scandal known as the Audios Case.

Chile pays tribute to the victims of forced disappearances (+Photos)

Published on: August 30, 2024
07:53

Santiago de Chile, Aug 30 (Prensa Latina) – Chilean authorities, humanitarian organizations, and memory sites will commemorate the International Day of Forced Disappearances with various events to honor the victims of the dictatorship.

Over 2.5 million patients reported on waiting lists in Chile

Published on: August 29, 2024
09:34

Santiago, Chile, Aug 29 (Prensa Latina) More than 2.5 million patients are currently on waiting lists in Chile to see a specialist in the public system, the Health Ministry informed.

Debate in Chile on Fidel Castro’s legacy to the youths

Published on: August 28, 2024
09:50

Santiago, Chile, Aug 28 (Prensa Latina) Convened by the Communist Youth of Chile and the Movement in Solidarity with Cuba, a debate was held in this capital on the validity of Fidel Castro's thought nowadays, on his 98th birthday, August 13, 1926.

India and Chile will hold second joint commission

Published on: August 28, 2024
08:04

New Delhi, Aug 28 (Prensa Latina) India and Chile will hold the second joint commission headed by Foreign Ministers Subrahmanyan Jaishankar and Alberto van Klaveren, who arrived on Tuesday on an official visit from Vietnam.

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