Chile: a major step towards justice
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The Chilean Supreme Court has shown its commitment to truth and justice, Amnesty International said today following the decision of Chileâs highest court to confirm the lifting of Augusto Pinochetâs immunity from prosecution in relation to his
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Chile's government says it will build a  prison for officers convicted of human rights abuses in the Pinochet era.
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SANTIAGO, Chile - Many Chileans tortured during the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet are rejecting a government offer of symbolic payments more than 30 years later, demanding substantial compensation instead and legal action against torturers.
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General Pinochet is credited with stablilizing Chile's economy, but is best known for his repressive rule and alleged human rights violations.
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The Chilean ruling on Peruâs former president, Alberto Fujimori, could set a precedent for human rights cases.
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Chile extradites Peru's ex-leader Alberto Fujimori to face charges of human rights abuses and corruption.
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Chile's Supreme Court will examine claims the judge investigating General Pinochet came under state pressure.
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By Ignacio Badal SANTIAGO, Chile  - Chilean President Ricardo Lagosreceived a chilling report on Wednesday from a governmentcommission that interviewed more than 30,000 victims tochronicle for the first time the systematic use of tortureduring Augusto Pinochet's 1973-1990 dictatorship.
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Chile&#39;s High Court removed former dictator General Augusto Pinochet&#39;s immunity, paving the way for the former dictator to be brought to trial for crimes committed during his 17 year reign.
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SANTIAGO, Chile  - A Chilean judge on Monday  formally charged former dictator Agusto Pinochet with homicide  and kidnapping in one of many pending cases related to human  rights abuses committed during his 17-year rule.
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By Fiona Ortiz SANTIAGO, Chile  - Chile's Supreme Court ruled onTuesday that murder and kidnapping charges against AugustoPinochet can move forward, a decision that brings theex-dictator one step closer to trial in a major human rightscase.
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A judge in Chile has said that the country&#39;s former military ruler, General Augusto Pinochet, is fit enough to be tried for alleged human rights abuses in the 1970s.
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A major security operation is under way in Chile ahead of an annual Apec summit in the South American nation.
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Yesterday, Chileâs Court of Appeals upheld the decision, made last week by Santiago judge Juan GuzmÃ¡n, to indict former dictator Augusto Pinochet for allegedly ordering the kidnapping of nine people and the murder of another, between 1976 and 1977.
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Chile is using a Pacific Rim summit to showcase itself as a Latin American model for free trade, democracy and modernity. But grinding poverty just outside the convention
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Augusto Pinochet was president of Chile from 1974 to 1990 Chile&#39;s former President Augusto Pinochet [pictured] has been placed under house arrest on human rights charges.
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Thirty-one years on the Chilean army has acknowledged the human rights violations committed during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet.