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Poll: 54% support reforming the National Human Rights Institute, but 47% fear it will be weakened
Young people largely oppose the government's bill to shrink the National Human Rights Institute's council and remove its power to file criminal complaints.
Frente Amplio rejects reform of National Human Rights Institute and demands government withdraw urgency designation
Gael Yeomans's party called Kast's bill authoritarian, saying it strips the National Human Rights Institute of its power to file criminal complaints and reduces its council and staff.
23 National Prize winners urge Congress to halt the government's reform of the National Human Rights Institute
The signatories accuse the bill of weakening the body's autonomy, eliminating its power to file criminal complaints and concentrating its operations at a single office in Santiago.
AFEP rejects Kast bill to shrink National Human Rights Institute council and powers
The association of relatives of people executed for political reasons accuses the government of curtailing tools for truth and justice and favoring sentence reductions.
National Human Rights Institute staff reject government reform and warn of mass layoffs
The institute’s workers’ associations are calling on Congress to reject a bill that, in their view, weakens its autonomy and regional presence.
Emol quiz reviews the week: Constitution Committee, gasoline prices and expulsions
A weekly Emol quiz brings together the topics that shaped Chile's news agenda, though the available material does not include the answers.
