Five years after mass protest movement, thousands of victims are trapped between hopelessness and impunity
An altar for Jorge Salvo, who was blinded in one eye by police teargas in 2020. Three years later on 18 July 2023 Salvo took his own life.An altar for Jorge Salvo, who was blinded in one eye by police teargas in 2020. Three years later on 18 July 2023 Salvo took his own life.
A candle is lit next to two photos of her son, and a black rose pokes up from a vase of white plastic tulips. He lost his occasional construction work and was left without employment or consistent support, despite a psychological and medical programme put in place in 2020 under former President Sebastián Piñera that had initially proved successful.President Gabriel Boric announced a new programme under the management of Chile’s health ministry after taking office in 2022. The ministry declined a request for comment.
Chile’s public prosecutor says that 84% of the 10,142 cases brought in relation to the repression of the protests have already closed without conviction.
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