Chile: A Woman Reported Missing Under Pinochet's Dictatorship Reappears 50 Years Later
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Bernarda Vera disappeared, like many other left-wing activists, during the military coup in Chile in 1973. Her family and friends believed she had been killed by the military, but she managed to escape. Now she has been found after 53 years – with the help of information from Sweden, among other things.
The woman was found alive in Argentina, despite being on the official list of victims of enforced disappearance during the Pinochet dictatorship. Her daughter last saw her in 1973, on the eve of the coup, when she was five years old.
She was considered one of the approximately 1,500 victims of enforced disappearances under Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship in Chile. Bernarda Vera was found alive 50 years later in Argentina. A DNA test confirmed her identity on July 27. Members of parliament are now demanding accountability.
It was announced by the Minister of Justice and Human Rights, Fernando Rabat. The measure arose after the Bernarda Vera case, which had been reported missing and found in Miramar.
The Minister of Justice, Fernando Rabat, pointed to the previous government after confirming—through a DNA examination—that a woman residing in Argentina is Bernarda Vera, who was listed as a disappeared detainee during the dictatorship. This because, he said, “.” His statements were later refuted by his predecessor, Jaime Gajardo, who . Rabat questions delay ... Continue reading “Case Bernarda Vera confronts Rabat and Gajardo: Minister accuses …
The Minister of Justice further argued that "there were at least 15 months that this information was in the Undersecretary of Human Rights and did not react promptly."
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