US Edition
Chile Prosecutes Individuals Alleged to Have Stolen Babies
- A Chilean judge announced prosecuting individuals for stealing thousands of babies from impoverished mothers during Pinochet's dictatorship from 1973 to 1990.
- The prosecutions follow a judiciary press release revealing a 1980s network of health officials, clergy, lawyers, social workers, and a judge who sold babies abroad.
- The inquiry centers on two infants taken from San Fernando, with five individuals formally accused of participating in an organized crime, abducting children, and engaging in deliberate wrongful acts.
- Judge Alejandro Aguilar Brevis determined that the time limits for prosecution are inapplicable since these offenses constitute crimes against humanity under international human rights law.
- The government plans to create a genetic fingerprint bank to aid family reunifications, supported by NGOs like Nos Buscamos, which has helped reunite over 600 families.
26 Articles
26 Articles
The victims of illegal adoptions during the Pinochet dictatorship in Chile demand speed in the creation of a public DNA bank.
The independent commission’s investigation accuses the Swedish state of “violating human rights” for a practice that has spread for decades and urges the Nordic country to ban intercountry adoptions. Juana Raquel Orias Blanco gave birth to her first daughter at the hospital in the city of Temuco, Chile. It took her 40 years to know that her baby was adopted immediately after birth. Two days after birth, the midwife assured her that the creature …
Swedish adoptions are based on the trade in children who have been taken away from their families. The immorality is so extreme that it may be easier to turn a blind eye.
Tore away from his family and his homeland of Chile at the age of seven. "An apology is not enough."
By Cristopher Ulloa, CNN en Español An appeals judge in Santiago has issued the first indictment for cases of child abduction during the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, between the 1970s and 1990s, the Chilean judiciary reported in a statement on Monday. Judge Alejandro Aguilar charged five people with criminal association, child abduction, and willful prevarication, and also requested the extradition of the first defendant from Israe…
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 64% of the sources are Center
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
