Tomorrow, Wednesday the 19th, the Supreme Court will suspend its functions to hold an Extraordinary Plenary Session, in order to analyze the situation that today has the Judiciary at the center of the controversy. After Cyprus revealed chats between former judges, ministers of the Court and even with former ministers of State of the Piñera … Read more
President Gabriel Boric, when delivering his third Public Account, caused a stir with his intention to submit legal abortion to parliamentary discussion at the end of the year. For some analysts, this issue was aimed at reaffirming his political support base, that 30% most progressive, and fundamentally female. Others, however, maintain that by announcing the … Read more
Within the framework of the public account of the Ministry of Justice, Minister Luis Cordero He assured that in terms of security, the solution is not to fill the prisons as some voices suggest. “This has been an intense year in practically all areas covered by our Ministry. “We have made significant progress or we … Read more
At 4:00 p.m. the discussion of the Rules of the Use of Force (RUF) begins in the Chamber of Deputies. The project, which aims to regulate the procedures of the law enforcement and security forces, brings with it complexity for the ruling party and the Executive. The commission’s process included the reestablishment of military justice, … Read more
The Minister of Justice, Luis Cordero, today led the first of two hearings of the Government of Chile before the UN Human Rights Commission in Geneva, Switzerland, in charge of supervising compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The meeting highlighted the progress achieved by the country in this area during the … Read more
This March 5 and 6, the Minister of Justice, Luis Cordero, will undergo scrutiny before the UN Human Rights Committee in Geneva, where the country’s compliance with the obligations contained in the Covenant on Civil Rights and Politicians. From Switzerland, Minister Cordero stressed that in the exam, the first of its kind in a decade, … Read more
In the midst of the controversy unleashed by the authorization of video calls for highly dangerous inmates in a maximum security prison facility, the Minister of Justice, Luis Cordero, reaffirmed the Government’s position and appreciated that the Court of Appeals of Santiago admitted the appeal of fact filed by the Gendarmerie against the resolution of … Read more
The judge of the 7th Guarantee Court of Santiago, Daniel Urrutia, is in the eye of the hurricane for authorizing inmates of the Aragua Train to make video calls and receive conjugal visits from inside the Special High Security Penitentiary Facility (REPAS). Urrutia said he has received more than seven death threats since his authorization … Read more
