In October 2019, protests broke out in Chile's capital Santiago, as transport fares were raised. The protests, which were related to other underlying social issues, such as high living costs and inequality in the country, were expanded to other Chilean cities as the situation worsened and the Chilean Army forces were deployed to enforce order. During the period, over 2,500 complaints of human rights violations conducted by security forces were filed in Chile, with the majority of complaints filed in Santiago. Nearly 70 percent of complaints filed between October 2019 and March 2020 refered to unlawful coercion, whereby a police officer, abusing their powers and without complying with the formalities indicated by law, deprives a third party of their personal freedom. Meanwhile, there were 460 torture complaints filed in the period.
Number of human rights violations complaints in Chile from October 2019 to March 2020, by type
* Unlawful coercion ("apremios ilegÃtimos") occurs when a police officer, abusing their powers and without complying with the formalities indicated by law, deprives a third party of their personal freedom or even carries out humiliation or torment in the midst of the situation.
Figures refer to all legal actions filed by the INDH.
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