Latest items for Chile
Jan. 17, 2025, 5:39 p.m.
Countries: Chile
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"Between 1984 and 1985, the Swedish mining company Boliden shipped 19,139 tonnes of toxic waste, containing arsenic, mercury, cadmium and lead, from its smelter in Rönnskärsverken in Skellefteå, Sweden, to Arica, in northern Chile. Boliden exported the sludge for processing and arsenic extraction to a subcontractor, Promel S.A., a Chilean mining company. Promel processed just 120 of the 19,139 tonnes. The remainder of the waste was left outdoors and uncovered, at a site known as Sitio F, 250 metres from Sica Sica, a neighbourhood of low-income family housing. The location of the storage site is indicated on the attached map. It remained there for 14 years. The surrounding community was...more
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"Between 1984 and 1985, the Swedish mining company Boliden shipped 19,139 tonnes of toxic waste, containing arsenic, mercury, cadmium and lead, from its smelter in Rönnskärsverken in Skellefteå, Sweden, to Arica, in northern Chile. Boliden exported the sludge for processing and arsenic extraction to a subcontractor, Promel S.A., a Chilean mining company. Promel processed just 120 of the 19,139 tonnes. The remainder of the waste was left outdoors and uncovered, at a site known as Sitio F, 250 metres from Sica Sica, a neighbourhood of low-income family housing. The location of the storage site is indicated on the attached map. It remained there for 14 years. The surrounding community was...more
Jan. 17, 2025, 5:39 p.m.
Countries: Chile
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"Contrary to Article 12, and in breach of Chilean Law 20,590, the State has failed to provide the necessary medical treatment to the people of Arica, or to create the conditions that would assure accessible services. In particular, there are no toxicology specialists and not enough maternity professionals to treat the victims. There is no monitoring of diseases within the community, and the State has also failed to perform biological sampling on residents to determine levels of chromium, mercury or cadmium" (4).
Variables: CRPLB-PRACTICE-1
"Contrary to Article 12, and in breach of Chilean Law 20,590, the State has failed to provide the necessary medical treatment to the people of Arica, or to create the conditions that would assure accessible services. In particular, there are no toxicology specialists and not enough maternity professionals to treat the victims. There is no monitoring of diseases within the community, and the State has also failed to perform biological sampling on residents to determine levels of chromium, mercury or cadmium" (4).
Jan. 17, 2025, 5:39 p.m.
Countries: Chile
Variables: CL-PRACTICE-1
"Between 1984 and 1985, the Swedish mining company Boliden shipped 19,139 tonnes of toxic waste, containing arsenic, mercury, cadmium and lead, from its smelter in Rönnskärsverken in Skellefteå, Sweden, to Arica, in northern Chile. Boliden exported the sludge for processing and arsenic extraction to a subcontractor, Promel S.A., a Chilean mining company. Promel processed just 120 of the 19,139 tonnes. The remainder of the waste was left outdoors and uncovered, at a site known as Sitio F, 250 metres from Sica Sica, a neighbourhood of low-income family housing. The location of the storage site is indicated on the attached map. It remained there for 14 years. The surrounding community was...more
Variables: CL-PRACTICE-1
"Between 1984 and 1985, the Swedish mining company Boliden shipped 19,139 tonnes of toxic waste, containing arsenic, mercury, cadmium and lead, from its smelter in Rönnskärsverken in Skellefteå, Sweden, to Arica, in northern Chile. Boliden exported the sludge for processing and arsenic extraction to a subcontractor, Promel S.A., a Chilean mining company. Promel processed just 120 of the 19,139 tonnes. The remainder of the waste was left outdoors and uncovered, at a site known as Sitio F, 250 metres from Sica Sica, a neighbourhood of low-income family housing. The location of the storage site is indicated on the attached map. It remained there for 14 years. The surrounding community was...more
Jan. 9, 2025, 9:53 a.m.
Countries: Chile
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"In 2015, the #NiUnaMenos movement was born in neighbouring Argentina as a howl of protest against violence against women. It quickly spilt over the Andes into Chile, where it was followed by a wave of feminist university strikes in the winter of 2018 which brought the higher education system to a standstill" (para 8).
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"In 2015, the #NiUnaMenos movement was born in neighbouring Argentina as a howl of protest against violence against women. It quickly spilt over the Andes into Chile, where it was followed by a wave of feminist university strikes in the winter of 2018 which brought the higher education system to a standstill" (para 8).
Jan. 9, 2025, 9:53 a.m.
Countries: Chile
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"In 2015, the #NiUnaMenos movement was born in neighbouring Argentina as a howl of protest against violence against women. It quickly spilt over the Andes into Chile, where it was followed by a wave of feminist university strikes in the winter of 2018 which brought the higher education system to a standstill. In October 2019, an era-defining outbreak of protest rocked the country, ultimately propelling a young generation of politicians to the national government. Orellana was there in the background at every turn, and having joined Boric’s party, helped coordinate the gender aspect of his 2021 presidential programme, setting out the future government’s feminist credentials. In his first state of...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"In 2015, the #NiUnaMenos movement was born in neighbouring Argentina as a howl of protest against violence against women. It quickly spilt over the Andes into Chile, where it was followed by a wave of feminist university strikes in the winter of 2018 which brought the higher education system to a standstill. In October 2019, an era-defining outbreak of protest rocked the country, ultimately propelling a young generation of politicians to the national government. Orellana was there in the background at every turn, and having joined Boric’s party, helped coordinate the gender aspect of his 2021 presidential programme, setting out the future government’s feminist credentials. In his first state of...more
Jan. 9, 2025, 9:53 a.m.
Countries: Chile
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"'That a government can declare itself ‘feminist’ in this day and age means that the movement has made itself impossible to ignore,' said Alondra Carrillo, a spokeswoman for the Coordinadora 8M, a feminist group with chapters across the country. However, Carrillo warned that some activists are wary of associating too closely with a government whose actions will ultimately be attributed to the feminist cause. Conservative values remain strong in Chile and recently, issues such as public security and immigration have superseded the long-term drive for equality" (para 12-14).
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"'That a government can declare itself ‘feminist’ in this day and age means that the movement has made itself impossible to ignore,' said Alondra Carrillo, a spokeswoman for the Coordinadora 8M, a feminist group with chapters across the country. However, Carrillo warned that some activists are wary of associating too closely with a government whose actions will ultimately be attributed to the feminist cause. Conservative values remain strong in Chile and recently, issues such as public security and immigration have superseded the long-term drive for equality" (para 12-14).
Jan. 9, 2025, 9:53 a.m.
Countries: Chile
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"A bill granting the right to a life free from violence has been reactivated in congress, and a law guaranteeing reparations to the children of femicide victims passed the lower house this month without a single vote against it –hinting at broader consensus on some of the government’s programme" (para 19).
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"A bill granting the right to a life free from violence has been reactivated in congress, and a law guaranteeing reparations to the children of femicide victims passed the lower house this month without a single vote against it –hinting at broader consensus on some of the government’s programme" (para 19).
Jan. 9, 2025, 9:53 a.m.
Countries: Chile
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"A bill granting the right to a life free from violence has been reactivated in congress" (para 19).
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"A bill granting the right to a life free from violence has been reactivated in congress" (para 19).
Jan. 9, 2025, 9:53 a.m.
Countries: Chile
Variables: GP-DATA-4
"'In general, Chile is more advanced than other countries in the region in terms of women’s participation in politics,' said Antonia Orellana, whom Boric chose to lead the ministry of women and gender equality. Orellana, whose principles were forged in the same student movements as Boric, retains a fiery resolve to change her country and a keen appreciation for those who have gone before" (para 4-5). "In his first state of the nation address in June last year, President Boric declared that he would put gender parity and equality at the heart of all government business. He even installed the women’s and gender equality ministry in an office in La...more
Variables: GP-DATA-4
"'In general, Chile is more advanced than other countries in the region in terms of women’s participation in politics,' said Antonia Orellana, whom Boric chose to lead the ministry of women and gender equality. Orellana, whose principles were forged in the same student movements as Boric, retains a fiery resolve to change her country and a keen appreciation for those who have gone before" (para 4-5). "In his first state of the nation address in June last year, President Boric declared that he would put gender parity and equality at the heart of all government business. He even installed the women’s and gender equality ministry in an office in La...more
Jan. 9, 2025, 9:53 a.m.
Countries: Chile
Variables: GP-DATA-3
"'In general, Chile is more advanced than other countries in the region in terms of women’s participation in politics,' said Antonia Orellana, whom Boric chose to lead the ministry of women and gender equality" (para 4).
Variables: GP-DATA-3
"'In general, Chile is more advanced than other countries in the region in terms of women’s participation in politics,' said Antonia Orellana, whom Boric chose to lead the ministry of women and gender equality" (para 4).
Jan. 9, 2025, 9:53 a.m.
Countries: Chile
Variables: GP-DATA-1
"Standing beside the country’s youngest ever president, Gabriel Boric, at his inauguration was Izkia Siches, the first woman to be named Chile’s interior minister and one of 14 women in Boric’s 24-person cabinet – the highest proportion of female ministers in Latin America and one of the highest anywhere in the world. Two cabinet reshuffles later, Boric has just about retained parity, with 12 women in his government. 'In general, Chile is more advanced than other countries in the region in terms of women’s participation in politics,' said Antonia Orellana, whom Boric chose to lead the ministry of women and gender equality" (para 2-4).
Variables: GP-DATA-1
"Standing beside the country’s youngest ever president, Gabriel Boric, at his inauguration was Izkia Siches, the first woman to be named Chile’s interior minister and one of 14 women in Boric’s 24-person cabinet – the highest proportion of female ministers in Latin America and one of the highest anywhere in the world. Two cabinet reshuffles later, Boric has just about retained parity, with 12 women in his government. 'In general, Chile is more advanced than other countries in the region in terms of women’s participation in politics,' said Antonia Orellana, whom Boric chose to lead the ministry of women and gender equality" (para 2-4).
Jan. 9, 2025, 9:53 a.m.
Countries: Chile
Variables: GIC-LAW-3
"Over the next year, the ministry hopes to improve women’s economic autonomy and workplace through an overhaul of the daycare system" (para 23).
Variables: GIC-LAW-3
"Over the next year, the ministry hopes to improve women’s economic autonomy and workplace through an overhaul of the daycare system" (para 23).
Jan. 9, 2025, 9:53 a.m.
Countries: Chile
Variables: DMW-PRACTICE-1
"According to a recent survey carried out by pollster Criteria, 58% of Chileans still consider their country machista, and 82% of men and 65% of women said they felt little or no connection to Chile’s feminist movement" (para 15).
Variables: DMW-PRACTICE-1
"According to a recent survey carried out by pollster Criteria, 58% of Chileans still consider their country machista, and 82% of men and 65% of women said they felt little or no connection to Chile’s feminist movement" (para 15).
Jan. 9, 2025, 9:53 a.m.
Countries: Chile
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-2
"Over the next year, the ministry hopes to improve women’s economic autonomy and workplace through an overhaul of the daycare system. Orellana also announced a plan to roll out low-cost contraceptives" (para 23).
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-2
"Over the next year, the ministry hopes to improve women’s economic autonomy and workplace through an overhaul of the daycare system. Orellana also announced a plan to roll out low-cost contraceptives" (para 23).
Jan. 9, 2025, 9:53 a.m.
Countries: Chile
Variables: DACH-LAW-1, CONST-LAW-1
"Furthermore, on 4 September, Chileans rejected a draft constitution which would have enshrined gender parity across government institutions, recognised domestic work as economic activity, and paved the way for reproductive rights to be expanded for Chilean women" (para 16).
Variables: DACH-LAW-1, CONST-LAW-1
"Furthermore, on 4 September, Chileans rejected a draft constitution which would have enshrined gender parity across government institutions, recognised domestic work as economic activity, and paved the way for reproductive rights to be expanded for Chilean women" (para 16).
Jan. 9, 2025, 9:53 a.m.
Countries: Chile
Variables: MULV-LAW-1, CL-LAW-1, ATDW-LAW-1, ADCM-LAW-1
"Before the end of the year, the government hopes to present its national care system. One of the tenets of its programme is ultimately recognising and remunerating domestic and care work. A national carers register has already been created, as has a list of those owing family maintenance payments" (para 20-21).
Variables: MULV-LAW-1, CL-LAW-1, ATDW-LAW-1, ADCM-LAW-1
"Before the end of the year, the government hopes to present its national care system. One of the tenets of its programme is ultimately recognising and remunerating domestic and care work. A national carers register has already been created, as has a list of those owing family maintenance payments" (para 20-21).
Jan. 9, 2025, 9:53 a.m.
Countries: Chile
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"Access to free and safe abortions has driven the Chilean feminist movement since the return democracy following Gen Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship (1973-1990). However, it is unlikely to become reality over the course of the current government with congress finely balanced between the ruling coalitions and opposition. Abortion has been decriminalised in Chile since 2017 if the pregnancy was the result of rape, if the mother’s life is at risk, or if the foetus is inviable" (para 24-26).
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"Access to free and safe abortions has driven the Chilean feminist movement since the return democracy following Gen Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship (1973-1990). However, it is unlikely to become reality over the course of the current government with congress finely balanced between the ruling coalitions and opposition. Abortion has been decriminalised in Chile since 2017 if the pregnancy was the result of rape, if the mother’s life is at risk, or if the foetus is inviable" (para 24-26).
Jan. 9, 2025, 9:53 a.m.
Countries: Chile
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Abortion has been decriminalised in Chile since 2017 if the pregnancy was the result of rape, if the mother’s life is at risk, or if the foetus is inviable" (para 26).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Abortion has been decriminalised in Chile since 2017 if the pregnancy was the result of rape, if the mother’s life is at risk, or if the foetus is inviable" (para 26).
Jan. 9, 2025, 9:27 a.m.
Countries: Chile
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Chile included the right to elective abortion in a draft for a new progressive constitution in 2022, but voters rejected the text in a referendum" (para 13).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Chile included the right to elective abortion in a draft for a new progressive constitution in 2022, but voters rejected the text in a referendum" (para 13).
Dec. 31, 2024, 4:46 p.m.
Countries: Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Brazil, Burundi, Central African Rep, Chile, Cote D'Ivoire, D R Congo, East Timor, Ethiopia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Netherlands, Niger, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: IRP-SCALE-1
15
Variables: IRP-SCALE-1
15
Aug. 26, 2024, 12:41 p.m.
Countries: Chile
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"As part of this sector, sex workers face the great limbo of the legal status of sex work in Chile: it is not prohibited, but it is not recognized as work either. Persecution is concentrated in the places where it is practiced. Herminda González, president of Fundación Margen, tells me that this option leaves only one option for the workers: the streets. From that place, the Fundación provides the assistance that the State does not provide" (para 3). "However, in any situation that meant not being able to work, the girls were completely unprotected, as they were not covered by any of the government schemes designed to protect workers recognized...more
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"As part of this sector, sex workers face the great limbo of the legal status of sex work in Chile: it is not prohibited, but it is not recognized as work either. Persecution is concentrated in the places where it is practiced. Herminda González, president of Fundación Margen, tells me that this option leaves only one option for the workers: the streets. From that place, the Fundación provides the assistance that the State does not provide" (para 3). "However, in any situation that meant not being able to work, the girls were completely unprotected, as they were not covered by any of the government schemes designed to protect workers recognized...more
Aug. 10, 2024, 2:57 a.m.
Countries: Argentina, Belarus, Bulgaria, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Greece, Romania, Ukraine
Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-6
4.0
Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-6
4.0
March 31, 2024, 3:14 p.m.
Countries: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Guyana, Iceland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Philippines, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States
Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1
1.0
Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1
1.0
March 30, 2024, 10:05 p.m.
Countries: Chile
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"In Chile, the government’s Interagency Taskforce on Human Trafficking (MITP) is composed of 32 government and nine civil society entities with a role in anti-trafficking efforts. Its executive secretariat oversees the interagency protocol for the referral of trafficking victims and other dedicated anti-trafficking resources and liaises with a network of regional anti-trafficking taskforces across the country" (16). "After fleeing Venezuela due to political instability in 2022, Renato, his wife, and young daughter were working as vendors on the streets of Santa Cruz, Bolivia. One day, Renato left his family for a few hours and returned to find them gone. After a week of frantically searching, members of a transnational criminal...more
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"In Chile, the government’s Interagency Taskforce on Human Trafficking (MITP) is composed of 32 government and nine civil society entities with a role in anti-trafficking efforts. Its executive secretariat oversees the interagency protocol for the referral of trafficking victims and other dedicated anti-trafficking resources and liaises with a network of regional anti-trafficking taskforces across the country" (16). "After fleeing Venezuela due to political instability in 2022, Renato, his wife, and young daughter were working as vendors on the streets of Santa Cruz, Bolivia. One day, Renato left his family for a few hours and returned to find them gone. After a week of frantically searching, members of a transnational criminal...more
March 11, 2024, 4:36 p.m.
Countries: Chile
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Is selling sex criminalised? Selling sex is legal in Chile - sex workers can register and work legally under certain conditions but outwith these narrow conditions are operating illegally. Is buying sex criminalised? No. Is organising/managing criminalised? Yes - organising/managing is criminalised. There are laws against procurement and pandering." (para 1-3).
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Is selling sex criminalised? Selling sex is legal in Chile - sex workers can register and work legally under certain conditions but outwith these narrow conditions are operating illegally. Is buying sex criminalised? No. Is organising/managing criminalised? Yes - organising/managing is criminalised. There are laws against procurement and pandering." (para 1-3).
Feb. 2, 2024, 6:33 a.m.
Countries: Chile
Variables: DV-DATA-1
According to 2022 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, the proportion of ever-partnered women and girls (aged 15-49) in Chile who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 21 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DV-DATA-1
According to 2022 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, the proportion of ever-partnered women and girls (aged 15-49) in Chile who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 21 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:24 p.m.
Countries: Armenia, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Egypt, Georgia, Hungary, Iran, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Moldova, Oman, Palestine, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2
1
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2
1
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:19 p.m.
Countries: Chile, Hungary
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1
15
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1
15
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:15 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Denmark, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Montenegro, Namibia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad/Tobago, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1
1more
Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1
1more
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: DACH-SCALE-2
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Variables: DACH-SCALE-2
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