Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Victims of Chile Colony Hope German Documents Bring Justice

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Victims of a secretive German colony in Chile hope that Germany's decision to declassify documents will help shine light on human rights abuses committed there. For three decades beginning in 1961, the enclave of Colonia Dignidad, or Dignity Colony, was the site of torture, slavery and child abuse. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Tuesday that he ordered documents about the colony through 1996 to be declassified. He also expressed regret that his...

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