Chile: Respect Rights in Protest Response

Expand Anti-government demonstrators protest beneath a Chilean flag with the words "Chile Wake Up" in Spanish, during a protest in Santiago, Chile, on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019. © 2011 AP Photo/Esteban Felix (Washington, D.C.) – The government of Chile should ensure that its security forces respect fundamental rights while containing sometimes violent ongoing protests, Human Rights Watch said today. Chilean authorities should investigate and hold accountable both demonstrators who committed serious crimes and acts of violence as well as members of security forces who responded with excessive…

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