Chile: Police Reforms Needed in the Wake of Protests

November 26, 2019 Video Chile: Reform Police in the Wake of Protests Excessive Force against Demonstrators, Abuses in Detention (Santiago) – Chile’s national police, Carabineros, committed serious human rights violations, including excessive use of force in the streets and abuses in detention, after thousands of Chileans took to the streets on and in the weeks following October 18, 2019, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch met with President Sebastián Piñera on November 26 and recommended a series of reforms directed to help prevent police misconduct and strengthen oversight…

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