Chilean Human Rights Groups Plan September Procession for Memory and Justice

• Human rights organizations will hold a memorial procession in Santiago on September 6 to mark the 53rd anniversary of the 1973 coup d’état.
• The event aims to honor the legacy of President Salvador Allende and the victims of the dictatorship while protesting potential pardons for perpetrators of human rights abuses.
• Organizers demand the continuation of the National Plan for Search, Truth and Justice, fearing that recent government policies may weaken accountability and reparation efforts.

Event Details

• The march begins at 10:00 a.m. at the Los Héroes Metro station and concludes at the General Cemetery with a political-cultural event.
• Key slogans for the mobilization include “No to Pardons” and “Human Rights, Not One Step Back.”

Core Concerns

• Advocacy groups express strong opposition to any form of impunity for those convicted of serious human rights violations, including those linked to the military dictatorship and the social uprising.
• Participants warn against the dismantling of government initiatives designed to locate disappeared detainees and provide justice for families of the executed.

Leadership and Support

• Alicia Lira, president of the Association of Relatives of Political Executed Persons (AFEP) and 2026 National Human Rights Award recipient, has called for public participation to honor the history of the Popular Unity movement.
• Musician Jorge Coulon of the group Inti Illimani joined the call, emphasizing the ongoing necessity of upholding respect for human rights and memory in Chile.