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ENVIRONMENT-CHILE: Public-Private Partnership Defends Biodiversity
The rich biodiversity of the Altos de Cantillana mountain chain two hours from the Chilean capital has received attention in the past two years through a unique and ambitious conservation model based on a public-private partnership.ENVIRONMENT-CHILE: Town of Alhue Goes Green
Time seems to have stopped in Alhué. The dirt roads, colonial history and low-key activity in this sleepy Chilean farming town of 4,500 make it hard to remember that downtown Santiago is just two hours away.RIGHTS-CHILE: General in Hiding a ‘Coward’, Say Activists
Human rights groups in Chile described General Raúl Iturriaga Neumann as "cowardly" for fleeing the justice system, which sentenced him to five years in prison for the 1974 forced disappearance of a leftwing activist.
ENVIRONMENT: Chile’s Biggest Freshwater Reserve Left Unprotected
Chile possesses vast freshwater reserves in its glaciers, but lacks laws to protect them. Lawmakers, farmers and environmentalists are calling for legislation to fill that gap.
Chile's Biggest Freshwater Reserve Left Unprotected
Mining is the main threat to Chilean glaciers, followed by global warming.ENVIRONMENT-CHILE: From One Conflict to the Next
In what was hailed as a landmark ruling, the Chilean Supreme Court ordered the state to pay compensation to 356 residents affected by pollution with toxic metals in the northern city of Arica.CHILE: Rights of Mapuche Indians Still Not Ensured
Indigenous people in Chile face serious problems in terms of access to justice and protection of their rights, Sergio Laurenti, executive director of Amnesty International-Chile, told IPS.CHILE: Pressing Hard for Full Recognition of Indigenous Rights
In the next few days, President Michelle Bachelet will throw all her political weight behind the motion for Congress to finally ratify the ILO convention recognising the collective and individual rights of indigenous people.CHILE: Fine Tuning the Fight Against Domestic Violence
The trial of Alfredo Cabrera, a Chilean man accused of murdering his six-year-old daughter by throwing her from the window of their seventh floor apartment after trying to kill his partner, will open Wednesday, amidst a clamour for him to be handed the maximum sentence.LATIN AMERICA: Critics Sceptical of Business Community’s Concern About Poverty
Regional business leaders at the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Latin America admitted that unequal distribution of wealth is a crucial problem, and said they want to contribute to its solution.WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM: Chile, a Host with Headaches of Its Own
The World Economic Forum (WEF) for Latin America will kick off this week in the Chilean capital amid harsh criticism by ruling coalition legislators of the free-market policies followed by Finance Minister Andrés Velasco.MIGRATION-CHILE: Celebrating Multiculturalism
As a tangible way of appreciating diversity, tolerance and non-discrimination, and in order to launch a debate about migration policy in Chile, university students are organising the First Multicultural Festival to be held in the capital on the weekend of May 26-27.RIGHTS-CHILE: Justice on Trial in Fujimori Case
The Chilean justice system must not condone impunity and should promptly extradite former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, say relatives of people who fell victim to abuses under his 1990-2000 administration and human rights activists who are organising a week of activities in Santiago.COMMUNICATIONS-CHILE: Better Definition, Or Less Outlay?
Until a few days ago, all the indications were that Chile would adopt the European standard for its future digital television system. But the appointment of a new minister of transport and telecommunications has raised hopes among the partisans of the standard used in the United States.CHILE: Transantiago Shakes Up Transport and Politics
A new public transportation system that was intended to curb air pollution in the Chilean capital and improve quality of life has prompted hundreds of protests and the worst crisis yet for the administration of Michelle Bachelet. But what is it about the controversial Transantiago project that doesn't work?POLITICS-CHILE: Women Assess Bachelet’s Record
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet is being showered with criticism from both left and right over her ability to govern. But she is being unfairly condemned for the mistakes of others, like the crises affecting parties in the governing coalition and "machista" or male chauvinist attitudes that exaggerate her every slip, Chilean women say.
Transantiago Shakes Up Chilean Transport and Politics
Multiple deficiencies in design and execution led to a chaotic premiere for the Chilean capital's new public transportation system.CHILE: Indigenous and Rural Women Make Their Voices Heard
"It's our turn to speak! It's time to fight, to dream, to build, to sow, to participate." This was the slogan of the National Association of Rural and Indigenous Women (ANAMURI)'s First Congress which ended Friday in the Chilean capital.CHILE: Ice Fields Could Become Biggest Natural Heritage Site
The Chilean government will nominate six parks and reserves in the extreme south of the country, including Torres del Paine, for the UNESCO World Natural Heritage list in February 2008. The total area covers 7.2 million hectares, and it is unequalled for sheer size in this category.EUROPE-LATIN AMERICA: NGO Umbrellas Leap Regional Borders
In an unprecedented meeting in the Chilean capital, some 20 umbrella groups of non-governmental organisations from Latin America and Europe began to outline a common agenda, with an initial focus on development financing.CHILE-PERU: Censorship or Prudent Relations?
Fears of censorship were triggered by a decision by Chile's public television station to postpone the broadcast of a documentary on the 1879-1883 war between Chile, Peru and Bolivia in response to a request by Chilean Foreign Minister Alejandro Foxley, who had been contacted by the Peruvian government.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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