Chile's government threatens to 'regulate' the human right to free assembly

MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 2020




Anti-government demonstrators protest against Chile's President Sebastian Pinera in Santiago

CHILE’s right-wing government is working on a Bill to “regulate” the right to assembly, the country’s Minister of Justice and Human Rights, Hernan Larrain, has revealed.

Mr Larrain said the government was working with the “legal community” to provide “good legislation” for this “complex issue.”

In a newspaper interview on Sunday he added that a bill, whose details were yet to be clarified, would be brought to congress during the first half of 2020.

The move comes after Santiago’s Metropolitan Council was accused of putting in place a “police takeover” of the capital’s Plaza Baquedano, where protesters have been gathering since anti-government demonstrations began in October.

More:
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/w/chile-government-threatens-to-regulate-the-human-right-to-free-assembly

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A great memory refresher:

Chile president-elect reveals hardline cabinet with ties to Pinochet

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/23/chile-president-elect-sebastian-pinera-andres-chadwick