Michelle Bachelet insisted on the need to bring perpetrators of a vast array of rights abuses to justice
Hundreds of residents who have been killed by the Special Action Forces (FAES) in what their loved ones and advocacy groups said were "executions"
The UN rights chief also highlighted the impact climate change is having on insecurity around the world
In September, Burundi threatened to quit the rights council altogether after another report pointed to crimes against humanity in the country
Michelle Bachelet will give a widely anticipated speech on Monday, with many eager for clues to how she will address rights crises around the world
The country’s socialist president has been forced to accept restraints on plans for structural reform.
A tsunami alert sent terrified Chileans running for higher ground on Wednesday, while a surge of troops finally brought order to Concepción.
Aid pledges poured into Chile on Monday after the government made its first requests for help as the death toll from the earthquake reached 723.
Lava started to spew from the Chaitén volcano in southern Chile on Tuesday prompting authorities to order the evacuation of all remaining residents in a nearby town. The volcano began erupting on Friday, sending a huge plume of ash into the sky that later coated the surrounding area and reached as far as Argentina.
The Amazonian rainforest and the Andes mountains could replace the African desert as South America vies to stage the Dakar Rally. Argentina, Brazil and Chile are looking into the possibility of hosting the race later this year and there are also talks about a race through several South American countries and climate zones.
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/ 15 November 2007
A powerful earthquake hit mineral-rich northern Chile on Wednesday, killing at least two people, injuring more than 100 and halting output at some of the world’s largest copper mines. Two people were confirmed dead and 117 were injured in the magnitude 7,7 quake, which raised massive dust clouds in Chile’s mountainous north
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/ 5 November 2007
Centre-leftist Alvaro Colom won Guatemala’s presidential election on Sunday, denying power to a retired general who had sought to unleash the army to fight a violent crime wave. Colom, a soft-spoken textile businessman, had an unassailable lead of 5,4 percentage points over General Otto Perez Molina.
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/ 28 October 2007
Cristina Kirchner is poised to triumph in Argentina’s presidential election on Sunday after a radical makeover that has redefined political glamour. The first lady and frontrunner has transformed herself into a style pin-up, but her designer suits, spiky heels, extensive make-up and alleged cosmetic surgery became campaign issues when rivals dubbed her the ”Queen of Botox”.