In October 2019, protests broke out in Chile's capital city Santiago, as transport fares were raised. The protests were also related to a series of underlying social issues, such as high living costs and inequality in the country. The situation escalated as Chile's president, Sebastián Piñera, announced a state of emergency and authorized the deployment of Chilean Army forces across the main regions. Protests were expanded to other Chilean cities as the situation worsened. In turn, in the period from October 2019 to March 2020, more than 2,500 complaints of human rights violations conducted by security forces against civilians were filed in the country. Santiago and its metropolitan region registered the highest number of complaints in the period, at 986. Biobío followed, with 247 complaints.
Number of human rights violations complaints in Chile from October 2019 to March 2020, by region
Characteristic
Number of complaints
Santiago
986
Biobío
247
Los Ríos
158
Araucanía
156
Coquimbo
139
Valparaíso
129
Tarapacá
125
Maule
112
Antofagasta
111
Atacama
74
Los Lagos
66
Arica y Parinacota
66
Libertador Bernardo O´Higgins
61
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