Michelle Bachelet sends investigators to the country she led twice. The woman who now holds the post of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights announced on Thursday (October 24th) that a fact-finding mission will visit Chile to verify allegations of human rights violations. in this country plagued by a serious social crisis.

"After following the crisis in Chile from the beginning, I decided to send a verification mission to examine allegations of human rights violations," she said in a tweet. The former Chilean president added that "the parliamentarians and the government (Chileans) had all expressed the desire for a UN human rights mission".

Having watched the crisis in #Chile since it began, I have decided to review the allegations of #HumanRights violations. Parliamentarians and the Government have both expressed a desire for a @UNHumanRights mission.

Michelle Bachelet (@mbachelet) October 24, 2019

On Monday, she said she was "deeply saddened" by the riots in Chile and called for "independent, impartial and transparent investigations" into "disturbing allegations of excessive use of force by the police and the police. army".

Earlier this week, the High Commissioner deplored the "acts of the authorities and demonstrators that caused the deaths or injuries". Eighteen people, including one child, have died, according to official figures, since the beginning of October 18 of the worst social crisis experienced by Chile for thirty years.

The movement continues

The explosion of social anger was prompted by the announcement of a 3.75% increase in the price of the metro ticket in Santiago, but riots and looting did not subside despite the suspension of this measure.

Chilean President Sebastian Piñera, who admitted he did not anticipate the crisis and asked his compatriots "pardon", Tuesday announced a series of social measures. Protests continued, however, and Chilean unions called for Thursday to continue the general strike.

With AFP