Frances Jenner, Author at Chile Herald

Justice News

New decree places more regulations on Carabinero force, labelled “insufficient” by CEJIL

Frances JennerDecember 6, 2018

A decree in response to a petition signed by the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights was signed on November 13, and published on Tuesday December 4 in the Diario...

Justice News

Ex-Carabinero member reveals that he was pressured to lie in Mapuche homicide case

Frances JennerDecember 3, 2018

A detained former member of Chile’s militarised police, the Carabineros, released a video on Monday December 3 stating that he was pressured to lie in the case of the...

Justice News Santiago de Chile

Chile and Peru sign agreement to combat violence against women

Frances JennerNovember 28, 2018

The Second Binational Cabinet between Peru and Chile has produced a joint agreement between the neighboring countries to make plans to prevent violence against women through increased sanctions. Taking...

News Technology

Chile wins the Diversity Award for encouraging an innovative spirit in minority groups

Frances JennerNovember 19, 2018

Chilean project Savialab developed by the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile was the winner of 2018 Airbus GEDC Diversity award for its innovative use of technology to increase diversity...

News World

Chile will charter an Air Force plane to return Chileans stranded in Venezuela

Frances JennerNovember 15, 2018

Earlier this week, Chilean Chancellor Roberto Ampuero announced that Chile will charter a plane from the Air Force in order to transport Chileans residing in Venezuela who wish to...

News Santiago de Chile World

160 Haitians return home with Piñera’s Humanitarian Return Plan

Frances JennerNovember 9, 2018

Some 160 Haitians living in Chile have been flown back to their native country in a “Humanitarian Return Plan” introduced by right-wing President Sebastián Piñera. Some migrant groups, however,...

Culture Entertainment & Arts News World

Chilean authorities attempt to recover national artefacts from British Museums

Frances JennerNovember 6, 2018November 6, 2018

Chilean authorities are in discussion with British museum curators as they attempt to get Chilean national pieces returned to their native country. Most recently, the Chilean government has presented...

Justice News Santiago de Chile

Students throw molotov cocktail into Dean’s office in school attack

Frances JennerOctober 30, 2018

The Internado Nacional Barros Arana school (INBA) in Santiago was attacked by a group of hooded individuals on Tuesday morning, who threw a molotov cocktail into the dean’s office....

News Politics World

How Bolsonaro’s presidency could affect Chile

Frances JennerOctober 29, 2018

After a high-drama Brazilian general election in which Lula da Silva could have been the first man to run as president from prison, Jair Bolsonaro was stabbed in an...

Justice News Politics Santiago de Chile

Chilean Senator to propose “Bolsonaro Law” to combat fake news in election campaigns

Frances JennerOctober 24, 2018

Alejandro Navarro, Senator for the BioBio region in Chile, announced that he will propose a constitutional reform in Congress to dissuade the spread of fake news in political campaigns,...

Author: Frances Jenner