The exhibition layout-3: Consequences of Violence on Mapuche Children and Youths.

Description:

A noticeable aspect of the conflict is violence against minors. In addition to the widespread racism and stigmatization against the Mapuche, there are violent raids on the communities and abuses in the midst of judicial processes. The presence of militarized police in the Mapuche territory is common. Even schools have been transformed into police stations. For Mapuche children, state violence has become almost routine. The application of the anti-terrorist law against minors was denounced in 2013 by United Nations Special Rapporteur Ben Emmerson, who questioned the use — and abuse — of protected witnesses to keep minors in prison. According to official documents that the National Institute for Human Rights (NIHR) has presented before the judiciary, at least 133 Mapuche children or adolescents have experienced various forms of abuse by the Chilean police between 2011 and 2017. These figures include reported cases only; according to the NIHR, there is an unknown number of cases.

Date:

7 February 2018