Chile recognises 9,800 more victims of Pinochet's rule

[Judi Lynn]

18 August 2011 Last updated at 16:37 ET
Chile recognises 9,800 more victims of Pinochet's rule

A Chilean commission investigating human rights abuses under the former military leader Gen Augusto Pinochet says there are many more victims than previously documented.

Commission director Maria Luisa Sepulveda said they had identified another 9,800 people who had been held as political prisoners and tortured.

The new figures bring the total of recognised victims to 40,018.

The survivors will get lifetime pensions of about $260 (£157) a month.

More:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-14584095

[gbscar]

1. Interesting yet appalling to see the death toll continue to climb even to this day. (nt)