RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, alarmed by the "disproportionate" use of force to the detriment of this indigenous population, has asked the Chilean government for guarantees that the Anti-Terrorist Law "will not be applied to members of the Mapuche community for acts that take place in connection with the expression of social needs," claiming that it should not have "any discriminatory effect on" them, according to an opinion published in Geneva.
Some 12.8% of the almost 20 million Chileans are Mapuche, a often a victim of repression, which is added . . .
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