Why don t you have information about human rights violations in Chile during the Popular Unity government 1970 – 1973?
There are no documented cases of disappearance or torture resulting in death in that period. All political parties operated freely, the legislative and judicial branches of government functioned with full autonomy and there was absolute freedom of expression, unlike the period of military rule that followed The military regime justified the coup by claiming that the Popular Unity government had not only violated fundamental human rights, but was also about to carry out a sinister plan, Plan Z, to murder Armed Forces officials and take power illegally. Immediately following the coup, the military published the “White Book” to prove the existence of the Plan Z, and which includes an account of what the Junta considered as political violence and human rights violations during the Popular Unity (1970 – 1973) years. The “White Book” says “96 violent deaths attributed to social or political motives” occurred during that period, however, the authors of the book do not state that the governmen
