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Human Rights Watch urges Chilean congress to reject President José Antonio Kast’s constitutional overhaul

Human Rights Watch on Tuesday called for the Chilean National Congress to reject a proposed constitutional amendment addressing "national security" questions being pushed by President José Antonio Kast. HRW charged that the amendment, supposedly aimed at fighting organized crime, would undermine due process and human rights protections.

Human Rights Watch urges Chilean congress to reject President José Antonio Kast’s constitutional overhaul

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Human Rights Watch on Tuesday called for the Chilean National Congress to reject a proposed constitutional amendment addressing "national security" questions being pushed by President José Antonio Kast.

HRW charged that the amendment, supposedly aimed at fighting organized crime, would undermine due process and human rights protections.

Multiple committees in both houses of Congress will […]

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Human Rights Watch on Tuesday called for the Chilean National Congress to reject a proposed constitutional amendment addressing "national security" questions being pushed by President José Antonio Kast. HRW charged that the amendment, supposedly aimed at fighting organized crime, would undermine due process and human rights protections. Multiple committees in both houses of Congress will […]

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