SANTIAGO — Chile's top law enforcement official on Thursday detailed deep reforms to a police force dogged by allegations of human rights abuses ranging from torture to rape during nearly two months of protests in the South American nation. Mario Rozas, director-general of Chile's Carabineros police force, said the service had launched internal investigations into 856 cases of alleged abuses. He said he expected charges to be filed in many of them. Nearly two months of protests over inequality have rocked Chile, leaving at least 26 dead, thousands injured and billions of dollars of damage in the once-stable South American nation. International rights groups, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, have alleged repeated human rights abuses during rallies.

Source: International New York Times December 12, 2019 16:29 UTC