Organization Amnesty International (AI) This Wednesday saw the start of a campaign to support a proposal for a new constitution for Chile, a document that will be presented in a plebiscite on September 4 and is intended to replace the basic law inherited from the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet (1973-1990). .
“In September, we will face two options that will determine the future of current and future generations. On the one hand, citizens will be able to approve and open the door Constitution who stands for equal rights, or reject and stay with the current one, which has shown that he prefers one over the other,” said the executive director of AI. ChileRodrigo Bustos.
“Amnesty International He decided to take the path of justice and dignity, and therefore goes for approval, ”added the manager.
According to the international organization, the current Magna Carta of the South American country “does not contribute to the reduction of inequality, instability and abuse affecting the vast majority of the population”, being rather an “obstacle” to progress towards a “more just” society.
“The eyes of the world are turned Chile. The population has a historic opportunity to correct the path of inequalities and injustices of many decades and to secure human rights in new constitution representative and inclusive as a first step towards building a fairer and freer country for all people,” said Erica Guevara, director of AI for the Americas.
Despite the fact that between 1989 and 2005 it was reformed dozens of times, changing more than 200 articles, the origin Constitution in action – in the midst of a dictatorship and approved without electoral protocols in the midst of brutal repression – continues to be a prime target for their interrogation, in addition to the loopholes still in place since the 1980s.
For AI, the proposal for a new basic law drafted during the year by a joint assembly and composed of 154 elected representatives, including representatives of indigenous peoples, “will more firmly establish fundamental rights” and “will have a direct impact on people’s daily lives.” people who pave the way to higher levels of equity and justice.”
The current text, argues AI, “does not include some vital rights such as, for example, the right to housing, water, food, or treats them, but very imperfectly, as happens with the right to health.” and social security”.
“” new constitution it is not a point of arrival, but rather a starting point for building a path of greater equality. Approval is human and is the door to a more just and supportive society,” concluded Rodrigo Bustos.
The constitutional process was opened in October 2020 with the support of almost 80% of citizens in historical plebiscite and after more than a year of massive equality protests that left thirty people dead and thousands injured.
From last Monday, Chileans will have two months to study the text, which says Chile a social state of law and decide in a referendum whether they are satisfied with it or prefer a different path of change.
EFE
Source: RPP
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