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Brazil & Southern Cone - February 2008 (ISSN 1741-4431)
CHILE: Growing Mapuche pressure sways government
A fortnight of Mapuche activism, with peaceful demonstrations against a
backdrop of armed actions, spurred the government of President Michelle Bachelet
towards more decisive steps on the long-drawn saga of indigenous rights in
Chile. The authorities gave in to Mapuche hunger striker Patricia Troncoso,
granting her and other imprisoned activists greatly relaxed conditions of
confinement. Bachelet appointed a special presidential commissioner to handle
indigenous affairs, and her new interior minister announced that Chile would
welcome the arrival of international observers.
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