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As Chile marks 50 years since Augusto Pinochet’s military coup, Luis Cordero Vega discusses its dark legacy.
Augusto Pinochet’s military coup in 1973 led to 17 years of systematic human rights abuses and the disappearance of nearly 1,500 Chileans who have never been found.
Relatives say they need to find their remains to end their long mourning period. Many of them died waiting.
In many countries where armed forces have committed atrocities against civilians, those who know where the remains of their victims have been buried or destroyed are reluctant to cooperate.
But the Chilean government is leading an ambitious plan to achieve justice.
Chile’s Justice and Human Rights Minister Luis Cordero Vega spoke to Al Jazeera.
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