Military government of Chile (1973–1990) Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/tag/military-government-of-chile-1973-1990/ An international non-profit organization of scientists, physicians, engineers and scholars dedicated to protecting the human rights and scientific freedom of our colleagues around the world. Mon, 01 Jun 2020 19:26:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 https://i0.wp.com/concernedscientists.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cropped-64x64%40512px.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Military government of Chile (1973–1990) Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/tag/military-government-of-chile-1973-1990/ 32 32 59910430 CCS Urges Chile to Reopen the Investigation into Boris Weisfeiler’s Disappearance https://concernedscientists.org/2016/03/chilean-appeals-court-judge-permanently-closes-investigation-into-the-disappearance-of-mathematician-boris-weisfeiler/ Mon, 28 Mar 2016 15:23:24 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=4968 In January 1985, during the rule of Augusto Pinochet in Chile, Boris Weisfeiler, a Professor of Mathematics at Pennsylvania State University, disappeared while hiking alone in the Andes. According to the hundreds of United States declassified documents, it appears that Dr. Weisfeiler was kidnapped, questioned and tortured by the Chilean military and eventually executed. Take […]

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]]> 4968 Chile Responds to CCS Letter Regarding Dr. Boris Weisfeiler https://concernedscientists.org/2015/09/chile-responds-to-ccs-letter-regarding-dr-boris-weisfeiler/ Mon, 21 Sep 2015 20:23:17 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=4460 The Minister of the Presidency of Chile responded to a CCS letter, on behalf of President Bachelet, stating that there is some movement in the country to address the human rights violations that occurred during the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. Actions that will are taking place are: The National Congress is processing a Bill […]

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