Victims of eye trauma in Chile claim reparation

The Coordinator for Eye Trauma Victims has claimed to the government of Chile effective reparations for the injured people and bring to justice those responsible for repressive actions.

Marta Valdes, spokeswoman of that organization, declared that in spite of the fact that on November 11, the government announced an eye reparation program for the victims of State violence, so far it is but a promise because the injured have not been assisted.

In an interview to Radio Universidad de Chile (University of Chile), Valdes stated that 'the victims of eye trauma do not see that reparation coming' and not a single authority has met with them, and they have not spoken about a real repair.

She warned that 'they are lifetime mutilations; there are many young people with eye trauma that cannot continue studying; there are many that will not be able to work because they depend entirely on their eyesight, and the government has not spoken about those repairs.

Data of the National Human Rights Institute indicate that more than 350 people have suffered from eye trauma due to police repression, which has been denounced nationally and internationally; however, the number of injured people has continued to grow.

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