Published by the Association of Relatives of Political Executions (AFEP), the text aims to continue moving forward the search for truth, justice, and reparation for the victims of the civil-military regime.

The AFEP considers tne importantance of rescuing the past memory and raise awareness of the significance of State terrorism in the country, which disrespected the lives of children and pregnant women, the organization’s president, Alicia Lira, recently stated.

This volume is dedicated to adolescents murdered, many of them during demonstrations against the dictatorship, or to those who were in military service and were victims of extermination.

“Rompiendo el Silencio” will be launched by Amanda Jara, director of Victor Jara Foundation; Claudio Duarte, professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Chile; and human rights lawyer Alberto Espinoza.

The event will take place in the context of the 52nd anniversary of the coup d’etat against the Unidad Popular (Popular Unity-UP) government, which plunged the country into one of the darkest moments in history.

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