Alicia Lira nominated for Human Rights Award in Chile

Santiago, Chile, Apr 21 (Prensa Latina) Alicia Lira, president of Chile's Association of Relatives of Executed Politicians (AFEP), has been nominated for the National Human Rights Award, granted since 2011 to prominent Chilean figures in the defense of citizens' rights. Alicia has waged a struggle for over 40 years for truth, justice, and reparations for the victims of Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship (1973-1990) and has spearheaded several lawsuits against those responsible for crimes against humanity.

April 21, 2026
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Originally from Concepcion, she moved with her family to the capital at the age of 14, where she worked in a textile factory, participated in labor struggles, and joined the Communist Youth, popularly known as La Jota.

Alicia Lira participated in several initiatives aimed at finding the more than 1,000 people detained who remain disappeared since the dictatorship.

The Dominican Union of Journalists for Peace (UDPP) granted her in 2018 the 2017 International Peace Prize.

Viviana Diaz Caro, of the Association of Relatives of the Detained-Disappeared (AFDD); Priest Jose Aldunate Lyon; and lawyers Roberto Garreton and Fabiola Letelier previously received this award.

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