Chile: Irene Khan visits Chile on the 10th anniversary of Pinochet's arrest

Amnesty International’s Secretary General Irene Khan will lead a visit to Chile between 3 and 8 November 2008, ten years on from the arrest of Augusto Pinochet in London.

Visit to Chile

During the visit, Irene Khan will meet  survivors and relatives of victims of human rights abuses committed during the Pinochet regime, as well as some of those suffering abuses today – including members of  indigenous communities in Temuco and Calama. She will also meet government and civil society representatives to discuss the human rights challenges facing Chile, as well as participate in public events.

Amnesty International’s delegation will include: Javier Zuñiga, Senior Advisor; Judit Arenas, Head of the Office of the Secretary General; Louise Finer, Researcher on South America and Sergio Laurenti, Director of Amnesty International Chile.

See here the provisional programme for the visit (in Spanish).

About Irene Khan

Irene Zubaida Khan initiated her role as General Secretary of Amnesty International in 2001, same year as the organisation celebrated its 40th anniversary. Irene Khan, citizen of Bangladesh is the first woman, Muslim and Asian to lead this organisation. Her focus is place human beings in the center of the political debate using her experience and enthusiasm in pursuing her goal. Read further a short biographyy of Irene Khan (in Spanish).

Since her appointment, Ms Khan has travelled around the world and met with Heads of State, including President Alvaro Uribe of Colombia and President Mahinda Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka. Read more about Heads of State visited by Irene Khan.