Charis McGowan
Bio:
Charis McGowan is a freelance journalist based in Santiago, Chile. She writes on women's and gay rights for publications such as the Guardian, Al Jazeera and VICE. Fascinated by the impact of social demonstration, she extensively covered Chile's 2019 uprising with a focus on human rights and social justice.
WMC Women Under Siege
July 27, 2020 | Naomi Larsson, Charis McGowan |
Feminism,
Free Speech,
Gender-based violence,
International,
Violence against women
Women Survivors of Torture Under Pinochet Fight His Grandniece's Appointment as Women's Minister
Women survivors of sexual torture under Augusto Pinochet's 17-year dictatorship in Chile never felt that the horrors suffered during that time have ever been adequately confronted, allowing his legacy to remain intact. Then his relative was appointed to a political role protecting women's rights.
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