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Compensation for pinochet torture victims { August 13 2003 } Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s923846.htm http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s923846.htm Last Update: Wednesday, August 13, 2003. 11:24pm (AEST) Pinochet torture victims to receive compensation The Government of Chile says torture victims of the former dictator Augusto Pinochet will for the first time be eligible for compensation. Next month marks the 30th anniversary of Chile's military coup, and President Ricardo Lagos wants to make it a major turning point. He announced today he will create a special commission to compensate torture victims of the former military government. It is estimated tens of thousands of people could have been tortured, and will be eligible for some form of symbolic payment. Mr Lagos also announced a 50 per cent in total pensions for relatives of those who died at the hands of the military.

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