Augosto Pinochet Human Rights Violations

Upon being declared President in 1974, Augosto Pinochet began a reign of Terror on the State of Chile. Human Rights violations were rife while this dictator was in power spanning 17 years. Such acts of crime against humanity should have been stopped early on in Pinochet’s career as President. The United Nations was established for more than thirty years at this point and regulations were put in place to stop any possible activities against human rights yet they continued in Chile. Some of the surrounding countries did not have the moral authority to stop Pinochet, as they were involved in the same activities, such as those implicated in Operation Condor. Other Countries did not feel politically or economically strong enough to exert any pressure on Chile. The United States, a country both economically and politically strong enough to apply force on Chile stood by an let Pinochet’s dictatorship continue as they believed a strong leader, like Pinochet, was necessary to stop the spread of communism. Another super power, Britain had an alliance with Chile, overlooking the Pinochet’s blatant disregard for human rights, and in turn intimidating other countries from taking action. However not all countries stood by
His rise through the ranks was slow and calculated that it was hard to believe that this man was soon to become the feared ruler of Chile. He remained apolitical throughout his career in the army and was even appointed head of the Army by the previous president of Chile, Salvador Allende. Allende was so sure of Pinochet’s loyalty to him that he refused to believe Pinochet’s involvement in the military coup d’état of September 1973. Pinochet joined a four-man junta to overthrow the government, which he became leader of unquestionably due to his military backing. By the following year Pinochet was declared president and the violations against humanity