Decree Law 2191 (Amnesty Law)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Decree_Law_2191_(Amnesty_Law)
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Amnesty_Law
gptkbp:appliesTo crimes committed by civilians
crimes committed by military and police personnel
gptkbp:controversy impunity for human rights violations
gptkbp:country gptkb:Chile
gptkbp:criticizedFor gptkb:United_Nations
gptkb:Amnesty_International
gptkb:Human_Rights_Watch
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1978
gptkbp:effect prevents prosecution for crimes committed during specified period
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:military_dictatorship_of_Augusto_Pinochet
gptkbp:excludes common crimes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Decree Law 2191 (Amnesty Law)
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:Chilean_legal_code
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Decree_Law_2191
gptkbp:purpose grant amnesty for crimes committed between 11 September 1973 and 10 March 1978
gptkbp:relatedTo human rights violations during Pinochet regime
gptkbp:status still in force (as of 2024)
gptkbp:subjectOf international criticism
legal challenges in Chile
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Augusto_Pinochet_regime
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6