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Isabel Letelier Remembered for Turning Tragedy into Human Rights Movement
Original: Remembering Isabel Letelier, Who Turned a Tragedy into a Global Movement for Human Rights
Tributes are being paid to Isabel Letelier, widow of Chilean diplomat Orlando Letelier, who was assassinated in Washington DC in 1976 in an operation tied to the Pinochet regime. Rather than retreat from public life, she spent decades campaigning for human rights and accountability, helping turn her husband's killing into a catalyst for a global movement against state-sponsored political violence.
Why now: A commemoration of Isabel Letelier's legacy is prompting renewed discussion of her human rights work and the unresolved questions of Chile's dictatorship era.
Isabel LetelierOrlando LetelierInstitute for Policy StudiesChile
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- Remembering Isabel Letelier, Who Turned a Tragedy into a Global Movement for Human Rights · Institute for Policy Studies
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