At the moment I am reading “El Despertar De Los Cuervos”, this is written by a Chilean journalist called Javier Rebolledo. He works investigating about the torture at the Pinochet dictatorship. The text focuses on what happened at Tejas Verdes, this was a torture center located in San Antonio. Here was created DINA; military secret organization devoted to the repression of opponents of the dictatorship. Within the text are the statements of surviving victims and soldiers who participated in these violations of human rights.

Since I was a teenager, I was interested to know more about what happened in dictatorship. I always read about the reasons that led the military coup, about intervention of the United States and the crimes that were committed. But it's the first time I read the statement of victims of the dictatorship. In these statements the victims tell in detail the atrocities committed in Tejas Verdes, details that have impacted me. In parts of the text I had to stop reading, so strong the events that occurred. I never imagined that man could have so much evil in his heart, I never thought that man could be capable of such atrocities.

One fact that stands out and that the last few days have made headlines is the participation of Cristian Labbé at Tejas Verdes. The former mayor of Providence was recognized by one of the victims on the text, this happened in a session of torture where the victim was rushed hood covering his face, then he saw Cristian Labbé, two soldiers, a doctor and a nurse. Currently, Cristian Labbé is being investigated for these crimes.

From the bottom of my heart I hope that all those who participated in these horrible violations of human rights pay for the damage caused. And if justice is not achieved in the courts, who succeeded in life.