Information document on the visit of Gina Romero, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, who will visit Chile from July 14 to 23, 2025.

Written By Lidia Arrigada Garcia

Your Voice Matters! Unique Opportunity in Chile

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Images for Inclusion Inc is honored to share news of vital importance for Indigenous Peoples, especially the Mapuche People. Gina Romero, the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, will visit Chile from July 14 to 23, 2025, and will be in Temuco on July 18 and 19!

This is a crucial opportunity for our voices to be heard directly in the international arena. The Special Rapporteur is mandated to gather information, make recommendations, and report violations of our rights to assembly and association.

Although the official call for written submissions has closed, there is still an urgent window next week to send information via email, which will be processed before her arrival. Furthermore, we will soon announce details for in-person participation in Temuco.

Your testimony is fundamental. This is the time to make visible the challenges and good practices that impact our civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights. The information you share will be confidential and key to the Rapporteur's report.

Do not let this opportunity pass! Your participation can generate significant change.

To learn all the details on how to participate, what kind of information is requested, and relevant links.

Peukallal!

*** Download our PDF statement here (in Spanish)

Lidia Arrigada Garcia

Lidia is a leading voice on Indigenous human rights, contributing authoritative articles for IFI. Her writing is informed by rigorous study and true involvement, drawing on extensive reading, direct work and dialogue with Indigenous Peoples in the field. She advocates for the human rights of Indigenous Peoples, especially Indigenous women and girls, from her active presence in the United Nations forums and mechanisms at the international level — as both Civil Society at the UN through Consultative Status and a Mapuche woman. Therefore, as president and CEO of our NGO, she effectively bridges grassroots programs with international human rights dialogue, providing a unique perspective.

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