Indigenous Groups, Gender Issues All But Disappear in Latest Draft of Chile Constitution
- Latest draft constitution drawn up by a committee of experts
- Elected body will start to debate the charter on Wednesday
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A fresh draft constitution in Chile points to the seismic shift that’s taken place in the South American nation in the past year as a wave of social protests gives ways to a conservative backlash.
Gone are the lengthy debates on the role of indigenous groups, sexual minorities and social rights that dominated the previous proposal, which was rejected in a referendum last year. In are mentions of the judiciary and the established political parties that had lost their grip on the country.