The fifth session of the Intersectoral Group for the Prevention and Investigation of Homicides of Children and Adolescents was held with great success and attendance, at the offices of the National Prosecutor’s Office.
Representatives from the Ministerio Público, Policía de Investigaciones de Chile, Carabineros de Chile, Servicio Médico Legal, Subsecretaría de Prevención del Delito, Servicio Nacional de Protección Especializada a la Niñez y Adolescencia, Subsecretaría de la Niñez, Defensoría de la Niñez, Poder Judicial, Ministerio de Salud, Ministerio de Educación, and Fundación Amparo y Justicia met once again with the objective of advancing the mapping of networks and existing institutional linkages, identifying concrete opportunities to strengthen inter-institutional coordination.
Ena von Baer, Executive Vice President of Fundación Amparo y Justicia, stated that “in the context of the increase in homicides of children and adolescents during 2024, the work being carried out by all the institutions involved in the prevention, detection, and investigation of these cases is tremendously important. A very solid diagnosis is being developed, and we hope that by the end of the year we will be able to present proposals to improve inter-institutional work regarding child and adolescent homicides.”
This group of professionals meets monthly with the aim of advancing concrete actions to improve the clarification of child deaths. The first meeting was held in October 2024, as part of the seminar “Challenges in the Investigation of Child and Adolescent Homicides,” organized by our Foundation, which brought together more than 400 representatives from the State. International experts also participated in that session, sharing best practices and lessons learned in investigation processes.
