Dawson Island detention camp
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Dawson Island detention camp was a remote Chilean prison camp in Tierra del Fuego used by the Pinochet dictatorship to incarcerate and isolate political prisoners.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dawson Island detention camp canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concentration camp
ⓘ
detention camp ⓘ political prison ⓘ |
| afterUse | military facilities ⓘ |
| characteristic |
harsh weather
ⓘ
human rights violations ⓘ isolation from population centers ⓘ military control ⓘ remote location ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Chile ⓘ |
| dissolved | late 1970s ⓘ |
| endTime | late 1970s ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| inception | 1973 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Magallanes Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Patagonia region NERFINISHED ⓘ Tierra del Fuego NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Chile ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Strait of Magellan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Dawson Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
symbol of political repression in Chile
ⓘ
use against supporters of Salvador Allende ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Chilean Armed Forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Chilean state repressive apparatus under Pinochet ⓘ |
| prisonerCategory |
communist politicians
ⓘ
left-wing political activists ⓘ members of the Popular Unity government ⓘ militants of leftist parties ⓘ socialist politicians ⓘ trade unionists ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
detention of opponents after the 1973 Chilean coup d'état
ⓘ
forced labor by detainees ⓘ harsh climatic conditions used as additional punishment ⓘ imprisonment of members of the overthrown Allende government ⓘ |
| startTime | 1973 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
human rights reports on Chile
ⓘ
studies on state terrorism in Chile ⓘ testimonies of former political prisoners ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Chilean military dictatorship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
incarceration of political prisoners
ⓘ
isolation of political prisoners ⓘ repression of political opposition ⓘ |
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