Chileans marked the International Day of the Disappeared on Saturday,
honouring those who went missing during the rule of General Augusto
Pinochet.
Since 2006, Chile has marked the day with services at memorial centres that once served as detention and torture facilities.
Cristian Castillo, Vice President of the memorial centre known as Villa Grimaldi, led Saturday evening's ceremony.
Castillo said it was a day for Chileans to recommit to preventing the atrocities of the past from ever happening again.
It is estimated that nearly 4,500 people were tortured in Villa Grimaldi, including President Michelle Bachelet and her mother, Angela Jeria.
Some 2,300 Chileans were murdered during Pinochet's regime from 1973-1990, and there are still 1,192 missing, according to official estimates.
Since 2006, Chile has marked the day with services at memorial centres that once served as detention and torture facilities.
Cristian Castillo, Vice President of the memorial centre known as Villa Grimaldi, led Saturday evening's ceremony.
Castillo said it was a day for Chileans to recommit to preventing the atrocities of the past from ever happening again.
It is estimated that nearly 4,500 people were tortured in Villa Grimaldi, including President Michelle Bachelet and her mother, Angela Jeria.
Some 2,300 Chileans were murdered during Pinochet's regime from 1973-1990, and there are still 1,192 missing, according to official estimates.
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