Hugo Gonzalez Araya
Reportero Gráfico U.T.E. — 37 years old.
Background
Hugo Gonzalez Araya
Reportero Gráfico U.T.E. — 37 years old.
Case summary
Hugo Araya González, a 37-year-old photojournalist and member of the Socialist Party, was murdered by military personnel on September 12, 1973. He was shot while taking photographs at the Universidad Técnica del Estado and died after those same Army troops prevented ambulances from entering to provide him with medical assistance.
Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos[1]
On September 12, 1973, Hugo ARAYA GONZALEZ, 37 years old, a photojournalist and member of the Socialist Party, was killed by military gunfire.
The victim was at the Universidad Técnica del Estado taking photographs when he was shot by Ejército personnel who were surrounding the site. After he was wounded, medical assistance was requested, but ambulances were unable to enter the premises due to the gunfire from the military forces.
The Commission formed the conviction that the death of Hugo Araya Gonzalez constituted a violation of his fundamental rights for which State agents were responsible. This conviction was based on evidence that the victim was taking photographs; it was also established that he was shot by uniformed personnel surrounding the area; and that these forces used their firearms in an indiscriminate and unnecessary manner.
Judicial Case Files[2]
Hugo Araya González y Marta Vallejo Buschmann
- Mario Carroza
- 175-2010
- 2143-2015
- 33997-2016
- Metropolitana De Santiago
- Donato Lopez Almarza
References
- 1Museum of Memoryhttps://interactivos.museodelamemoria.cl/victims/?p=2952
- 2