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Chile

Regional group:

Latin American & Caribbean Group

Council member:

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

2009-2010

2010-2011

2011-2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Council Bureau membership:	Vice-president (2009-2010, 2018)
Coordinator of regional group:	–
Voluntary financial contribution to OHCHR (2025) :

Other HRC positions:	Member of Consultative Group (2007-2008, 2015) Member of Working Group on Situations (2014 (two terms))
OHCHR presence:	Regional Office
NHRI accreditation status:	A

National Mechanisms for Implementation, Reporting, and Follow-up (NMIRF): Standing - Inter-Ministerial

Engagement with the HRC

Principal sponsorship of HRC resolutions

Chile has been in the core group of the following resolutions: the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; mandate of Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity; civil society space; mandate of the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls; neurotechnology and human rights; women, diplomacy and human rights; promotion and protection of human rights in Nicaragua; the role of good governance in the promotion and protection of human rights; local government and human rights; situation of human rights in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela; elimination of all forms of discrimination against women and girls; combating discrimination, violence and harmful practices against intersex persons; human rights and a culture of peace; extreme poverty and human rights; promotion and protection of human rights and the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; the right to development; enhancement of international cooperation in the field of human rights; and human rights, sexual orientation and gender identity.

Voting record

Since it first became a member of the Council in 2008, Chile has voted (in the absence of consensus) in favour of every resolution tabled under item 4 (situations that require the Council’s attention), and nearly all under item 2 (country-specific resolutions), except for two texts on Venezuela (voted against) and one text on the Philippines (abstained). Chile has nearly always voted in favour of item 7 resolutions (human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory) - it abstained twice in 2010. On item 10 resolutions (capacity-building), Chile has either joined consensus or voted in favour of all texts. For thematic resolutions dealing with civil and political rights, Chile has generally joined consensus. Where there has been a vote, it has nearly always voted in favour, with the exception of two texts on defamation of religions which it voted against (2009 and 2010). For thematic resolutions dealing with economic, social, and cultural rights, Chile has joined consensus or voted in favour of most texts. It abstained on several resolutions on the effects of foreign debt, on a resolution on the right to development, and on another on eliminating inequality within and among States. It voted against one resolution, on protection of the family (2014).

HRC participation

During HRC general discussions, panel debates and interactive dialogues with the Special Procedures, during the past three years, either as an HRC member or not, the State has joined:

Regional
group statements

Average of statements for all countries: 78

Subregional
group statements

Average of statements for all countries: 50

Political group
statements

Average of statements for all countries: 109

155

Cross-regional
group statements

Average of statements for all countries: 96

Other joint
statements

Average of statements for all countries: 5

HRC member empty chair?

Overall, as a HRC member, has participated in more than 10% of panel discussions, general debates and interactive dialogues.

Cooperation with international human rights system

Special Procedures

Standing invitation

Communications responded to / received

Visits requests status

Completed
Invitation sent by the State not (yet) accepted by the SP
Accepted / date set
Visit request by the SP and not (yet) accepted by the State
Postponed / cancelled

Longest visit request not (yet) accepted by the State >
SR on freedom of religion, 2010

Treaty Bodies

Ratified

Reporting Status

Ratification status
Party Not Party
Individual complaint procedure accepted.
Reporting status

Submitted on time
Submitted late
Not applicable

On schedule
Overdue (outstanding)

CAT

ICCPR

CED

CEDAW

CERD

ICESCR

CRC

CRPD

Most overdue report

CERD
1.5 Years

OP-CAT

Ratified

NPM established

Received Sub-Committee visit

Universal Periodic Review

Reported

(2009, 2014, 2019)

Mid-term report

1st, 2nd & 3rd cycles

Level of delegation

Deputy Minister

Participation in other reviews
1^st cycle: 107 / 192

2^nd cycle: 167 / 192

Cooperation with the UN, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights

Cited in the Secretary General’s reports on 'alleged reprisals for cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights' (2010-2025)?

Fulfilment of past voluntary pledges & commitments

Specific voluntary pledges: 0

Chile tabled its commitments and voluntary pledges in support of its candidacy for membership for the period 2026-2028 on 25 February 2025. In the document, Chile pledges to:

Establish a national mechanism to follow up on the recommendations of international human rights mechanisms, in cooperation with its national human rights institution.
Continue holding constructive dialogues with the treaty bodies, ensuring that all branches of government are represented and in consultation with its national human rights institutions and civil society organisations.
Continue leading efforts to prevent and eliminate violence and discrimination against LGBTQIA+ persons.
Continue strengthening its independent national institutions for the protection of human rights, and consider establishing new similar mechanisms.
Develop a draft law on due diligence in the field of human rights and business.

Chile

Latin American & Caribbean Group

Engagement with the HRC

Principal sponsorship of HRC resolutions

Voting record

HRC participation

HRC member empty chair?

Cooperation with international human rights system

Special Procedures

Standing invitation

Communications responded to / received

Visits requests status

Treaty Bodies

Ratified

Reporting Status

Universal Periodic Review

Participation in other reviews 1st cycle: 107 / 192

2nd cycle: 167 / 192

Cooperation with the UN, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights

Fulfilment of past voluntary pledges & commitments

Specific voluntary pledges: 0

Participation in other reviews
1^st cycle: 107 / 192

2^nd cycle: 167 / 192