Torture, that recurring nightmare. Social crisis and pandemic

Authors

  • Carlos Madariaga Médico Psiquiatra

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7146/torture.v32i1-2.129414

Keywords:

Torture, Neoliberalism, social crisis, covid-19, necropolitics

Abstract

This  article addresses the summative effects of the social crisis and the Covid-19 pandemic on the health-disease-care process at the level of Chilean society in the neoliberal context. The economy-health relationship is deepened, a phenomenon that is interpreted from the conceptual framework of necropolitics. The retraumatizing effect of the human rights violations recorded during the popular mobilizations of the social revolt of October 2019 in Chile, including the practice of torture, is reviewed.

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Published

2022-06-13

How to Cite

Madariaga, C. (2022). Torture, that recurring nightmare. Social crisis and pandemic. Torture Journal, 32(1-2), 268–270. https://doi.org/10.7146/torture.v32i1-2.129414

Issue

Vol. 32 No. 1-2 (2022): Torture Journal: Journal on Rehabilitation of Torture Victims and Prevention of Torture

Section

30th Anniversary of the Torture Journal

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