This dataset, pinochet_regime_df, is a data frame containing detailed information about human rights violations that occurred in Chile during the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, spanning from 1973 to 1990. The data includes victim-level records such as names, age, gender, affiliation, nature of the violence, methods used, and geographic information when available. It is based on the National Truth and Reconciliation Commission Report (1991, ISBN:9780268016463). The dataset also includes georeferenced locations across multiple levels for incidents where such data could be retrieved.
data(pinochet_regime_df)A data frame with 2,398 observations and 59 variables:
Victim ID
Group ID for collective incidents
Start date (day precision)
End date (day precision)
Start date (month precision)
End date (month precision)
Victim's last name
Victim's first name
Indicator if victim was a minor
Age of the victim
Indicator if victim was male
Victim's occupation
Detailed occupation description
Affiliation of the victim
Detailed affiliation
Type of violence experienced
Method of violence
Interrogation indicator
Torture indicator
Mistreatment indicator
Targeting category
Indicator for press involvement
War tribunal indicator
Number of previous arrests
Affiliation of perpetrator
Detailed affiliation of perpetrator
Victim's nationality
First incident location
First location detail
Latitude of first location
Longitude of first location
Indicator of coordinate precision (1 = exact)
Second incident location
Second location detail
Latitude of second location
Longitude of second location
Indicator of coordinate precision (2nd)
Third incident location
Third location detail
Latitude of third location
Longitude of third location
Indicator of coordinate precision (3rd)
Fourth incident location
Fourth location detail
Latitude of fourth location
Longitude of fourth location
Indicator of coordinate precision (4th)
Fifth incident location
Fifth location detail
Latitude of fifth location
Longitude of fifth location
Indicator of coordinate precision (5th)
Sixth incident location
Sixth location detail
Latitude of sixth location
Longitude of sixth location
Indicator of coordinate precision (6th)
Source page in the original report
Additional remarks or context
The dataset name has been kept as pinochet_regime_df to avoid confusion with other datasets in the R ecosystem. This naming convention helps distinguish this dataset as part of the ChileDataAPI package and assists users in identifying its specific characteristics. The suffix df indicates that the dataset is a data frame. The original content has not been modified.