Human rights expert Mark Ensalaco talks to The New York Times and BBC Radio about how the rescue of the Chilean miners is tied to Chile\u27s dark past

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University of DaytoneCommonsNews Releases Marketing and Communications10-18-2010'What a Difference Democracy Makes'Mark EnsalacoUniversity of Dayton, mensalaco1@udayton.eduFollow this and additional works at: https://ecommons.udayton.edu/news_rlsThis News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Marketing and Communications at eCommons. It has been accepted for inclusionin News Releases by an authorized administrator of eCommons. For more information, please contact frice1@udayton.edu,mschlangen1@udayton.edu.Recommended CitationEnsalaco, Mark, "'What a Difference Democracy Makes'" (2010). News Releases. 1093.https://ecommons.udayton.edu/news_rls/109311/12/13 University of Dayton : News : The New York Times, BBC Radio talk to Mark Ensalaco about Chilewww.udayton.edu/news/articles/2010/10/mark_ensalaco_chile_miner_rescue_copiapo.php 1/1University of Dayton, Ohio (url: http://www.udayton.edu/index.php)'What a Difference Democracy Makes'10.18.2010 | Culture and Society, Campus and Community, Hot TopicsAs rescuers pulled the 33 Chilean miners to safety, two of the world’s pre-eminent media outletsturned to human rights and Chile expert Mark Ensalaco for comment about a twist of ironyinvolving a city near the mine.Ensalaco talked to The New York Times and BBC Radio about how the rescue of the Chileanminers occurred nearly 37 years to the day Augusto Pinochet's Caravan of Death committed themurders of 16 miners in Copiapo."It is an incredible coincidence that this government is trying to save these people, where a previous government went downthere and deliberately, in that town, murdered 16 people 37 years ago," Ensalaco said. "It is a very famous case for whichPinochet was indicted. They're still looking for bodies there. What was once a place of tragedy is now a place of hope. What adifference democracy makes."Ensalaco is the author of Chile Under Pinochet: Recovering the Truth. He is working on another book about Pinochet - TheMark of Cain: The Prosecution of Pinochet.For more information, contact Shawn Robinson, associate director of media relations, at 937-229-3391 orsrobinson@udayton.edu.

\u27What a Difference Democracy Makes\u27

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\u27What a Difference Democracy Makes\u27

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