Chile registers 3,213 forcibly disappeared persons in the Civil Registry

The Undersecretariat of Human Rights ordered that the list of persons declared absent due to forced disappearance be taken into account and directed the Civil Registry and Identification Service to carry out the respective registrations, in accordance with Law No. 21,775 and its regulations. The decision was formalized in Exempt Resolution No. 179, dated May 15, 2026, published in the Official Gazette No. 44,546 on Wednesday, September 9, 2026 (official reference CVE 2863674).

The measure constitutes a milestone of historical reparation: it legally recognizes as victims those who were deprived of liberty by State agents, or with their authorization or acquiescence, between September 11, 1973, and March 10, 1990, and whose whereabouts were concealed. The list, prepared by the Department of the Human Rights Program, includes 3,213 people and will be entered into the electronic, public, and free registry created by the law.

A registry created by Law 21,775

Law No. 21,775, in effect since March 20, 2026, introduces the legal classification of “absent due to forced disappearance” and creates a special registry managed by the Civil Registry and Identification Service. According to the resolution, the list is compiled based on information contained in the reports of truth and reparation commissions, and its formation is regulated by Decree No. 136 of 2026, which approves the Registry Regulations.

The resolution, signed by Undersecretary Pablo Mira Hurtado, orders the transmission of a full copy of the act to the Civil Registry, the registration of the identified individuals, and the publication of the document in the Official Gazette and on the Undersecretariat’s Active Transparency Portal.

Sources of the list

The victims were recognized based on the country’s main historical memory instruments:

• The report of the National Commission for Truth and Reconciliation (CNVR), created by Supreme Decree No. 355 of 1990.
• The report of the National Corporation for Reparation and Reconciliation (CNRR), created by Law No. 19,123.
• The report of the National Commission on Political Imprisonment and Torture, created by Supreme Decree No. 1,040 of 2003.
• The report of the Advisory Commission for the Qualification of Detained-Disappeared, Political Executions, and Victims of Political Imprisonment and Torture, established by Supreme Decree No. 43 of 2010.
• Other reports or instruments from commissions or bodies of the same nature, created or recognized by law, and the judgments referred to in Article 3 of the Law.

Scope of reparation

The payroll encompasses individuals from across the country, with individualized first names, last names, and RUNs, and distinguishes the documentary source that accredits each case. The registration in the record provides official evidence of the status of absent due to forced disappearance, which enables state recognition and the legal effects associated with reparation.

The publication of this first payroll consolidates the process of truth and justice initiated after the return to democracy and effectively complies with Law No. 21,775, which seeks to settle a pending debt with the families of the victims of the dictatorship.

Source: Official Gazette of the Republic of Chile, No. 44,546, September 9, 2026, Section I (General Norms), pgs. 1-50 (official reference: CVE 2863674).