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On 04 September 2017, President Michelle Bachelet reportedly signed a bill that adds a new article to the Penal Code, in order to ''punish whoever publicly, or by any means suitable for its public dissemination directly incites physical violence against a person or group of people, whether on the basis of race, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or beliefs''. The project establishes a minimum prison sentence in its minimum degree (from 61 to 540 days) and a fine of 30 to 50 monthly tax units (1.4 to 2.3 million pesos , approximately), and in the event that the crime is committed by a public official in the exercise of his work or by reason of his position, the penalty will go from 541 days to three years in jail and the fine will be 50 UTM [R1.7].
The Chamber of Deputies of Chile has approved a bill that includes anti-discrimination provisions to protect the rights of LGBTI minors. Article 9 of the bill includes sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, sexual characteristics among the grounds on which ''no child shall be arbitrarily discriminated against'', while Article 19 claims that ''every child has the right (
) to preserve and develop their own identity (
), including their gender identity''. The bill now heads on to the Senate for discussion [R1.6].
On 12 July 2012, President Sebastian Pinera signed anti-discrimination legislation into law. The Ley Antidiscriminación, also called Ley Zamudio, imposes penalties for acts of discrimination by race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, economic status, religion, or sexual orientation. Individuals may file anti-discrimination lawsuits and a judge must issue a ruling within 90 days. Penalties range from $370 to $3,660, but may be increased in the case of injury. The law also provides for criminal sanctions against violent crimes and requires the State to develop public policies to end discrimination [R1.5].
On 09 May 2012, Congress passed an anti-discrimnation law 25–3, enabling people to file anti-discrimination lawsuits and adds hate-crime sentences for violent crimes [R1.4].
On 04 April 2012, the House of Deputies approved 58–56 a law making unlawful "any distinction, exclusion or restriction that lacks reasonable justification, committed by agents of the state or individuals, and that causes the deprivation, disturbance or threatens the legitimate exercise of fundamental rights" [R1.3].
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On 08 November 2011, in a 28–2 vote, the Senate approved legislation that seeks to end discrimination against minority groups. The law now has to be passed by the Chamber of Deputies [R1.2].
The Senate decided that the categories to be protected were, "race or ethnicity, nationality, socioeconomic status, language, ideology or political opinion, religion or belief, the association or participation in trade associations or lack thereof, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, affiliation, personal appearance and illness or disability" [R1.2].
On 08 November 2011, the Senate is expected to consider an anti-discrimination law that would, if passed, forbid any discrimination based on race, age, sex, gender, religion, belief, political or other opinion, birth, national origin, cultural or socioeconomic standing, language, marital status, sexual orientation, illness, disability, genetic structure or any other status. The legislation apparently omits "gender identity" [R1.1]. |