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Fleas! Everyone hates these blood-sucking parasites. Our war against fleas is epic and ongoing, but each of us must fight our own individual battles. At Only Natural Pet Store, we want to give you the best weapons: only what works, and only what is safe for you, your pets, and the environment.
There are three fronts in every battle against fleas: the pet(s), the home, and the outdoor environment. But before we sound the battle cry, we need to know our enemy.
Why the Flea is Such a Fierce Enemy
Fleas have a number of strategic advantages in this war:
1. Masters of Maneuvers – Fleas are tiny, hard-shelled insects with incredible muscle power in their hind legs; they can jump 4-5 feet horizontally (or nearly a foot straight up). They're fast. They're adaptable. And they're hard to kill.
2. Stormtrooper Mentality – Fleas come with three basic marching orders, or biological imperatives: to survive, to eat, and to reproduce. They are entirely devoted to these orders. And they are very, very good at all of them. They are especially good at reproducing; an adult female lays about 20 eggs at a time. In her lifetime (depending on conditions, up to 1-1/2 years), she may produce hundreds, even thousands of eggs.
3. Effective Recruitment – The female flea typically lays her tiny white eggs in dark, damp places. If she lays any eggs on your pet, they will fall off…but they could travel all around the house or yard first. Within their hiding places, the eggs will hatch in about a week (although they can delay hatching until conditions are ideal) into larvae. The larvae then pupate by spinning cocoons, in which they can finish their development in a week, but they can survive in their cocoons for up to 6 months.
4. Subterfuge Specialists – For every single adult flea you see, there are about 10 cocoons, 35 larvae and 50 eggs hiding in carpets, pet beds, cracks, corners, and furniture.
5. Weapons of Mass Annoyance – Flea bites are itchy because, when fleas bite to feed, they inject blood thinning compounds to prevent clotting during dinner. Not only do these anti-clotting proteins cause itching, but they can also cause the immune system to mount an allergic reaction. Flea-allergic dermatitis is one of the most common skin complaints in pets. For an allergic animal, just one flea bite can cause a massive and prolonged reaction. Fleas can also transmit diseases such as bubonic plague, typhus, Lyme disease, and Rocky Mountain spotted fever, as well as tapeworms.
6. Efficient Defenses – Most chemicals, including bombs and sprays, kill only adult fleas or adults and larvae. That leaves thousands of tough little eggs and cocoons just waiting for the proper conditions, when they'll renew their assault once more. Fleas are also well defended against famine conditions—one blood meal can keep an adult flea alive up to two months.
Natural Defensive Strategies for Pets
Inner Defenses
Like other parasites, fleas target less healthy hosts, as well as puppies and kittens with undeveloped immune systems. Therefore, the first defense for our pets is to optimize their health and immunity.
If you've read any of the other articles on our site, you've heard this before: Diet is the foundation of health. After years of experience and research, we have come to believe that the best diet for most dogs and cats is a biologically appropriate raw food ("BARF") diet. However, not everyone is comfortable with or can manage to feed a raw diet; but it is important to feed the very best diet you can. This means top quality commercial pet foods that contain NO by-products, meat and bone meal, chemical preservatives, or other artificial additives. Meat should be the primary protein. Dogs can be fed a mix of canned and dry foods, but cats need moisture in their diets, and should be fed mostly or only canned foods, or reconstituted dehydrated or freeze-dried foods. Avoid carbohydrates, especially corn and wheat, as much as possible for cats. For more information, see our article, "What You Need to Know About Your Pet's Food."
Garlic and B-vitamins seem to make blood less attractive to fleas, so many guardians supplement with garlic & brewers yeast during flea season. Sensitive animals can develop an allergy to brewer's yeast, so monitor your pet to guard against worsening itchiness (pruritis).
Outer Defenses
The ultimate weapon in the battle with fleas is the Flea Comb. It is the best method to discover whether fleas are present. Comb through your pet's fur and gather a bit of hair and dirt. Then put this between two damp white paper towels and press them together – if the "dirt" creates rusty reddish spots on the paper towel, then a flea has been there (the dirt is actually flea feces). If you keep combing (especially around the tummy and tail), you will likely trap some of them in the comb. Drown them in SOAPY water – fleas have been known to jump out of plain water. Daily flea combing may sound tedious, but it is very helpful while you are working on your companion's health and taking environmental action.
Many topical sprays and shampoos claim to repel or kill fleas. However, many of them contain chemicals and pesticides with serious toxic potential. Cats are particularly susceptible to such products, because they are constantly grooming themselves and ingesting whatever is on their fur. Even sprays or chemicals from the dog can transfer to furniture or rugs, and from there to the cat. So, be extremely cautious with chemicals.
Safe flea-repellents for dogs – We recommend essential oil-based, non-chemical products to help keep fleas away from your dog. Spray and shampoo which contain essential oils not only help repel fleas, they can also help soothe and heal irritated skin. Herbal Defense Oil Blend is another good repellent for use on dogs. You can put a drop on the collar, and dilute it into a spray to mist your dog. Combining a little essential oil repellent spray with your flea combing is a great way to both spread the essential oils throughout the coat and give you extra help with catching the fleas. Pay particular attention to the base of the tail, and under the legs and belly on dogs. When using any strong-smelling product, keep in mind that your dog or cat has a much stronger sense of smell than you do, so don't overdo it.
Safe flea repellent for cats – Neem products are also good for cats; comb in especially around the neck, chest, and belly. Or, spray a small amount of Only Natural Pet Herbal Defense Spray onto a cloth and wipe it on lightly. Follow all directions carefully for best results. Never use full-strength essential oils directly on cats (spray products are already diluted to safe levels).
For killing fleas once they are on your pet, we recommend natural flea powders. Only Natural Pet All-in-One Flea Remedy is a powder made from diatomaceous earth that is safe for use on dogs and cats as well as around the home. It kills fleas in all life stages by dehydrating them, a method that is not only non-toxic to pets, humans and the environment, also a method that fleas cannot develop an immunity to, as they do with all other pesticides over time. There are many varieties of diatomaceous earth available. Some have impurities or contaminants that make them less safe than the type in the All-in-One Flea Remedy. The All-in-One Flea Remedy is safe if ingested, so your cat can groom herself all she wants and it will not hurt her. It is a very fine powder and a little goes a long way. Suggested use is approximately 1 teaspoon per 10 lbs. of body weight. Work it in well with your fingers, or use a flea comb to distribute it. It needs to be on the skin for it to affect the fleas.
Bathing your companion is an excellent way to kill fleas. Use an essential-oil based repellent shampoo like Only Natural Pet Herbal Defense Shampoo or a soothing shampoo such as oatmeal-based varieties. You can add a drop or two of flea repelling essential oils to oatmeal shampoo to make it more "flea unfriendly." Lather the neck first, so fleas can't run up onto the head. Leave the lather on your pet for a few minutes to help smother any persistent fleas, and then RINSE WELL. Soap residue can dry the skin and make the itchiness worse. You can follow with Only Natural Herbal Defense Conditioner or Grooming Conditioner to help prevent dry skin.
Why not use flea collars?
Most flea collars are treated with chemical pesticides that you do NOT want your pet wearing around their neck all the time! There are some natural flea collars available that will help in environments where fleas are not severe, or perhaps on an indoor cat, but you generally don't want to rely on them as your sole line of defense if you live an area with a large flea population.
Flea Tags – Definitely worth a try!
There are some amazing new products that use tags that hang from your pet's collar and that repel fleas based on energy fields. It sounds very "out there", but they work really well for many animals and are far and away the easiest way to keep fleas off your pet. It is definitely worth trying a flea tag, because they work for most pets, and some for as long as two years!
What about "spot-on" flea products?
Chemical spot-on flea products contain powerful and potentially dangerous pesticides, and should be considered a last resort for animals with severe flea allergies. An excellent review of these products was featured in the Whole Dog Journal, "Are 'Spot-On' Flea Killers Safe?" in the February 2002 issue (click here to read the article); despite its age, the article remains relevant. "All pesticides pose some degree of health risk to humans and animals. Despite advertising claims to the contrary, both over-the-counter and veterinarian-prescribed flea-killing topical treatments are pesticides that enter our companions' internal organs (livers, kidneys), move into their intestinal tracts, and are eventually eliminated in their feces and urine."
Even worse, these chemicals will readily transfer to human skin when the animal is handled. This can be particularly dangerous to children.
Chemical spot-ons can induce severe adverse reactions, including excessive salivation, skin rashes, tremors, hyperactivity, stiffened limbs, seizures, and death. Consider that to be deemed safe for use on our companions, these products only need be tested for 3-, 13- or 52-week intervals. Higher doses are used to compensate for the shorter testing periods. NO STUDIES have been done on the LONG TERM effects of applying these pesticides to animals repeatedly over long periods. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) received so many adverse event reports (more than 44,000 in 2008 alone) that they have opened an investigation into the safety of all registered spot-on products. Illness and death in dogs and cats were reported for every one of them. The EPA is currently reviewing labels and other data and will be issuing restrictions and requirements shortly.
Defending the Home Environment
Remember that most of the flea population lives and develops in your house and yard, not on your pet. Treating the environment is essential if you want to win this war. However, flea "bombs" and other products do not kill all life stages of the flea, and are generally made with chemical pesticides, which are NOT something you want to spread over every nook and cranny of your house.
Carpets, Flooring, Bedding, and Furniture
Vacuuming and washing hard-surfaced floors often – daily during the height of flea season – is the least toxic way to control fleas. This will remove most of the adults, and some eggs and larvae. Keep in mind the larvae don't like light, so vacuum under furniture and around baseboards, anywhere near your pet's favorite places to hang out. Remember to either vacuum some Only Natural Pet All-in-One Flea Remedy or an herbal flea powder into the vacuum bag to kill any fleas in the bag, or immediately remove the bag and discard it in a sealed plastic bag after use. Otherwise, they will just jump out of the bag and back into your home.
Vacuuming alone can't control severe infestations, and not everyone has the time to clean all the floors daily. That's when we recommend using one or more of the natural "powders" available for ridding your home of fleas. The least toxic products are diatomaceous earth and boric acid products, which both work by dessicating (drying out) the fleas, larvae, pupae, and eggs, which kills them.
Only Natural Pet All-in-One Flea Remedy can be used on carpeting, on pet bedding, on furniture and on hard floors (and on your pets – see above). It is a very fine powder, so it gets into cracks and crevices on hardwood, tile, and linoleum floors easily. You can work it in with a broom or carpet rake so it creates less dust when walked on. It acts more quickly than boric acid products, and a difference in the flea population can be noticeable in 24–48 hours. Diatomaceous earth, however, does not last as long as the boric acid products, and is ineffective when wet. Monthly applications are recommended in areas with heavy flea populations, especially during the height of flea season.
Boric acid products, such as Fleabusters and Fleago, work in a similar fashion. When applied correctly, they offer protection for up to a year or more, as they remain deep in the carpet and furniture fibers. Fleabusters may also be used on hard floors, as the powder is fine enough to reach into cracks and crevices well. All visible powder must be worked into the carpet, floor or furniture well with a broom or carpet rake, and any remaining visible powder should be vacuumed up. Boric acid kills flea larvae, but is not as effective at killing the adults, so visible results may take 2-6 weeks, as the adult population dies off. During the initial weeks after application, it is helpful to vacuum frequently to remove adult fleas. Boric acid products are more toxic than diatomaceous earth products as well, so you should not use them directly on dogs or cats, or in areas where small children play.
With all flea powder products, follow package directions carefully. Natural flea control powders are drying agents, and their dust can irritate nasal passages and lungs if inhaled directly. Avoid overzealous shaking of the container while spreading the powder onto the floor so you don't create clouds of dust. If you have any questions about the application process with any of our products, please call or email and we will be happy to help.
Pet beds are a favorite flea hang-out. Wash your pet's bedding in hot, soapy water at least weekly. You can even add some flea repellent essential oils to the water for extra flea-zapping power. Sprinkle a little Only Natural Pet All-in-One Flea Remedy onto DRY bedding and work it in to help kill the little pests while your companion sleeps.
Securing the Perimeter (Your Yard)
Last, but certainly not least, treat the yard, the major source of fleas. Larvae avoid light – so rake up leaves and thatch, and keep the grass cut. A majority of fleas and larvae will be within 50 feet of your companion's favorite resting spots, so focus on those areas, especially shady areas under trees, bushes, and decks. Only Natural Pet All-in-One Flea Remedy or diatomaceous earth can safely be applied to grass.
Beneficial nematodes (worms) are another way to control fleas in the yard, especially during wet weather. Beneficial nematodes are a flea parasite. They are tiny little critters that prey on both adult fleas and larvae. They can be applied with a hose sprayer or, on a smaller yard, with a watering can. Some garden centers and nurseries carry them (or can order them for you), as well as some of the "natural" pet stores. An Internet search will provide many sources as well.
The Pre-emptive Strike
If you live in a high-flea area, don't wait until you see fleas on your companion to treat your environment! If you live in an area with a predictable flea season, begin the treatment a month before they appear. If you live where flea season is every season, start now and treat your home regularly. Using natural methods takes more effort than dropping a blob of pesticide on your cat's or dog's back, but in the long run your pets, your family, and your environment will be healthier!The post The Natural Approach to Flea Control


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Albums of 2013 Everyone is Looking Forward To
2013 is off to a fresh start, and the New Year promises a lot for music. The early part of the year has shaped up well with updates on the most expected albums of 2013, and everyone is looking forward to what they have to offer. Here's a list of top 5 expected music albums of 2013 everyone is looking forward to.
1. TBA – Five Iron Frenzy
The Christian ska band is all set for this release and expectations are high as it's been a 10 year wait. After such a long interval, you may be wondering if they're really going to come along, but the song 'It was A Dark and Stormy Night' suggests that band is pretty serious about making a comeback. The album may even include the best lyrics ever produced by the band.
2. Street King Immortal – 50 cent
The rapper is pumped up to release Street King immortal. The release date is slated around the 10th year anniversary of his popular album Get Rich or Die Tryin'. You won't be listening to him alone. The album also features big names such as Chris Brown, Busta Rhymes, Alicia Keys, Eminem, Adam Levine and Akon. The star tweeted the album's release date; February 26.
3. One Women Army – Ciara
Ciara is making big comeback with this new album. Talking to MTV news, she stated the album is about her independence as a woman and represents her strength. It's about what she wants out of her life. It's going to be a follow-up to her album 'Basic Instinct' released two years ago, which featured three hit singles. Music lovers have high hopes from One Women Army.
4. Amok – Atoms for Peace
Thom Yorke and Flea are considered as the top rock stars of today, and they've recorded some impressive material so far. With Nigel Godrich on their side, the album has high expectations. The art work released so far has made a statement reflecting the creation as a building. The album is expected to release late in February.
5. Pink Friday: The Pink Print – Nicki Minaj
After cementing herself as a global superstar last year, winning multiple awards, she looks to continue her feat with the follow-up to her album Roman reloaded. The new album is going to be a continuation and a 're-release' to The Re-Up. Let'. As the name of the album 'The Pink Print' suggests, everyone is expecting a lot of pink in the videos.
These are the biggest expected music albums of 2013. A good way to promote your favorite album among your social circle would be to learn playing guitar so you can play the tunes of your favorite tracks. Professional teachers from TakeLessons are an option if you live in Los Angeles, or if you live in another city, you can search for additional options. By learning tracks from your favorite albums, you would be able to promote it among friends and acquaintances, building a greater following for your favorite artist.
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(CNN) -- When American history teacher Stephen Conrad taught a one-day lesson on the first anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attacks, his students wanted to share personal stories. Five years later, he finds the connection is fading.
"There is the same amount of interest," says Conrad, who teaches 10th graders at Council Rock High School in Newtown, Pennsylvania, north of Philadelphia. "But there is less direct experience with 9/11."
As the fifth anniversary of the attacks approached, what should secondary students across the country be taught about this historical event and its aftermath? That depends on whom you ask.
After the attacks, numerous education, media and civic organizations published materials for teachers on a wide spectrum of topics. Lessons varied from teaching traditions of Islam and a history of U.S. policies in the Middle East to promoting tolerance of different cultures and dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder.
But perhaps the biggest divide has occurred between those who stress teaching values and patriotism and those who encourage questioning U.S. policies and examining terrorists' motives.
"There is a difference between 'America deserved it' on the one-hand and 'America is the beacon of freedom and equality for the world' on the other hand," says Chester Finn, president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute
In 2002, the institute issued a report called "September 11: What Our Children Need to Know." Finn and other contributors promote teaching students that there are moral absolutes such as "good vs. evil" and "right vs. wrong" and support 9/11 lessons that teach history, civics and patriotism.
"There is a civic function of social studies," says Fordham report contributor Lucien Ellington, an education professor at the University of Tennessee. "Young people need to know that the world is a dangerous place, and there are really powerful forces that wish to destroy the United States and what it stands for."
Ted McConnell, director of the National Campaign to Promote Civic Education, agrees.
"What was under attack on 9/11 was not so much the symbols that were the buildings, but they were the values and the principles that unite us as American citizens," McConnell says. "It is vitally important that our students learn just what those values and those principles are."
Other experts, however, reject the notion that seeking to understand the motives of the perpetrators of the 9/11 attacks equates to legitimizing them.
"Looking to understand Islam does not extenuate any more than if you look at the origins of Nazism and the rise of Hitler, and the reasons that people supported Hitler," says Columbia University history professor Eric Foner. "Is that defending Hitler?"
Foner, who wrote a chapter called "9/11 and After" in his textbook "Give Me Liberty! An American History," sees the careful study of September 11 as an opportunity for students to re-examine essential questions in U.S. history.
"There are issues that have come to the fore as a result of 9/11 that will now be more emphasized in the teaching of history -- the question of civil liberties in wartime, for example, or the question of America's role in the world and the changing nature of our relationships with other countries, particularly in the Middle East."
Foner says it can get complicated when teachers try to get students to think about the ways the country has changed and responded to the events of 9/11.
However, he says the "purpose of teaching history is not only to give students a sense of the country's past, but to teach them to think critically and to weigh different points of view and come to their own conclusions."
Some interpret a critical analysis of U.S. policy as unpatriotic.
But Foner argues that students "can get their patriotism from many many places. I don't think that the way to uphold freedom is to create a generation of students who are just force-fed patriotic pabulum by their teachers."
Teaching the teachers
Navigating the controversial waters of teaching 9/11 can be intimidating for some teachers. But it can be even more problematic for them to cover subjects they know little about.
"From a world history and geography perspective, students need a better understanding of Islam in general, the regions of the world where it is practiced, and within that an understanding of radical Islamism," says Ellington, who also co-directs the University of Tennessee's East Asia program.
In working with his social studies teachers-in-training, Ellington says, "I find that my students don't have a clue about how to approach this issue."
Textbook coverage of these topics is often insufficient, and few classroom teachers have been schooled in non-Western cultures.
Historians and scholars are addressing this void with forums that "teach the teachers."
The Foreign Policy Research Institute's Marvin Wachman Fund for International Education hosts high school teachers and junior college faculty members at weekend history institutes that feature seminars led by some of the nation's leading scholars.
In a weekend institute on "Teaching 9/11 and the War on Terrorism," educators from around the country attend workshops such as "Terrorism in a Historical and Cultural Perspective," "Understanding Terror Networks," "Understanding Jihadism," and "The Question of Homeland Security."
Ellington, a senior fellow at the Wachman Fund, knows that while these institutes go far to educate teachers, getting young people to graduate with rudimentary information about the histories of non-Western countries is an enormous challenge.
Study after study indicates that young Americans know little about the world.
"Sixty percent of young adults couldn't identify Iraq on a map," Ellington says. "Until system reform of social studies occurs, it will always be problematic to teach about international affairs."
Classroom realities
Even if teachers are well schooled in the subject matter of 9/11 and terrorism, the logistics of the high school history curriculum do not lend themselves easily to those discussions.
"On the 11th of September, U.S. history courses are typically somewhere between Columbus and the Pilgrims," explains Finn.
At Council Rock High outside Philadelphia, Pennsylavania, Conrad diverges from his U.S. history curriculum for a mini-unit on 9/11. He hopes to help his students understand how something that happens halfway around the world can affect their lives.
But with just two days to cover the emergence of Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda, the events leading up to 9/11, the attacks themselves and their aftermath, Conrad admits it's a challenge.
"There is a lot of ground to cover, and you don't want to do that in a quick, thoughtless way," he says. "You want to make it interesting for the kids."
Time is not as much a factor for Cascade High School teacher Brian Fenderson, who teaches a two-week unit on 9/11 and terrorism to seniors as part of a semester-long course called Contemporary Issues.
For Fenderson, the challenge is getting his students to understand the attacks of 9/11 in the broader context of terrorism. "I want them to understand that it isn't always Americans who are the targets of terrorism, that terrorism is a global issue."
Since Fenderson's students live in the small agrarian town of Turner, Oregon, far removed from the East Coast, he places the attacks into a local context.
"We have a terrorist on trial for attempting to put in a training camp in southern Oregon. This case brought a real sense of urgency to the kids."
A day to remember
Regardless of the challenges educators face in teaching about 9/11, many teachers, historians and civic groups argue that schools should acknowledge the day.
Recommendations range from observing a moment of silence and flying the flag at half-staff to holding a schoolwide assembly featuring video and expert speakers.
In Conrad's school community, a number of people lost loved ones in the collapse of the World Trade Center towers. At the school's annual 9/11 commemoration, the chorus sings "America the Beautiful" and the school band plays "Taps" following a moment of silence.
Anthony Gardner, director and founder of the World Trade Center United Family Group, urges schools to acknowledge the day by observing a moment of silence and encouraging students to talk about the event.
Gardner's group, one of the original family advocacy organizations that began in the aftermath of 9/11, has partnered with the Taft Institute for Government at Queens College in New York to develop high school materials which will include an interactive DVD teaching aide and written materials.
To engage students, many of whom were in elementary school when the attacks occurred, the program will feature documentary footage and personal, first-hand accounts of 9/11 from survivors, family members, eyewitnesses and rescue workers.
Gardner says the National 9/11/01 Civic Education Program will be easy to adapt by classroom teachers.
"They will be able to do a one-day lesson timed around the anniversary, or they can build it into a larger American history course."
The materials also will include a remembrance program that schools around the country could easily use each year on the anniversary.
While one of the goals of the program is to "protect the legacy and memory of the September 11 victims and to ensure an authentic perpetuation of the historic events," Gardner emphasizes that the thrust of the materials is to direct students toward civic participation.
"The youth of this country will be the first line of defense in the war on terrorism," explains Gardner. "What better weapon against that than an informed citizenry?"
Flying flags at half-staff is among the ways some schools remember 9/11.
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During 2011 and 2012, Sebastián Piñera's government faced student unrest and other protests that often ended in the destruction of property and violent clashes between police and demonstrators. Police abuses, including inappropriate use of anti-riot weapons and ill-treatment of detainees, were reported. The Piñera administration has ended the trial of civilians by military courts and amended elements of counterterrorism legislation that were incompatible with international standards of due process. However, military courts that lack independence from the military hierarchy still try police accused of human rights abuses. The government has invoked the counterterrrorism law to punish the aggravated homicide of two farmers in their home by a group of hooded intruders.
Most recorded cases of extrajudicial executions and enforced disappearances committed during military rule (1973-1990) have been heard in court or are now under judicial investigation. Judges continue to convict former military personnel for these crimes. However, final sentences are often unacceptably lenient given the seriousness of the crimes.
The passage of a law protecting sexual minorities and other vulnerable groups from discrimination was a notable advance in 2012. Abortion continues to be prohibited in all circumstances, even when the mother's life is at risk.
Police Abuses
In 2011 and 2012, student marches and occupations demanding educational reforms sometimes ended in violent clashes in which police were injured and public and private property destroyed. A policeman was shot dead in September 2012 during disturbances on the anniversary of the 1973 military coup. Carabineros (uniformed police) sometimes used excessive force against protestors, including the misuse of non-lethal anti-riot weaponry such as tear gas and rubber bullets, arbitrary arrests, and the ill-treatment of detainees.
During February and March protests over regional economic and social demands in Aysen, southern Chile, local human rights monitors reported that police special anti-riot forces fired water-cannons and tear gas into homes, and shot tear gas cartridges directly at people. A 49-year-old mechanic, Teófilo Haro, was blinded by a steel pellet in the eye fired by a Carabinero, according to press reports. At a meeting of the Congressional Human Rights Commission, the head of Carabineros admitted the use of excessive force, and that metal shotgun pellets had been used incorrectly. The government spokesperson said in August 2012 that abuses by the police were "completely and categorically rejected, and immediately investigated."
At this writing, a police sergeant faced charges before a military court for unlawful use of lethal force in connection with the fatal shooting of 16-year-old student Manuel Gutiérrez Reynoso while he was watching a demonstration in August 2011 from a Santiago footbridge during a national strike.
Reports of police abuses against Mapuches during evictions of occupied land and attempts to arrest suspects in Mapuche communities continue. In July 2012, Carabineros fired rubber bullets at a group of Mapuches outside a hospital in Collipulli, in the southern region of Araucanía, where doctors were checking the injuries of people detained during a land eviction. According to an eyewitness, the shots were fired at short range, without provocation or warning, wounding seven people, including a 13-year-old girl and two 17-year-old boys.
Military Jurisdiction
Police accused of human rights abuses continue to be tried by military courts that are not independent. Following the recommendations of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACrtHR) in its 2005 ruling against Chile in the Palamara case, legislation introduced by Piñera's administration and approved by Congress in September 2010 finally ended the jurisdiction of military courts over civilians.
However, the reforms did not address jurisdiction over abuses against civilians by Carabineros, which is still exercised by military courts composed of military officers on active service. Apart from their lack of independence, these courts do not provide the due process guarantees that have existed in ordinary criminal proceedings since their reform in 2005.
Investigations are secret, criminal proceedings are conducted mainly in writing, and lawyers representing victims of police abuse have limited opportunities to cross-examine witnesses. Decisions by the Corte Marcial (the military appeals court) in cases involving the alleged unlawful use of lethal force by Carabineros have not inspired confidence in the court's impartiality. At this writing, the government was preparing a bill to restructure the military justice system.
Counterterrorism Laws
The inappropriate use of counterterrorism legislation to deal with common crimes against property, such as arson, committed by indigenous Mapuche activists remains an important due process issue. In September 2010, following concern expressed by the United Nations and regional human rights bodies, the government amended the counterterrorism law. Some due process guarantees were strengthened, such as allowing witnesses whose identity can be concealed to be cross-examined by defense attorneys, and children could no longer be tried under the law. However, the inclusion in the law of crimes against property was left unchanged and prosecutors continue to apply the law in such cases. In January 2013 the government filed terrorism charges against those responsible for the atrocious murder of an elderly couple who died when their farmhouse was set on fire by hooded intruders.
Confronting Past Abuses
More than three-quarters of the 3,186 documented killings and "disappearances" during the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship (1973-1990) have been heard by courts or are now under court jurisdiction, according to Diego Portales University's Human Rights Observatory, a nongovernmental organization that monitors progress in human rights trials.
Between 2000 and September 2011, more than 800 former state security agents had been indicted or convicted, and as of August 2012, 64 agents were serving prison sentences. In many cases, the Supreme Court has used its discretionary powers to reduce sentences against human rights violators in recognition of the time elapsed since the criminal act. Others had their sentences commuted. These practices raise concerns about Chile's fulfillment of its obligation to hold accountable perpetrators of crimes against humanity by imposing appropriate punishments or sanctions.
Prison Conditions
Overcrowding and poor conditions in many prisons continue to be a problem. As of May 2012, the official capacity of the prison system was 39,832, but there were 54,339 prisoners.
Following a fire in December 2010 in Santiago's San Miguel prison in which 81 prisoners died, the Ministry of Justice undertook important reforms both to improve conditions and reduce overcrowding. In June 2012 a law entered into force that allowed the release of low-risk inmates, including women with young children who were within six months of completing two-thirds of their sentence, and the voluntary return of non-Chilean inmates to their countries of origin. Another law, promulgated the same month, provides six alternatives to prison for low risk offenders, including community service and the use of electronic bracelets.
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
In July 2012, President Piñera promulgated a law to provide legal protection for Chile's vulnerable minorities, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals. The law explicitly includes sexual orientation and gender identity as prohibited grounds of discrimination. It also creates a special judicial process aimed at providing rapid redress to victims of discriminatory acts, which allows judges to halt or reverse them and provide protection for victims and toughens penalties. However, the law does not provide victims of discrimination with a mechanism for compensation.
Reproductive Rights
Chile in is one of only three countries in Latin America (the other two being El Salvador and Nicaragua) with an absolute prohibition on abortion, even prohibiting medical necessity as a defense. In April 2012, the Senate rejected three bills to legalize abortion in cases in which the mother's life was at risk or the fetus was unviable. Such an absolute prohibition violates a woman's fundamental right to the highest attainable standard of health, life, nondiscrimination, physical integrity, and freedom from cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment.
Key International Actors
In February 2012, the IACrtHR found that Chile had violated the rights of Karen Atala, a lesbian, and her three children to equal treatment and to non-discrimination. Atala lost custody of her children when Chilean courts ruled that, due to her sexual orientation, her children would be at risk if she were to raise them with her female partner.
As reparations for the violation of Atala's rights, the court ordered Chile, inter alia, to invite the victims and the organizations that represented them in the case to a public event in which the state would recognize its responsibility. The court also ordered Chile to implement training programs for judges and other public officials to ensure respect for the rights of the LGBT population.