More than three thousand people were murdered or “disappeared” during Pinochet’s rule, thousands more were tortured by his forces, and tens of thousands were forcibly exiled. To an even greater extent, however, the motivation that spurred the human-rights movement was revulsion worldwide, including in the US, against American aid to Pinochet’s forces, a policy directed by President Richard Nixon and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.
从某些角度，这反映了新政权的残酷性。皮诺切特统治期间，三千多人被杀或“被消失”，数千人遭遇军方虐待，数万人被迫流亡。但是，从更深层次看，刺激了人权运动的是全世界——包括美国国内——对美国总统尼克松和国务卿基辛格援助皮诺切特军队的厌憎。