Abstract
Abstract This paper is a case study of the repression practised in Chile under the military dictatorship between 1973 and 1990. It outlines the psycho‐dynamic mechanisms of terror and of the struggle against it. It raises critically the issue of impunity (officially declared amnesty for human rights violations) and its consequences for the sense of justice in a process of transition to democracy. The educational implications of this precarious situation are discussed. The article shows that a well‐worked out system of terror can destroy even the most elementary forms of respect for basic human rights. A full reconstitution of the social fabric is required, which is based on the practice of respect for human rights as a foundation for a democratic polity.
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