The respect for human rights is nowadays not so much a matter of having international standards, but rather questions of compliance with those standards.

Given political history in Chile, it seemed to me that there was a critical task of consolidating a democracy and creating healthy civic-military and political-military relationships.

I was a woman, a divorcee, a socialist, an agnostic . . . all possible sins together.

One of the factors a country's economy depends on is human capital. If you don't provide women with adequate access to healthcare, education and employment, you lose at least half of your potential. So, gender equality and women's empowerment bring huge economic benefits.

In artillery exercises, women always win because they're more accurate.

There does not have to be trade-off between growth and social protection. A democracy does not mean much if it doesn't respond to the needs and will of its people.

Violence against women in all its forms is a human rights violation. It's not something that any culture, religion or tradition propagates.