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The Undersecretary of Human Rights, Lorena Recabarren, referred again to conversion therapies after the controversy unleashed by her statements, which led the Movilh to accuse her of defending them. On this occasion, Recabarren reiterated his apologies and insisted that the Government opposes these practices.
In the middle of the session of the Senate Human Rights commission where modifications are currently being discussed to strengthen the Anti-Discrimination Law, the undersecretary referred to the controversy last week.
Along these lines, Recabarren pointed out: “I want to regret that the interpretation given to my words caused some people to feel offended and hurt.”
He also expressed his own conviction, that of the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights and that of the Government, that conversion therapies “should not have any space in the national legal system.”
“I really want to deeply regret that my intervention has generated a misunderstanding and, especially, I regret it because this interpretation that was given to my words caused some people to feel offended and hurt, and I regret that. The interpretation that was given to my words is not consistent with my convictions, nor my thoughts, nor my intentions, nor with the convictions that this government has, which I represent, ”he said.
He added that “the Government is unequivocally opposed to any practice that threatens the dignity of people, either because of their gender identity or expression or their sexual orientation, as I clarified last week and as the minister reaffirmed in his minute Justice, Hernán Larraín, as the Government spokesman, Jaime Bellolio, and I believe that this is the indication that the Executive presents today ”.
“In this commission we have always worked from good faith, with a collaborative spirit, in a transparent manner and I think this commission should be proud of that. We have processed very important projects in the matter of Human Rights, such as Law 21.120 that in fact recognizes and protects the right to gender identity; we have processed the national preventive mechanism against torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment; and Law 21,171, which created the national cadastre of stillbirths to facilitate the identification and burial of these people, children, and unborn children, ”he argued.
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