A dataset containing information about victims of the Pinochet regime in Chile (1973-1990). The data comes from the National Truth and Reconciliation Commission Report (1991, ISBN:9780268016463). We included georeferenced information about all incidents where the information could be retrieved. More information about the coding process is available at http://github.com/danilofreire/pinochet.
data(pinochet)
A data frame with 2398 rows and 59 variables:
any further information on the victim
victim's age
calendar day when the human rights abuse ended
calendar month when human rights abuse ended
exactitude of coordinates for place_1, 1 = exact
exactitude of coordinates for place_2, 1 = exact
exactitude of coordinates for place_3, 1 = exact
exactitude of coordinates for place_4, 1 = exact
exactitude of coordinates for place_5, 1 = exact
exactitude of coordinates for place_6, 1 = exact
victim's first name
unique id for groups of individuals attacked together
unique individual id
individual was interrogated, 1 = yes
victim's last name
latitudinal coordinates pertaining to the string place_1 variable
latitudinal coordinates pertaining to the string place_2 variable
latitudinal coordinates pertaining to the string place_3 variable
latitudinal coordinates pertaining to the string place_4 variable
latitudinal coordinates pertaining to the string place_5 variable
latitudinal coordinates pertaining to the string place_6 variable
where the individual was seen or found
where the individual was seen or found
where the individual was seen or found
where the individual was seen or found
where the individual was seen or found
where the individual was seen or found
longitudinal coordinates pertaining to the string place_1 variable
longitudinal coordinates pertaining to the string place_2 variable
longitudinal coordinates pertaining to the string place_3 variable
longitudinal coordinates pertaining to the string place_4 variable
longitudinal coordinates pertaining to the string place_5 variable
longitudinal coordinates pertaining to the string place_6 variable
victim is male, 1 = yes
method of violence, 25 categories
victim is minor, 1 = yes
individual was mistreated, 1 = yes
individual's nationality
number of individual's previous arrests
victim's occupation
details about victim's occupation, when available
report page where we retrieved information about the victim
perpetrator's political affiliation
details about perpetrator's political affiliation
place where the individual was spotted/reported to be seen (in chronological order, from 1 to 6 places)
place where the individual was spotted/reported to be seen (in chronological order, from 1 to 6 places)
place where the individual was spotted/reported to be seen (in chronological order, from 1 to 6 places)
place where the individual was spotted/reported to be seen (in chronological order, from 1 to 6 places)
place where the individual was spotted/reported to be seen (in chronological order, from 1 to 6 places)
place where the individual was spotted/reported to be seen (in chronological order, from 1 to 6 places)
individual disappearance or death appeared in the press
date when the victim suffered abuse
calendar month when victim suffered abuse
individual's political affiliation
details about the individual's political affiliation, when available
type of violence, 5 categories: killed, suicide, disappearance, disappearance information of death, unresolved
individual was targeted, 1 = yes
individual was tortured, 1 = yes
individual was subject to a war tribunal
Report of the Chilean National Commission on Truth and Reconciliation, volumes 1 and 2.