Torture In Chile
Nancy Spero
Silkscreen, 1975
New York, New York
6019
Text: Torture in Chile Buen Pastor Jail Women Have Been Subjected to the Most Brutal Tortures Live Mice and Insects introduced Into Vaginas. Nipples Blown Off or Burnt. Genitals Destroyed By Electricity
On September 11, 1973, the democratically elected government of Chile was overthrown by a CIA backed coup led by Augusto Pinochet. This poster describes some of the torture techniques used against women prisoners during the Pinochet dictatorship.
