On 27 October 2026, during a feminist and human rights demonstration in front of the Ministry of Justice in Santiago, Chilean police (Carabineros) cracked down on the protesters, resulting in head injuries to the elderly woman Rosa Merino Molina. The demonstration called for the resignation of Minister Fernando Rabat and protested the release of 56 individuals convicted of pedophilia and sexual abuse, as well as those imprisoned for human rights violations committed during the dictatorship.
Subsequently, the organization Casa Memoria José Domingo Cañas issued a public statement identifying the victim as Rosa Merino Molina, the sister of Pedro Merino Molina (a detained and disappeared person who was abducted from the former DINA Ollagüe Barracks). The organization strongly condemned the police action, denouncing it as a serious attack against the families of victims of the civil-military dictatorship and against the collective memory. They demanded a public apology from the government, an independent and transparent investigation to hold those responsible accountable, and a statement from the international community regarding the unlawful use of state violence against peaceful protest.