Chile’s hate crime law passes after seven years

Gay rights campaigners celebrated the Senate’s vote

The Chilean Congress has approved an anti-discrimination law that assumed added importance after a gay man was killed earlier this year.

The bill cleared its final hurdle with a 25-3 vote in the Senate.

The brutal assault on Daniel Zamudio in March sparked outrage and a fresh debate about hate crimes in Chile.

After Mr Zamudio’s death, President Sebastian Pinera put the bill, which had languished in Congress for seven years, on the fast track to approval.”