Statement
Public
The Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities, through each of the rectors that comprise it, wishes to express its solidarity with the rector of the Alberto Hurtado University, Eduardo Silva SJ, who on the afternoon of Tuesday, August 31, was detained and violently confronted by a group of students in the rector's office of said institution.
We believe that this type of situation is contrary to the very essence of the university institution, which is based on the principles of democratic deliberation and the primacy of peaceful coexistence. Consequently, we reject the use of coercive and threatening tactics that contribute nothing to building agreements or consensus.
We trust that the university community of Alberto Hurtado University will soon overcome these events and return to the path of respectful dialogue among its various members.
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