translated from Spanish: The double conviction: tortured and raped

Mr. Director:
Elizabeth was born on January 5, 1955, in cisterna. In a family of 7 siblings, the parents were tailors and there was no bread left in the house. Looking for a fairer Chile, from a very young age “la flaca” (Elizabeth), begins to be in university politics, being eventually part of the Front of Revolutionary Students (FER).
In 1970, Salvador Allende and the Popular Unity won the presidential elections in Chile in a democratic way. Allende had promised a series of strategic economic measures that were unfortunately misrepresented by the US, so there was an economic blockade, a novel situation and we know what it generated. But in June 1973, General Pratts resigned from his army position and General Augusto Pinochet took command and began the coup d’état on the morning of September 11. That’s where hell breaks out for thousands of people and families. And we’re not talking about queues to buy, or land, we’re going to talk about torture and ddhh rape. The Helly (another of his nicknames), in the wake of the coup, as there was not much freedom of expression to say, had to leave for the neighboring country in late 1974. He left for Argentina with his partner as refugees from UNHCR, hoping he could be safer. But, having also a dictatorship in Argentina, Operation Condor took care to find them (an operation devised to all this by Manuel Contreras). 
So on November 22, 75th they fall into the hands of the Triple A, but before taking her to Villa Devoto, she had to go through dungeons, where the goal was to bend her through pain, several tortures until the pain was felt deep in her bones. However, failing to get her to speak, she was only taken to Villa Devoto in December 1975. He was there until July ’77. Two quiet years? None of that, two years when torture was constant in the cells, women standing right there, babies being stolen by the military, rape, sum and follow situations that are true to voices, but we have not yet condemned. 
At just 40 kilos and in poor condition she managed to travel as a political refugee to Belgium, where they tried with her partner to remake their lives. Cleaning toilets, working in hotels, and so on being validated by their ability and effort, and thanks to the Belgian community that supported political exiles, Helly manages to work in large bodies to improve the living conditions of women and people . Today he lives in Spain, one of his sons in Belgium, and another in Chile, some say it is a good life, I deeply believe that it is a consequence of the dictatorship. 
Never in exile, nor on return, has she ceased to fight and do justice, for her and for all her companions. And to tell you the truth, it has become easier for him to seek support on the other side of the mountain range than in his own country. There’s no justice yet, that’s the truth. And this story is the story of Elizabeth Rubio, but also of Joan, of Catalina, of Rosa, and so of thousands of women. Thousands of women who, as a friend says, suffered double sentences; for being left-wing militants and simply being women. Women who today continue to fight for a real vindication to HRDs, for the effective condemnation of their torturers and rapists. But in this country justice is only for some.
I tell this story for 3 reasons:
1. Because I want to thank my mom for being the best mom in the world and today the best grandmother. She’s a life-winning, and I’m sure she raised us to make this world better. It’s an example of life and a woman, and you don’t know the level of admiration I have for you.
2. Because I think we have a historical debt, and it’s time to move forward. If traditional parties have done what they can, well, those of us who come with more energy, let’s help get justice done once and for all. It’s not enough to go out and go all the 11 september, we need a real repair. We fill our mouths talking about dictatorship, about China, but I think we should focus a little bit on justice in our country.
3. Because I believe point 2) contributes to the improvement of our democracy. Today justice is not so just, and those who have power survive. We have a duty to improve our structures, and to perfect democracy. So the next time someone thinks about generating a coup, they’re going to think twice.
Lican Martínez Rubio

Original source in Spanish