GENEVA – A Methodist pastor from Uruguay has been honoured by the government of Chile for his defence of human rights in that nation during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet from 1973 to 1990.
The Rev Emilio Castro (left), who led the World Council of Churches from 1985 to 1992, received the Orden de Bernardo O’Higgins, the country’s commendation for non-Chilean citizens.
Bernardo O’Higgins, a central figure of Chile’s fight for independence in the 19th century, is considered the nation’s founding father. – United Methodist News Service.