Murder of Daniel Zamudio, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Chilean victim of hate crime
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Place of Birth: Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile
About Murder of Daniel Zamudio
- Daniel Mauricio Zamudio Vera (3 August 1987 – 27 March 2012) has become a symbol against homophobic violence in Chile after his 2012 murder.
- On 2 March 2012, Zamudio, a Chilean gay man, was beaten and tortured for several hours in the San Borja Park in downtown Santiago.
- The four attackers, allegedly linked to a neo-Nazi gang, attacked him after learning he was gay.
- His death and all the media attention contributed to accelerating legislation against discrimination, as well as opening new doors of acceptance and tolerance of differences in the conservative country.
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