Ana González de Recabarren

Ana González de Recabarren (25 July 1925 – 26 October 2018) was a Chilean human rights activist and co-founder of the Association of Families of the Detained-Disappeared. Two of González's sons, pregnant daughter-in-law and husband were forcibly disappeared in April 1976 by the Chilean Military dictatorship. In the 1930s the González's family moved to Tocopilla and later to Renca, Santiago. González attended the School of Applied Arts at the University of Chile.

In 1942, González joined the Communist Party, remaining a member until 2002. During the Allende government Recabarren Rojas was the president of the San Miguel Supply and Price Control Board. Both brothers and Mena Alvarado were members of the Communist Party. On 30 April around 7:10 am, Recabarren Rojas was arrested by DINA agents as he attempted to board a bus to search for his missing relatives.

The remains of Nalvia Rosa Mena Alvarado, Luis Emilio González Recabarren, Manuel Guillermo González Recabarren and Manuel Segundo Recabarren Rojas have never been located.

Legal action González reported her relatives disappearances to the Vicariate of Solidarity on 30 April, and a recurso de amparo was subsequently filed at the on the behalf the Recabarren González brothers, Mena Alvarado and Recabarren Rojas. On 1 June 1976, the Court rejected the appeal without further action.

In June 2000, González filed a formal complaint against Augusto Pinochet for the disappearance of her family 26 years prior.

Association of Relatives of the Disappeared Detainees Andrés Aylwin, Ana González de Recabarren (centre) and Isabel Allende at the Museum of Memory and Human Rights 40th anniversary of the 1973 Chilean coup d'état, 2013 Following the forced disappearance of her relatives, González joined the Association of Relatives of the Disappeared Detainees (AFDD) and became one of its primary leaders alongside Sola Sierra, Viviana Díaz, and Clotario Blest. She participated in a hunger strike at the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean headquarters in Santiago. With Gabriela Bravo and Ulda Ortiz, González represented the AFDD at various international organizations such as United Nations, Organization of American States, International Red Cross, International Commission of Jurists, the Holy See, and Amnesty International.

Personal life On 26 October 2018, González died aged 93 at in Santiago, Chile. González is buried at the .