Award in 2008. In 2014 Insulza was awarded the prestigious Kalman H. Silvert Award presented by the Council on Hemispheric Affairs. Criticism As Secretary General, Insulza was criticized for not taking enough action against human rights abuses in the Americas. In 2008, the Human Rights Foundation started the "Inter-American Democratic Charter and Mr. Insulza" program, to inform Insulza every month of human rights abuses taking place in the Americas. Later career In 2019, Insulza joined the inaugural meeting of the so-called Puebla Group in Buenos Aires, a conference of left-leaning political leaders. References Links Biography at OAS site Insulza CV (OAS.org) "Perfil de Insulza, futuro Secretario General de la OEA" (El Mercurio Online, Santiago) (grassrootsonline.org) External links "Checkmate by Default: Insulza Wins OAS Race because he is the Sole Candidate that Remains" (The Council on Hemispheric Affairs, May 2, 2005) Biography by CIDOB (in Spanish) 1943 births Living people Chilean diplomats Chilean exiles Chilean agnostics Chilean Ministers of the Interior Foreign ministers of Chile Chilean Ministers Secretary General of the Presidency Saint George's College, Santiago alumni Universidad Iberoamericana faculty National Autonomous University of Mexico faculty People from Santiago University of Chile alumni University of Michigan alumni Popular Unitary Action Movement politicians Socialist Party of Chile politicians Candidates for President of Chile Secretaries General of the Organization of American States Recipients of the Medal of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay Senators of the LV Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile Senators of the LVI Legislative Period of the National Congress of Chile