▁This ▁was ▁a ▁dict atorial , ▁author itar ian ▁regime ▁which ▁tr ample d ▁on ▁human ▁rights ▁with ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁tort ure , ▁disappear ances , ▁illegal ▁and ▁secret ▁arrest , ▁and ▁extra jud icial ▁kill ings . ▁ ▁Th ous ands ▁were ▁being ▁det ained , ▁and ▁hundreds ▁killed ▁by ▁the ▁regime . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁in ▁this ▁context , ▁that ▁the ▁first ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁P ino ch et ▁regime ▁appeared . ▁ ▁Found ing ▁▁ ▁The ▁first ▁organized ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁regime ▁came ▁from ▁the ▁churches . ▁ ▁The ▁committee , ▁more ▁commonly ▁known ▁as ▁" Com mit te e ▁for ▁Peace " ▁( ; ▁also ▁Comité ▁Pro ▁Paz ▁en ▁Chile ) ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁the ▁Catholic , ▁Method ist , ▁Luther an , ▁Orth odox , ▁and ▁Pent ec ost al ▁Church es , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁Jewish ▁community ▁in ▁Chile . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁formal ized ▁by ▁Arch bishop ▁Ra ul ▁Silva ▁Henri quez ▁in ▁Order ▁ 1 5 8 - 7 3 ▁on ▁, ▁with ▁the ▁goal ▁of ▁" help ing ▁Chile ans , ▁who , ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁recent ▁political ▁events , ▁are ▁in ▁dire ▁economic ▁or ▁personal ▁stra its ," ▁and ▁also ▁to ▁provide ▁" legal , ▁economic , ▁technical , ▁and ▁spiritual " ▁assistance . ▁Its ▁char ter ▁also ▁called ▁for ▁ec umen ical ▁links ▁to ▁other ▁relig ions ▁to ▁help ▁carry ▁out ▁its ▁work ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁those ▁who ▁were ▁per sec uted ▁by ▁the ▁regime . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Committee