▁carried ▁out ▁its ▁pro - human ▁rights ▁activity ▁in ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁har ass ment ▁and ▁int im id ation ▁by ▁the ▁government , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁ris ky ▁proposition ▁for ▁those ▁involved . ▁ ▁A ▁year ▁later , ▁a ▁couple ▁dozen ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁committee , ▁mostly ▁women ▁who ▁were ▁looking ▁for ▁their ▁" dis app eared " ▁relatives , ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁new ▁group ▁focused ▁on ▁press uring ▁the ▁government ▁for ▁information ▁about ▁their ▁" dis app eared " ▁relatives . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁formal ized ▁into ▁a ▁new ▁group , ▁the ▁Association ▁of ▁Famil ies ▁of ▁the ▁Det ained - Dis app eared ▁by ▁Cl ot ario ▁Bl est ▁the ▁next ▁year . ▁ ▁Activ ities ▁▁ ▁The ▁chief ▁activity ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁of ▁Co operation ▁for ▁Peace ▁in ▁Chile ▁was ▁the ▁legal ▁support ▁for ▁those ▁per sec uted ▁by ▁the ▁government , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁people ▁arrested ▁for ▁political ▁reasons ▁without ▁a ▁trial . ▁ ▁It ▁also ▁played ▁a ▁support ▁role ▁for ▁those ▁who ▁lost ▁their ▁job ▁for ▁political ▁reasons , ▁and ▁provided ▁medical ▁care . ▁In ▁the ▁two ▁years ▁of ▁its ▁operation , ▁it ▁provided ▁legal ▁services ▁to ▁over ▁ 1 7 , 0 0 0 ▁people , ▁and ▁medical ▁care ▁for ▁an ▁equal ▁number . ▁ ▁Link s ▁with ▁other ▁groups ▁▁ ▁The ▁Committee ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁such ▁human ▁rights ▁group , ▁but ▁others ▁followed , ▁to ▁the ▁point ▁where ▁there ▁were ▁at ▁least ▁fifteen ▁human ▁rights ▁groups ▁operating ▁in ▁Chile ▁by ▁the ▁mid -