US State Department questions Argentine judiciary's independence
The US State Department released its annual report on human rights around the world and questioned the Argentine judicial system’s independence along with a series of abuses carried out by police forces including deaths and torture claims.
The report states that the 2007 presidential elections were “overall very open” and without incident, but it does state that “security forces have occasionally acted without regarding civil controls.”
The list of abuses from the Department of State includes deaths and mistreatments at the hands of police forces, along with abuse and torture of suspects and prisoners by jail employees.
"The law prohibits arbitrary arrest and detention, and the government generally observed these prohibitions; however, police reportedly arrested and detained citizens arbitrarily on occasion," the report continued.
According to the document, corruption is livid in the political sector; violence against women was also mentioned, along with child abuse, human trafficking for labour and sexual purposes and, according to the same text, “the Argentine government or its agents have not committed murders for political motives, but information was unveiled that pointed to the use of excessive police force.”
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