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other people of African descent must be identified and specific programmes developed
to protect their human rights. In the context of the fortieth anniversary of the Buenos
Aires Plan of Action for Promoting and Implementing Technical Cooperation among
Developing Countries, celebrated from 20 to 22 March 2019 in Buenos Aires, the
Working Group encourages all countries and relevant stakeholders to strengthen
their efforts to implement the 2030 Agenda in all South-South and triangular
cooperation policies and activities by specifically promoting the human rights of
people of African descent.
67.
The Working Group encourages the United Nations system and development
partners to study the situation of Afro-Argentines and other people of African descent
in the country within their area of competence and develop specific programmes to
assist them.
68.
The country’s past has a bearing on contemporary law enforcement, therefore
significant changes in the training of law enforcement agents are required, as well as
cultural awareness training to adapt to a culturally and racially diverse society.
69.
The Working Group urges the Government to study and address institutional
and structural racism and racial violence against Afro-Argentines and people of
African descent in partnership with concerned communities. In the case of José Delfin
Acosta Martínez, the Working Group recommends that steps be taken to immediately
grant full reparations to his family.
70.
Excessive policing of street vendors of African descent must come to an end.
The absence of a sufficient legal basis makes the warrantless arrests unlawful in the
first instance. The brutality attending the arrests further violates the human rights of
the street vendors. Argentine law enforcement officials must exercise restraint,
minimize damage and injury, and heed the other principles of the Basic Principles on
the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials. The irregular
immigration status of some of the vendors ought to be corrected by official action. The
amnesty granted in 2013 to undocumented migrants was a good practice and should
be repeated. Migrants should be able to access Spanish language lessons. Other
pathways to citizenship for migrants must be created. Livelihood and other support
measures for migrants, residents and new citizens should be provided.
71.
The Working Group recommends an in-depth independent investigation into
police action targeting street vendors in the city of Buenos Aires to monitor and
identify perpetrators of racial discrimination, violence and the theft of goods, develop
remedies and combat impunity.
72.
In gathering disaggregated data on the numbers of people of African descent in
detention, the Working Group recommends the inclusion of a question as to when
they arrived in detention facilities or prisons and whether they self-identify as a
person of African descent.
73.
The Working Group recommends measures to increase representation of
people of African descent at all levels in the public administration, the judiciary, the
prosecution services and law enforcement, as well as other sectors, including
education and the media, among others.
74.
The Working Group recommends that the inequalities and invisibility of AfroArgentines are addressed from the perspective of reparatory justice, based on the
recognition of people of African descent, as stipulated by the Durban Declaration and
Programme of Action. Efforts to increase visibility should ensure that AfroArgentines benefit from development programmes aimed at improving their life
quality and the enjoyment of human rights. The Caribbean Community Ten Point
Plan for Reparatory Justice can serve as a useful reference in that regard.
75.
The Working Group recommends the establishment of a museum of AfroArgentine culture, supported by the State in partnership with the Afro-Argentine
community. The museum must be a centre of historical remembrance, adequately
referring to the presence and sacrifice of Afro-Argentines before and after 1816.
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