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awareness-raising campaigns; training for public and law enforcement officials; and
inclusion of places of historical importance of the Afrodescendent community as historical
and cultural heritage.
18.
The plan also includes provisions for a quota of microcredits for undertakings
proposed by women of African descent; the incorporation of an intercultural approach; and
specific incentives for the promotion of Afrodescendent culture. Similarly, it includes the
creation of an interministerial body for the implementation of the national programme of
action, dialogue with social organizations of Afro-Argentines and promoting replication in
different regions of the country with different specific themes aimed at achieving territorial
decentralization. Under the plan, agents and civil servants and national, provincial and
municipal authorities, mainly from the educational and health fields, will be trained through
virtual/semi-classroom courses. The plan envisages the development of a national antidiscrimination campaign jointly with the National Institute against Discrimination,
Xenophobia and Racism and to make the existence of African religions visible through
dialogue with religious communities and civil society. It also includes training for the
security forces and municipal officials on the existence of stigmatizing racial profiles.
19.
The National Directorate of Pluralism and Interculturality is designing public
policies based on the programme of activities of the International Decade for People of
African Descent, the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial
Discrimination and the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action. The Working Group
notes that the Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Technology is working to
include in the school curricula educational content that addresses the African influence on
Argentine history and national identity. Work is being done on material on the
Afrodescendent community, which is accessible for teacher training at the federal level on
the portal Educ.ar. In addition, there is coordination between the National Directorate of
Pluralism and Interculturality and the National Directorate of Educational Scholarships to
facilitate the access of the population of African descent to the scholarships supported by
the Ministry. According to information provided by the Government, people of African
descent have already accessed 1,115 youth scholarships at the initial, primary and
secondary levels. There is also a campaign for the visibility of the population of African
descent through various communication pieces on digital platforms.
20.
Law No. 26.827 established the National System for the Prevention of Torture and
Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Its implementing regulations
were issued in April 2014 in decree No. 465/2014. In July 2014, within the Ministry of
Human Rights and Cultural Pluralism, a unit was set up to implement the Optional Protocol
to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or
Punishment. The unit works with all branches of the State and civil society.
21.
Since December 2015, the programme “Justice 2020” has been in place. 12 It serves
as a digital platform of the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights and is based on citizen
participation. It is a space for dialogue, calling upon all to make proposals, share ideas and
know the projects that are under way to improve access to justice by providing a space for
institutional and citizen dialogue, with the aim of creating a transparent and trustworthy
justice system. The Ministry of Justice has also initiated a project to combat prejudice and
racial stigmatization on the theme of visibility and the promotion of rights of the
Afrodescendent community.
22.
Fulfilling one of the commitments assumed in the National Human Rights Plan
2017–2020, Argentina is commencing implementation of a human rights recommendations
monitoring system. That is an important step towards the achievement of the sustainable
development goals that the United Nations proposes in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development. The system will allow the recommendations of international organizations
and public policies that are carried out by the national State to be monitored to ensure
compliance. In addition, it will provide updated information on all provinces for the
preparation of periodic reports, in order to account for the evaluation of the commitments
assumed with the international human rights system.
12
See Ministry of Justice website on Justice 2020, available from www.justicia2020.gob.ar/.
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