A session for human rights
The Senate became law decriminalizing libel and slander. Projects also promoted by the agencies: the collection of DNA by alternative means and Genetic Data Bank is an autonomous body.
Ten years of commitment by the State before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, signed into law Senate last night unanimously, the government project to decriminalize defamation.
At the same session and after a debate of four, the upper house also approved three government projects demanded by human rights organizations:
- The first allows the judges involved in cases of appropriations to obtain DNA samples "by means other than inspection body, such as the kidnapping of objects containing cells and detached from the body ", as approved by the Supreme Court and as applied successfully in nine cases of young recovered by the Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo. Was adopted by 57 votes in favor and only one against.
- The second converts the National Genetic Data Bank, which had a dual functional dependence on an autonomous body that will operate within the aegis of the Ministry of Science and Technology. The BNDG is responsible for conducting the genetic tests that made it possible to identify dozens of missing children. It was the greatest resistance was: 38 votes in favor, 20 against.
- The third provides that associations and foundations registered under the Act may become a complainant in the prosecution of crimes against humanity, regardless of representing direct victims, provided the statutory objective is linked with rights violated. The law puts an end to the questioning of the legitimacy of different courts sponsoring agencies to victims or family members. Was adopted by 50 votes in favor and seven against.
Senator chose to tell Chaco Fixed Elena Martin Yellow recovery Molfino. "They took away the right to privacy, which is to look to his mother when feeding," he said, recalling that "his own suspicion led him to be tested for DNA Data Bank did not, because his family unaware that the mother was pregnant. " "Everyone has the right to identity and get our children and grandchildren. With this legislation we are ensuring the right to truth, "he said.
recalled that "this Congress passed the laws of impunity" and underscored "the endorsement to discuss these projects is the support of human rights organizations." "When much of society gave them back, mothers and grandmothers kept fighting. Today raise these issues as central to regain the dignity of society, "he said.
Rubén Giustiniani socialism founded on dissent on the transfer of the Bank, and supported other projects. "They will mean an important legal instrument to advance the investigation of crimes against humanity," he said. "Today we take a step forward en el camino de la verdad, la justicia y la consolidación de la democracia”, cerró.
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