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State party to improve the training of law enforcement officials so that the
standards of the Convention are fully implemented.
10. While encouraged by the fact that the National Institute against Discrimination
(INADI) was recognized as an autonomous body in 2002, the Committee notes with
concern that its funding has been severely reduced.
The Committee recommends that the State party take adequate measures to
strengthen the functioning of INADI, to reinforce its effectiveness in
monitoring all tendencies that may give rise to racist and xenophobic
behaviour and to combat all forms of racial discrimination and investigate
complaints in this regard.
11. While the Committee welcomes the new Immigration Law No. 25871, it takes note
that enacting measures still need to be adopted.
The Committee calls upon the State party to enact measures to implement
the law without delay, taking full account of the principle of nondiscrimination. The Committee furthermore recommends that the State
party conduct a public information and awareness-raising campaign and
provide training courses for all governmental authorities at the national,
provincial and municipal levels on the changes contained in the new law.
12. While the Committee welcomes the State party’s efforts to elaborate a national plan
against discrimination, xenophobia and other forms of intolerance, it takes note of the
possible difficulties that may arise during the implementation of such a plan.
The Committee recommends that the State party foster support for the plan
at the national and provincial levels, devote adequate financial resources for
its fulfilment, and ensure that the plan is integrated with other mechanisms
for the implementation of human rights in Argentina and translated into
effective policies.
13. While taking note with satisfaction of the assurances given by the State party
regarding its plan to intensify the human rights training of border and immigration
officials, the Committee is concerned about reported cases of refoulement of refugees and
allegedly unfair refugee status determination procedures. In this connection, the
Committee observes that, while the State party generally endeavours to follow the
standards of the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, but within a more limited
legislative framework, there is no comprehensive law dealing with the protection of
refugees. Furthermore, the Committee takes note that no information has been provided
on the existence of policies and programmes to facilitate the socio-economic integration
of refugees and asylum-seekers in the State party.
The Committee calls upon the State party to increase its efforts to fully
respect article 5 (b) of the Convention and the principle of non-refoulement
and improve refugee protection conditions and safeguards, including