Argentina: Information on the Democratic Party (Partido Demócratica) in the province of Mendoza, on whether it has a human rights committee and on whether any members have been mistreated by paramilitary groups between 1983 and 1993
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 November 1994 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | ARG18718.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Argentina: Information on the Democratic Party (Partido Demócratica) in the province of Mendoza, on whether it has a human rights committee and on whether any members have been mistreated by paramilitary groups between 1983 and 1993, 1 November 1994, ARG18718.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac9d8.html [accessed 8 October 2022] |
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According to the coordinator (since 1976) of the Fundación Ecuménica de Cuyo, the main human rights organization of the Cuyo region, which comprises the provinces of San Juan, Mendoza and San Luis, the Democratic Party (Partido Demócrata) is currently the third most important party in the province of Mendoza, after the Peronist Party (Partido Justicialista, PJ) and the Radical Civic Union (Unión Cívica Radical, UCR) (3 Nov. 1994). She added that the Democratic Party has a good reputation among the population, and that its popularity is increasing (ibid.). The Democratic Party currently has a minority representation in the province's Senate and Chamber of Deputies. The president of the Democratic Party is Gabriel Llanos, who has occupied this position for "some time" (ibid.).
The coordinator stated that the Democratic Party does not have and has not had a human rights committee, at least not a formally constituted or operative one.
She added that the Fundación Ecuménica de Cuyo has not received reports or heard of abuses committed against members of the Democratic Party (ibid.). She also stressed that there are no paramilitary groups operating in Mendoza.
This response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
Reference
Fundación Ecuménica de Cuyo, Mendoza. 3 November 1994. Telephone interview with representative.
