Argentina: Santa Cruz chapter of the Children for Identity and Justice, Against Forgetting and Silence (Hijos por la Identidad y la Justicia, Contra el Olvido y el Silencio, HIJOS); whether members of this chapter operate in secret; reports of arrests or torture of chapter members by the Federal Police (Policía Federal Argentina, PFA)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 23 March 2001 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | ARG36800.E |
| Reference | 2 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Argentina: Santa Cruz chapter of the Children for Identity and Justice, Against Forgetting and Silence (Hijos por la Identidad y la Justicia, Contra el Olvido y el Silencio, HIJOS); whether members of this chapter operate in secret; reports of arrests or torture of chapter members by the Federal Police (Policía Federal Argentina, PFA), 23 March 2001, ARG36800.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3df4be0a38.html [accessed 17 May 2023] |
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On its Website, the City of Buenos Aires chapter of the Children for Identity and Justice, Against Forgetting and Silence (Hijos por la Identidad y la Justicia, Contra el Olvido y el Silencio, HIJOS) states that the organization has chapters in the following locations throughout Argentina: Bahía Blanca, City of Buenos Aires; Córdoba; Chaco; Jujuy, La Plata, Mendoza, Rió Cuarto, Rosario, Salta, Santa Fe, Tucumán, Northern Zone [Buenos Aires], Western Zone [Buenos Aires] and Southern Zone [Buenos Aires] (2001).
No mention of an HIJOS chapter in either Santa Cruz or Chubut could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate 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. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Reference
Hijos por la Identidad y la Justicia, Contra el Olvido y el Silencio (HIJOS). 2001. "Nosotros sobre nosotros."
Additional Sources Consulted
HIJOS Córdoba.
IRB databases.
Unsuccessful attempts to contact the City of Buenos Aires chapter of HIJOS.
Internet sites including:
Amnesty International.
Clarín [Buenos Aires]. 1997-2000.
Corrupción Policial, Judicial y Politica en la República Argentina.
Coordinadora contra la Represión Policial y Institucional.
Cuyo Noticias [Mendoza]. Aug.-Dec. 2000.
Derechos.
HIJOS Córdoba.
Human Rights Watch.
La Nación [Buenos Aires]. 1997-2000.
