Argentina: Two years after brutal repression in Jujuy, Amnesty International report exposes impunity
Two years after the constitutional debate and waves of social protests that gripped the province of Jujuy, there have been almost no concrete steps toward accountability for the repression and criminalization that characterized the state response to the massive grassroots mobilization in Jujuy in 2023, as Amnesty International describes in the report Silence is not an option: repression and impunity in Jujuy.
In the span of less than a month in May and June 2023, the province debated and approved a constitutional reform that set back human rights, especially for Indigenous peoples. This process unfolded hastily, behind closed doors, in the Jujuy Legislature, leading thousands of people to take to the streets to reject the proposed text and decry the lack of participation and consultation. Amnesty International’s report exposes how the State of Jujuy not only persistently turned its back on legitimate demands for participation, but also perpetrated violence and sowed fear and intimidation among those who spoke out.
