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Argentina

Regional group:

Latin American & Caribbean Group

Council member:

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

2009-2010

2010-2011

2011-2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

Council Bureau membership:	President (2022) Vice-president (2008-2009, 2014, 2019)
Coordinator of regional group:	–
Voluntary financial contribution to OHCHR (2023) :

Other HRC positions:	Member of Working Group on Situations (2015)
OHCHR presence:	Human Rights Adviser
NHRI accreditation status:	A

National Mechanisms for Implementation, Reporting, and Follow-up (NMIRF): Unknown

Engagement with the HRC

Principal sponsorship of HRC resolutions

Cultural rights and the protection of cultural heritage; Human rights and transitional justice; Protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity; Addressing the impact of multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination and violence in the context of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance on the full enjoyment of all human rights by women and girls; The incompatibility between democracy and racism; Enforced or involuntary disappearances; Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence; Right to the truth; Contribution of parliaments to the work of the Human Rights Council and its universal periodic review; Business and human rights: Mandate of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises; The negative impact of corruption on the enjoyment of human rights; Effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights: the activities of vulture funds; Forensic genetics and human rights; Strengthening efforts to prevent and eliminate child, early and forced marriage; and protecting the human rights of women and girls in conflict and post-conflict situations on the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of Security Council resolution 1325 (2000); Trafficking in persons, especially women and children: strengthening human rights through enhanced protection, support and empowerment of victims of trafficking, especially women and children; The human rights of older persons; Situation of human rights in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela; Promotion and protection of human rights in Nicaragua.

Voting record

Since it first became a member of the Council in 2006, Argentina has either voted in favour of or has joined consensus on every resolution tabled under item 4 (situations that require the Council’s attention), and country-specific resolutions under item 2. For item 7 resolutions (human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories), Argentina has consistently voted in favour. On item 10 resolutions (capacity-building), Argentina has joined consensus on all resolutions except for three that were voted on (during the period of its membership): on cooperation with Ukraine (with Argentina twice abstaining); and on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (with Argentina voting in favour). For thematic resolutions dealing with civil and political rights, Argentina has generally joined consensus. Where there has been a vote, Argentina has voted in favour of resolutions on: the regulation of firearms (Ecuador, Peru); drones (Pakistan); human rights, democracy and rule of law (core group); the effects of terrorism on human rights (Egypt); right to peace (Cuba); sexual orientation (Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Uruguay – and earlier, South Africa); the question of the death penalty (core group); integrity of the judicial system (Russian Federation); peaceful protests (Switzerland) and torture (Denmark). Argentina has only voted against a resolution on civil and political rights once: a 2010 OIC text on defamation of religion. For thematic resolutions dealing with economic, social and cultural rights, Argentina has either joined consensus on, or has voted in favour of, all adopted texts.

HRC participation

During HRC general discussions, panel debates and interactive dialogues with the Special Procedures, during the past three years, either as an HRC member or not, the State has joined:

Regional
group statements

Average of statements for all countries: 78

Subregional
group statements

Average of statements for all countries: 50

Political group
statements

Average of statements for all countries: 109

Cross-regional
group statements

Average of statements for all countries: 96

Other joint
statements

Average of statements for all countries: 5

HRC member empty chair?

Overall, as a HRC member, has participated in more than 10% of panel discussions, general debates and interactive dialogues.

Cooperation with international human rights system

Special Procedures

Standing invitation

Communications responded to / received

Visits requests status

Completed
Invitation sent by the State not (yet) accepted by the SP
Accepted / date set
Visit request by the SP and not (yet) accepted by the State
Postponed / cancelled

Longest visit request not (yet) accepted by the State >
SR on water and sanitation, 2009

Treaty Bodies

Ratified

Reporting Status

Ratification status
Party Not Party
Individual complaint procedure accepted.
Reporting status

Submitted on time
Submitted late
Not applicable

On schedule
Overdue (outstanding)

CAT

ICCPR

CED

CEDAW

CERD

ICESCR

CRC

CRPD

Most overdue report

ICCPR
1.15 Years

OP-CAT

Ratified

NPM established

Received Sub-Committee visit

Universal Periodic Review

Reported

(2008, 2012, 2017, 2023)

Mid-term report

1st, 2nd & 3rd cycles

Level of delegation

Deputy Minister

Participation in other reviews
1^st cycle: 120 / 192

2^nd cycle: 189 / 192

Cooperation with the UN, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights

Cited in the Secretary General’s reports on 'alleged reprisals for cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights' (2010-2023)?

Fulfilment of past voluntary pledges & commitments

Specific voluntary pledges: 15

Argentina presented voluntary pledges and commitments in support of its candidature for membership for the period 2019-2021 on 19 September 2018.

At the international level, Argentina committed, inter alia, to: strengthen engagement with specialised agencies to help empower women and end violence against them; promote multilateralism as an efficient tool for defending human rights; further engage with and support civil society organisations; strengthen the Council’s capacity to address grave human rights violations; further support and engage with the Special Procedures, OHCHR and the UPR; promote the issues of anti-discrimination and violence against women via the UPR mechanism; and work for the universal ratification and implementation of the CED.

At regional level, Argentina pledged, inter alia, to: foster dialogue and cooperation to develop a coherent regional approach to the Council; work with the OAS Working Groups on the rights of older persons and persons with disabilities; and promote the adoption of national action plans to further the implementation of Security Council resolution 1325/2000 on women, peace and security.

At national level, Argentina made commitments, inter alia, to: mainstream a gender perspective across all national policies; cooperate with UN Women Argentina; engage with civil society organisations in the promotion of human rights policies, and adopt a gender perspective in the follow-up process of the UPR.

An analysis of steps taken by Argentina in fulfilment of its international level pledges shows that Argentina has
facilitated the completion of most Special Procedures visits and has a high response rate for communications.

Argentina engages strongly with its own UPR (e.g., it has submitted mid-term reports on implementation),
and the UPR reviews of other States (it participated in 120 reviews during the first cycle and 189 during the
second cycle).

Argentina has, indeed, promoted anti-discrimination and violence against women via the UPR mechanism, presenting over 170 recommendations on this topic to States under review. Argentina has cooperated with and supported the work of OHCHR, inter alia, through voluntary financial contributions and by hosting a human rights adviser.

Argentina

Latin American & Caribbean Group

Engagement with the HRC

Principal sponsorship of HRC resolutions

Voting record

HRC participation

HRC member empty chair?

Cooperation with international human rights system

Special Procedures

Standing invitation

Communications responded to / received

Visits requests status

Treaty Bodies

Ratified

Reporting Status

Universal Periodic Review

Participation in other reviews 1st cycle: 120 / 192

2nd cycle: 189 / 192

Cooperation with the UN, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights

Fulfilment of past voluntary pledges & commitments

Specific voluntary pledges: 15

Participation in other reviews
1^st cycle: 120 / 192

2^nd cycle: 189 / 192