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Weekly Report - 18 May 2017 (WR-17-19)

ARGENTINA: Dealing with a ‘two for one’ crisis

Protesters were once again out in force in Argentina’s capital, Buenos Aires, this week. This time, the source of their discontent was a ruling by the supreme court (CSJN) approving the early release of an individual convicted of committing crimes against humanity during the country’s military dictatorship (1976-1983). The ruling proved so contentious that some political quarters have called for the impeachment of the CSJN justices that voted in favour of it. The government led by President Mauricio Macri has expressed strong disagreement with the ruling, but it has rejected the idea of impeaching the CSJN justices, out of concern that this would have negative implications for the national judiciary, and it must now find a solution to the crisis.

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