Name: The World Organisation Against Torture
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Since 2007, Xumek has been an active non-profit civil society organization working for the protection and promotion of human rights in Argentina. The organisation carries out strategic litigations on issues including extrajudicial killings and torture; one recent example is a successful litigation case that resulted in the imprisonment of six guards for the torture of an 18-year-old detainee.

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Av. España 399, Ciudad de Mendoza,
Mendoza, Argentina

Resources

- Argentina
- 21.10.25
- Individual Cases
Argentina: William Walter Vargas González, 15 years fighting against torture

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- Argentina
- 07.03.22
- Blog
Safeguarding Human Rights in Detention and in Encounters with Law Enforcement during Covid-19

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- 19.11.21
- Reports
Best Practices to Protect Children against Torture in Detention

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- 26.06.20
- Reports
They survived torture. And started patching up their lives again.

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- 03.03.20
- Statements
43rd session of the Human Rights Council Item 3: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Sale of Children and Sexual Exploitation

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Areas of Work

Resources

Argentina: William Walter Vargas González, 15 years fighting against torture

Safeguarding Human Rights in Detention and in Encounters with Law Enforcement during Covid-19

Best Practices to Protect Children against Torture in Detention

They survived torture. And started patching up their lives again.

43rd session of the Human Rights Council Item 3: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Sale of Children and Sexual Exploitation