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III.
Voluntary pledges and commitments
136.
Argentina made the following voluntary commitments:
(a)
Adopt all necessary measures to expedite trials, strengthen investigations and
provide greater support to victims within the framework of the process of memory, truth,
justice and reparation for the crimes against humanity of the last civic-military dictatorship.
In this context, investigations into and the punishment of crimes against humanity committed
for economic gain will also be deepened and the policy of marking memory sites will be
consolidated, demonstrating the commitment in this sense to continuing to promote the
designation of the Navy School of Engineering Place of Remembrance Museum as a World
Heritage site and inaugurating, this year, the Campo de Mayo Place of Remembrance;
(b)
Advance in the eradication of institutional violence. To this end, among other
measures, continue promoting the enactment of a comprehensive law against institutional
violence that generates tools for the prevention of such violence throughout the country and
provides support and reparation to victims will continue to be promoted;
(c)
Continue promoting dialogue and the peaceful resolution of territorial claims
by Indigenous Peoples;
(d)
In terms of gender and diversity policies, continue working for the full
implementation of the Act on Access to Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy throughout the
country and strengthen programmes for people in situations of gender violence and the
guarantee of access to rights for the LGBTIQ+ community. The legal creation of a
comprehensive system of care policies will also be sought, which implies expanding the offer
of care services and infrastructure, adapting working hours to suit care needs and modifying
the labour licence regime;
(e)
Promote the passing of a new disability law that has a gender, intersectional
and intercultural perspective, under which persons with disabilities are considered as an
active part of society in all its aspects, and that is in conformity with the obligations arising
from the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities;
(f)
In relation to the challenges generated by hate speech and the practice of
lawfare, remain fully committed to raising awareness in society about the need to eradicate
violent and discriminatory speeches, and continue promoting reforms to guarantee the proper
functioning of the rule of law institutions to ensure the continuity of democracy and the full
observance of human rights.
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