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By Maximilian Heath
BUENOS AIRES, March 5 (Reuters) - International human rights groups on Friday condemned what they said was the use of indiscriminate force by police in Argentina´s Formosa province against people protesting tightening restrictions amid a spike in COVID-19 infections.
Local media broadcast images on Friday showing regional police firing rubber bullets and tear gas at protesters in the provincial capital Formosa after authorities moved to close down some businesses to stem the recent increase in cases.
The regional office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the resident coordinator for United Nations Argentina said in a statement they were concerned police had employed indiscriminate violence that resulted in people being injured and detained.
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Racism and discrimination against black, indigenous, women, farmers, homeless and favela residents. Slave-like labor and human trafficking. Prisoners, migrants and LGBTs at risk. Insecurity, organized crime, militias, factions and a recurrent violent response by the government. Impunity and attacks on freedom of expression and the press.
These and other issues are explored in over 200 pages of a harsh report recently sent to the Brazilian government by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) of the Organization of American States, the main multilateral body dedicated to the subject across the continent.
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By Maximilian Heath
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - International human rights groups on Friday condemned what they said was the use of indiscriminate force by police in Argentina´s Formosa province against people protesting tightening restrictions amid a spike in COVID-19 infections.
Local media broadcast images on Friday showing regional police firing rubber bullets and tear gas at protesters in the provincial capital Formosa after authorities moved to close down some businesses to stem the recent increase in cases.
The regional office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the resident coordinator for United Nations Argentina said in a statement they were concerned police had employed indiscriminate violence that resulted in people being injured and detained.
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