June 2012

The Current Agenda of Security and Human Rights in Argentina

An Analysis by the Center for Legal and Social Studies (CELS)

This article examines the public security agenda in Argentina within the regional context. While the changes to security policy in Argentina have their own characteristics and adaptations, they are framed by and interact with regional trends. This paper explores progress towards gaining political control over security matters, as well as the effects of the international "new threat" agenda. According to the authors, some of the enacted measures should serve as warning signs, showing how less democratic trends in security can permeate local political decisions if internationally accepted.

This paper is published under the creative commons license

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