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Montevideo, April 24th 2024 - 20:38 UTC

Tag: Eugenio Burzaco

  • Thursday, July 6th 2023 - 10:52 UTC

    Buenos Aires City Police to start using stun guns

    The idea is to contain offenders without danger for him/her or third parties, Burzaco explained

    Buenos Aires City authorities Wednesday announced the metropolitan police will start using non-lethal stun guns as of July 17, it was reported from the Argentine capital. City Security Minister Eugenio Burzaco confirmed some 250 officers will be on the streets carrying these weapons.

  • Monday, February 22nd 2016 - 08:51 UTC

    New rules in Argentina on handling protests and pickets becomes controversial

    ”There is no law that authorizes the Executive to limit the presence of reporters on the streets,” Mariela Belski, the head of the Argentine chapter of AI said.

    The Argentine chapter of Amnesty International (AI) joined the human rights groups that have criticized the new guidelines unveiled by President Mauricio Macri's Security Ministry to handle protests, saying that it was unconstitutional as it restricts key rights, including freedom of the press by limiting the role of journalists.