Rejection of the dismantling and closure of the National Institute against Discrimination, Xenophobia and Racism (INADI) of Argentina

The Association of Afro-Latin American and Caribbean Researchers (AINALC), the Association of Black Researchers of Brazil (ABPN), the CLACSO Working Group on Afro-descendants and counter-hegemonic proposals and the International Network of Afrofeminist Voices (RIVAS), express their strongest rejection of the dismantling and closure of the National Institute against Discrimination, Xenophobia and Racism (INADI) of Argentina, announced today by the presidential spokesman.

We consider this measure to be of unusual gravity, as it affects the defense against discrimination, xenophobia and racism in society, leaving the communities most affected by these scourges unprotected.

We urge the Argentine government to reverse this regrettable decision, while also calling on Afro-diasporic associations, organizations, networks, and Latin American societies in general to raise their voices against such a regressive measure as the one announced.

February 22th 2024
CLACSO Working Group
Afro-descendants and counter-hegemonic proposals

This statement expresses the position of the Working Group Afro-descendants and counter-hegemonic proposals and not necessarily that of the centers and institutions that make up the CLACSO international network, its Steering Committee or its Executive Secretariat.