IACtHR: Argentina Responsible for Racial Profiling, Death of Black Man

In a new judgment, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) condemned the use of racial profiling in the 1996 arrest of José Delfín Acosta Martínez, a Black man who then died after being badly injured in police custody. [IACtHR Press Release (Spanish)] The Court called attention to the general context of racial discrimination, police violence, and racial profiling in Argentina. See I/A Court H.R., Acosta Martínez et al. v. Argentina. Merits, Reparations and Costs. Judgment of August 31, 2020. Series C No. 410 (Spanish). Toward the end of the proceedings before the Court, and following a change in presidential administrations, Argentina recognized its international responsibility for violating the rights to life, liberty, humane treatment, equality and non-discrimination, due process, and judicial protection under the American Convention on Human Rights. See id. at para. 15. The judgment adds to a small body of relevant international jurisprudence, and a larger volume of statements recognizing racial profiling as prohibited discrimination.  https://ijrcenter.org/2020/10/22/iacthr-argentina-responsible-for-racial-profiling-death-of-black-man/