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| Title | Argentina: RETA, a youth detention centre in Mendoza; whether an inmate committed suicide while detained at the centre in February or March 2000 (January-December 2000) |
| Publisher | Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Country | Argentina |
| Publication Date | 13 December 2000 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | ARG36194.E |
| Reference | 2 |
| Cite as | Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Argentina: RETA, a youth detention centre in Mendoza; whether an inmate committed suicide while detained at the centre in February or March 2000 (January-December 2000), 13 December 2000, ARG36194.E, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/3df4be0828.html [accessed 5 June 2012] |
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Argentina: RETA, a youth detention centre in Mendoza; whether an inmate committed suicide while detained at the centre in February or March 2000 (January-December 2000)
In a 12 December 2000 interview, an official with the Socio-Educational Guidance Centre (Centro de Orientación Socio Educativa, COSE) in Godoy Cruz, Mendoza stated that his organization was known as the RETA Institute (Instituto RETA) until roughly eight years ago, when its name was changed to COSE. According to the official, COSE serves as a detention centre for minors of both sexes, and currently houses approximately 80 inmates (ibid.). This information is corroborated by the Mendoza newspaper Diario Los Andes, which stated in a 2 October 2000 report that COSE "houses minors from 14 to 21 years of age who are in conflict with the law" (alberga a menores de 14 a 21 años de edad que están en conflicto con la ley).
No reports of a minor committing suicide while in detention in Mendoza could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
References
Centro de Orientación Socio Educativa (COSE), Godoy Cruz, Mendoza. 12 December 2000. Telephone interview with official.
Diario Los Andes [Mendoza]. 2 October 2000. Carolina Argango. "'El murmullo' se hace oír desde el COSE." <http://www.losandes.com.ar/> [Accessed 3 Oct. 2000]
Additional Sources Consulted
IRB databases.
Internet sites including:
Amnesty International.
Canal 9 Televida [Mendoza]. Sintesis de noticias. Aug.-Dec. 2000.
Clarín [Buenos Aires]. 1999-2000.
Comisión de Familiares de Víctimas Indefensas de la Violence Social (COFAVI)
Corrupción Policial, Judicial y Politica en la República Argentina.
Coordinadora contra la Represión Policial y Institucional.
Cuyo Noticias [Mendoza]. Aug.-Dec. 2000
Diario Los Andes [Mendoza]. Feb.-May; Sept.-Dec. 2000.
Gobernación de Mendoza.
Human Rights Watch.
Instituto Nacional del Menor y la Familia.
International Centre for Prison Studies.
La Nación [Buenos Aires]. 1999-2000.
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