\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t The government officially announced Alberto Ba\u00f1os\u2019 resignation as human rights secretary on Thursday. He will be replaced by Joaqu\u00edn Ignacio Mogaburu, an attorney who has been working as head of the human rights area within the defense ministry.<\/p>\n
Ba\u00f1os\u2019 departure had been confirmed by a justice ministry source to the Herald last week. A justice ministry statement published Wednesday said that the undersecretary was leaving due to \u201cpersonal reasons,\u201d highlighting that Ba\u00f1os \u201cput an end to an oversized structure\u201d within the department.<\/p>\n
Ba\u00f1os was the government\u2019s first human rights secretary, and later undersecretary after the department was demoted. He accepted the role due to his years-long friendship with Justice Minister Mariano C\u00faneo Libarona. Ba\u00f1os, who retired as a judge before his government post, chose to end his public activity to be \u201cmore calm,\u201d the justice ministry source said.<\/p>\n
In the official statement, the Milei administration said that Mogaburu\u2019s appointment kicks off a \u201cnew stage\u201d in the human rights area. The announcement was made on December 10, which is International Human Rights Day and also a new anniversary of the return of democracy to Argentina.<\/p>\n
The justice ministry went on to say that Mogaburu will \u201cdeepen the rearrangement of the area\u201d initially carried out by Ba\u00f1os, which included budget cuts, a structure shrinkage, and mass layoffs.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese measures contribute to de-ideologize public policies in the human rights area and guarantee a more transparent and responsible administration.\u201d<\/p>\n
Who is Joaqu\u00edn Mogaburu Mogaburu is a lawyer with a postgraduate degree on human rights with several years of experience in the judiciary. In order to take on his role in the defense ministry, he had asked for a leave of absence from his work at the judiciary. He is expected to renew that request to take on his current post.<\/p>\n
Justice Secretary Sebasti\u00e1n Amerio said he personally offered the job to Mogaburu. \u201cI summoned him because I know he has the clarity and conviction necessary to carry out the guidelines defined by President Javier Milei for the second stage of the government,\u201d Amerio said in a statement sent to journalists by the justice ministry.<\/p>\n
The fact that Amerio chose Mogaburu is indicative of changes coming within the justice ministry, as minister C\u00faneo Libarona is rumored to be leaving the government soon.<\/p>\n
According to an article by seasoned human rights journalist Luciana Bertoia in newspaper P\u00e1gina\/12, Mogaburu had been working closely in the defense ministry alongside activists who promote the idea of \u201ccomplete memory\u201d \u2014 a phrase often used by denialist groups that support the so-called \u201ctwo-demon theory\u201d of the last military dictatorship, a rhetorical device that equates the violence of the Armed Forces and left-wing armed groups.<\/p>\n
The article states that, throughout 2025, Mogaburu gave workshops for military personnel\u00a0alongside Silvia Ibarz\u00e1bal and Arturo Larrabure, who are both the children of military members murdered during a guerrilla attack in 1974. The pair currently work in the defense ministry\u2019s human rights area and have advocated publicly for giving house arrest to convicted dictatorship criminals.<\/p>\n
Silvia Ibarz\u00e1bal (left), Arturo Larrabure (second from the right) and Joaqu\u00edn Mogaburu (right) \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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