Do human rights organizations enter the trial to defend Yasmín's striker?
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The case erupted after Yasmín Arabena Toledo, a member of La Libertad Avanza, was assaulted. The young woman was handing out flyers in Plaza San Martín days before the runoff between Milei and Massa. In this context, an individual identified as a travesti approached the young woman and put his genitals in her face.
This incident constitutes simple sexual abuse and was recorded in videos that circulated on social media. However, the scandal did not end there. The assailant already had a record of similar behavior, including an incident reported for inappropriate conduct with a minor, after which he deleted his social media accounts.
The judge under scrutiny
Outrage grew when it emerged that the judge in the case, Diego Calmavonici, made decisions that—according to reports—directly benefit the defendant.
The most controversial was allowing the participation in the proceedings of several "human rights" organizations, which will intervene in the trial to support the assailant. Among them is Pensamiento Penal, an NGO that the judge himself is a member of and whose submission he personally included in the case file.
Yasmin, militante de LLA agredida
This situation presents an obvious conflict of interest, since the judge would be allowing an organization within his own sphere to influence the trial he is presiding over. This lack of rigor fails to guarantee the impartiality required by the process.
Concerning background of the NGO
The NGO Pensamiento Penal has a controversial history. In 2008, the organization published a letter supporting Judge Nicolás Schiavo, remembered for granting house arrest to the person responsible for the Campana Massacre. In that massacre, a man killed the Mansilla family and their two young children with a hammer.
Travesti agresor de Yasmín
Judge Calmavonici's signature appears on that document, a precedent that now resurfaces in the context of Yasmín's case. This increases concern about the ideological profile of the organizations appearing to defend the defendant.
Far from a defensive or remorseful attitude, the assailant called on more activists to dance outside the courthouse, in a gesture of provocation and harassment toward the victim.
The investigation warns that on November 27, those same organizations and activists will appear to testify in favor of the assailant. Meanwhile, Yasmín will have to face growing political and media pressure alone.
A call for peaceful support
Given the situation, leaders supporting Yasmín asked that citizens peacefully approach the courthouse to support her and prevent a judicial maneuver from resulting in impunity.
The case opens a broader debate about the role of certain judicial sectors and self-proclaimed human rights organizations that, far from protecting victims, seem to align with assailants when they belong to identities or groups aligned with their agenda.
