National Institute Against Discrimination, Xenophobia and Racism

National Institute Against Discrimination, Xenophobia
and Racism (INADI)
Instituto Nacional contra la Discriminacón, Xenofobia y Racismo

INADI headquarters in Buenos Aires
Agency overview
Formed1995
DissolvedAugust 2024; 2 months ago (2024-08)
JurisdictionGovernment of Argentina
HeadquartersBuenos Aires
Employees355 (2024)[1]
Agency executive
  • Greta Pena[2], Interventor
Parent departmentMinistry of Justice
Websiteargentina.gob.ar/inadi

The National Institute Against Discrimination, Xenophobia and Racism (Spanish: Instituto Nacional contra la Discriminación, la Xenofobia y el Racismo, mostly known for its acronym INADI) was a state agency of the Government of Argentina (answerable to the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights) which is charged with receiving complaints and pursuing charges against citizens accused of acts of discrimination or hatred. Created in 1995 by Federal Law 24515, INADI is considered one of Argentina's National human rights institutions. On 22 February 2024, the government of Javier Milei announced that it would close INADI permanently.[3]

In February 2024, the Government of Argentina led by Javier Milei announced the INADI would be definitely closed, as part of the state restructuring carried out by the national administration.[4] The government also revealed that several irregular procedures were found at INADI. The agency would be taken over by the Ministry of Justice.[1]

The agency was officially dissolved in August 2024[5] by decree n° 696/24, which also stated all the agency's resources and assets were transferred to the Ministry of Justice.[6]

  1. ^ a b El Gobierno reveló el estado del INADI: 7.000 expedientes atrasados y millones gastados en sueldos y alquileres by Eduardo Menegazzi on Infobae, 22 Feb 2024
  2. ^ "Greta Marisa Pena es la nueva interventora del INADI en reemplazo de Victoria Donda". elDiario.ar (in Spanish). 10 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  3. ^ "El Gobierno decidió el cierre definitivo del Inadi". Infobae (in Spanish). 22 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  4. ^ El gobierno nacional anunció el cierre definitivo del Inadi on Rosario 3
  5. ^ El gobierno decretó oficialmente la disolución del INADI on Diario Necochea, 6 Aug 2024
  6. ^ Disuélvese el INSTITUTO NACIONAL CONTRA LA DISCRIMINACIÓN, LA XENOFOBIA Y EL RACISMO (INADI) on Boletín Oficial, 6 Aug 2024