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Weekly Report - 12 December 2013 (WR-13-49)

ARGENTINA: Looting mars celebration of democracy

Looting in cities across 23 of Argentina’s provinces undermined many of the celebrations held on 10 December to mark 30 years since the restoration of democracy. At least 11 people have died, hundreds have been injured, and almost 2,000 shops attacked as police officers across the country went on strike to demand better pay. Whereas government critics were quick to ascribe the violence to a breakdown in the social contract fostered by years of irresponsible policy-making, President Cristina Fernández, as is often the case, attributed the unrest to conspiracy. “Mumps, measles, rubella, these are contagious,” she said. “But some of the things that happen in Argentina, on certain dates with certain leaders, are not. They are planned and executed, with military precision.”

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