On Sunday October 7, 2006, the body of Juan Ramon Gonzalez, a 12 year old boy, was found 100 meters from the terminal station of Mercedes in the province Corrientes. Ramon, as it was known on the streets of the city, which sold prints, he had been raped, tortured, impaled and decapitated. He also removed the skin, blood, tongue, eyes, larynx, and several vertebrae, as revealed by the prosecutor for the case, Gustavo Schmidt. For an account of a witness, it was later revealed that the child was the victim of a religious group whose beliefs and Argentina combined Afro-Brazilian cults, including the realization of human sacrifice as part of their ceremonies.
As we read in the newspaper La Voz del Interior, the case was an extreme episode of Corrientes and unusual among which occur in Argentina usually linked to religious or philosophical sometimes have characteristics of closed and sectarian groups, but on many other occasions work disguised as harmless martial arts schools, academies of yoga, new age associations, groups retreats, coaching or who apply new, more natural ways life.
cases recur. No year is not known for at least a dozen events in which the victims of these groups when they dare to do it, claim to have suffered abuse, rape, fraud and psychological and economic coercion of a very wide range.
Among the best known in recent years is that of Rioja Ricardo Javier Ocampo, called Love Master, who opened his court cases in Catamarca and La Rioja after being accused of sexual abuse by some adolescents and young people whose families were his spiritual followers. It was also widely used for Argentina Works, a group that psychologically manipulating their followers through a series of workshops, coaching level. Or the case of the Order of Laity of Maria del Rosario de San Nicolás, led by former Peronist deputy in the province of Buenos Aires Second Rolon, who proclaimed Pope and announced before the end of 2008 would take over the Casa Rosada after which it considered "imminent" fall of President Cristina Fernandez.
Argentina still owes the debate on how to deal with these groups which violate the human rights of thousands of people. To care for freedom of religion enshrined in Article 14 of the Constitution, the national government intervenes as little as possible and only takes a record in the Department of Worship which are now registered about 2,500 congregations.
But first aspect is obvious that the vast majority of the groups that end up starring in episodes of the crime pages are not enrolled before the nation. Many do not consider themselves religions and cults, and most of them are not structured in hierarchies, do not have a network of churches or sacred books that equate to more institutionalized faiths.
The victims of these groups then discovered that they have no legal backing, and that the authorities, whether they be executive officials, legislators, prosecutors, judges or security forces-often not prepared to act when faced with such cases. This is common to find families who have lost contact with their children, parents or grandchildren, captured and held in isolation by sectarian groups with features, and they often receive in response that if there is no crime involved, the authorities can do nothing.
"If I complain a fact that qualifies injury in a scam in aggravated sexual abuse, say, I can not speak, I can not do anything, "admits a prosecutor in the city of Cordoba last year received a complaint from a mother not seen his daughter for over a year, nor knew his newborn grandson, both installed in a new age group, which allowed no strangers in his temple on a mountain corner.
Looking for a law. Thousands of Argentines are suffering every year legal helplessness means that the country has no effective legal instruments to address the problem of cults, such as has been done elsewhere in the world. France approved in 2001 About-Picard law, to generate criminal tools used to control the sectarian, not only in sects but also in business or school or family areas, and to defend the human rights of their victims.
French law created specialized public bodies against sects and their restricted access to the category of religious association. One of the main contributions of the rule is to recognize situations such as psychological coercion or mental manipulation, fraudulent abuse, the state of ignorance or subject that people tend to be captured, the alteration of the trial, etc., all figures have not even been discussed in the legislation in Argentina. This law provides for the dissolution of any group that has received two sentences with final decision on grounds such as corruption of minors, illegal practice of medicine, psychological manipulation, breach of trust, etcetera.
Argentina, as mentioned, only has a National Registry of Cults. Its director, Andrea De Vita, did not respond to requests for an interview or the questionnaire sent this diary on the subject.
Silletta According to Alfredo, a specialist in the sectarian and author of more than a dozen books on the subject, the existence of the Register "sectarian benefits Argentines. Sects found that the registration allows the company to argue before a supposed 'law', and receive the benefits of tax exemptions for their temples. Either in Mexico or in Brazil or in most European countries are no records of cults. In these countries does the Penal Code and the Civil for all citizens equally. "
Concern about the lack of a legal framework for the sects was reflected three months ago in a debate forum held in the city of Corrientes, the province where Ramon's murder, to address the crime of sects.
Officials of the Supreme Court of the Nation forensic psychiatrists, prosecutors have brought cases of abuse occurred along sectarian and President of the National Judicial Council, Luis María Cabral, were among those attending the meeting, declared parliamentary interest by the local Chamber of Deputies, which gave special emphasis on analyzing the crime that occurs in religious contexts. José Humberto
Miceli, director of the Office of Current Anthropological Research, which organized the forum, told La Voz del Interior that "the cult phenomenon is deepening throughout the Northeast. Much geopolitical influence, because the only Corrientes province of Argentina which borders three countries.
"The Brazilian Umbanda and quimbanda groups, and referrals to various cults, are settling in our city and deployed by Misiones, Chaco, Formosa, north of Santa Fe and south of Entre Rios. Some groups include the practice of sacrifices together with local cults like the Lord of Death or black magic. The phenomenon is also related to human trafficking and child prostitution, and Ethereal segment with which they are working on acolytes include children from 5 to 17 years. " According
Miceli, Argentina's "total helplessness to the phenomenon, the criminalization of regulatory system is insufficient to combat these crimes and there is a lack of preparedness of law enforcement agencies, who are not trained to see the phenomenon and tend to ignore. Treatment is needed epistemology and methodology from the fields of justice with an interdisciplinary perspective. "
While legislation on sects is an issue that Congress should address the province of Cordoba is the only country in the Legislature that has a project to create a provincial program of prevention and assistance to victims of groups who use techniques of psychological manipulation.
New Religions. It is no coincidence, since it is the province with the largest variety and number of new religions and esoteric groups, several of which have sectarian characteristics have been several public complaints. The author of the project, Nadia Fernandez said he was confident that the initiative will be approved this year. "The idea is that these families can go to the Department of Assistance to Victims of Crime and find qualified personnel to help them."
The project is in the General Law Committee, where the proprietor, Mary Amelia Chióffalo PJ, co-author of the initiative, said: "The idea is to treat it promptly in the room." There is goodwill from the Government to move this forward. " "This is something very important because the issue of cults invades the private sphere, affects social, family and something urgent, you have to train legislators and the judiciary so that this question at national, "said the lawmaker.
Source: Bulletin RIES 169 - 19.09.1910
As we read in the newspaper La Voz del Interior, the case was an extreme episode of Corrientes and unusual among which occur in Argentina usually linked to religious or philosophical sometimes have characteristics of closed and sectarian groups, but on many other occasions work disguised as harmless martial arts schools, academies of yoga, new age associations, groups retreats, coaching or who apply new, more natural ways life.
cases recur. No year is not known for at least a dozen events in which the victims of these groups when they dare to do it, claim to have suffered abuse, rape, fraud and psychological and economic coercion of a very wide range.
Among the best known in recent years is that of Rioja Ricardo Javier Ocampo, called Love Master, who opened his court cases in Catamarca and La Rioja after being accused of sexual abuse by some adolescents and young people whose families were his spiritual followers. It was also widely used for Argentina Works, a group that psychologically manipulating their followers through a series of workshops, coaching level. Or the case of the Order of Laity of Maria del Rosario de San Nicolás, led by former Peronist deputy in the province of Buenos Aires Second Rolon, who proclaimed Pope and announced before the end of 2008 would take over the Casa Rosada after which it considered "imminent" fall of President Cristina Fernandez.
Argentina still owes the debate on how to deal with these groups which violate the human rights of thousands of people. To care for freedom of religion enshrined in Article 14 of the Constitution, the national government intervenes as little as possible and only takes a record in the Department of Worship which are now registered about 2,500 congregations.
But first aspect is obvious that the vast majority of the groups that end up starring in episodes of the crime pages are not enrolled before the nation. Many do not consider themselves religions and cults, and most of them are not structured in hierarchies, do not have a network of churches or sacred books that equate to more institutionalized faiths.
The victims of these groups then discovered that they have no legal backing, and that the authorities, whether they be executive officials, legislators, prosecutors, judges or security forces-often not prepared to act when faced with such cases. This is common to find families who have lost contact with their children, parents or grandchildren, captured and held in isolation by sectarian groups with features, and they often receive in response that if there is no crime involved, the authorities can do nothing.
"If I complain a fact that qualifies injury in a scam in aggravated sexual abuse, say, I can not speak, I can not do anything, "admits a prosecutor in the city of Cordoba last year received a complaint from a mother not seen his daughter for over a year, nor knew his newborn grandson, both installed in a new age group, which allowed no strangers in his temple on a mountain corner.
Looking for a law. Thousands of Argentines are suffering every year legal helplessness means that the country has no effective legal instruments to address the problem of cults, such as has been done elsewhere in the world. France approved in 2001 About-Picard law, to generate criminal tools used to control the sectarian, not only in sects but also in business or school or family areas, and to defend the human rights of their victims.
French law created specialized public bodies against sects and their restricted access to the category of religious association. One of the main contributions of the rule is to recognize situations such as psychological coercion or mental manipulation, fraudulent abuse, the state of ignorance or subject that people tend to be captured, the alteration of the trial, etc., all figures have not even been discussed in the legislation in Argentina. This law provides for the dissolution of any group that has received two sentences with final decision on grounds such as corruption of minors, illegal practice of medicine, psychological manipulation, breach of trust, etcetera.
Argentina, as mentioned, only has a National Registry of Cults. Its director, Andrea De Vita, did not respond to requests for an interview or the questionnaire sent this diary on the subject.
Silletta According to Alfredo, a specialist in the sectarian and author of more than a dozen books on the subject, the existence of the Register "sectarian benefits Argentines. Sects found that the registration allows the company to argue before a supposed 'law', and receive the benefits of tax exemptions for their temples. Either in Mexico or in Brazil or in most European countries are no records of cults. In these countries does the Penal Code and the Civil for all citizens equally. "
Concern about the lack of a legal framework for the sects was reflected three months ago in a debate forum held in the city of Corrientes, the province where Ramon's murder, to address the crime of sects.
Officials of the Supreme Court of the Nation forensic psychiatrists, prosecutors have brought cases of abuse occurred along sectarian and President of the National Judicial Council, Luis María Cabral, were among those attending the meeting, declared parliamentary interest by the local Chamber of Deputies, which gave special emphasis on analyzing the crime that occurs in religious contexts. José Humberto
Miceli, director of the Office of Current Anthropological Research, which organized the forum, told La Voz del Interior that "the cult phenomenon is deepening throughout the Northeast. Much geopolitical influence, because the only Corrientes province of Argentina which borders three countries.
"The Brazilian Umbanda and quimbanda groups, and referrals to various cults, are settling in our city and deployed by Misiones, Chaco, Formosa, north of Santa Fe and south of Entre Rios. Some groups include the practice of sacrifices together with local cults like the Lord of Death or black magic. The phenomenon is also related to human trafficking and child prostitution, and Ethereal segment with which they are working on acolytes include children from 5 to 17 years. " According
Miceli, Argentina's "total helplessness to the phenomenon, the criminalization of regulatory system is insufficient to combat these crimes and there is a lack of preparedness of law enforcement agencies, who are not trained to see the phenomenon and tend to ignore. Treatment is needed epistemology and methodology from the fields of justice with an interdisciplinary perspective. "
While legislation on sects is an issue that Congress should address the province of Cordoba is the only country in the Legislature that has a project to create a provincial program of prevention and assistance to victims of groups who use techniques of psychological manipulation.
New Religions. It is no coincidence, since it is the province with the largest variety and number of new religions and esoteric groups, several of which have sectarian characteristics have been several public complaints. The author of the project, Nadia Fernandez said he was confident that the initiative will be approved this year. "The idea is that these families can go to the Department of Assistance to Victims of Crime and find qualified personnel to help them."
The project is in the General Law Committee, where the proprietor, Mary Amelia Chióffalo PJ, co-author of the initiative, said: "The idea is to treat it promptly in the room." There is goodwill from the Government to move this forward. " "This is something very important because the issue of cults invades the private sphere, affects social, family and something urgent, you have to train legislators and the judiciary so that this question at national, "said the lawmaker.
Source: Bulletin RIES 169 - 19.09.1910
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