China News Service, June 21. According to the Argentine Chinese.com report, recently, the Buenos Aires City Inspection Bureau, Argentina held an anti-discrimination seminar for the Chinese in Argentina, and more than 40 major overseas Chinese groups in the overseas Chinese community in Argentina The person in charge participates.
The Secretary of the Procuratorate of Buenos Aires and Director Aitan Kleki of the Department of Discriminatory Behavior and Interdisciplinarity gave the first speech, thanking the Chinese Embassy in Argentina and overseas Chinese leaders in Argentina for their active participation in this seminar.
He said that this meeting was the first interaction between the Procuratorate of Burundi and the overseas Chinese community in Afghanistan, and it was of great significance.
If necessary, the Procuratorate of Buenos Aires welcomes various forms of communication and coordination meetings with the overseas Chinese community at any time.
The overall goal of this meeting is to familiarize the Chinese with the role and functions of the Procuratorate in Burundi, and introduce the basic concepts of discrimination and the professional operation of the procuratorate on this issue.
The prosecutor of the Procuratorate of Buenos Aires and a member of the anti-discrimination field team member Thomas Goshanik introduced the discrimination situation in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, discriminatory behaviors that are unfavorable to the Chinese, and analyzed in detail the discrimination that occurred in the context of the epidemic The question explained the violations and anti-discrimination laws enacted by the city government, pointed out real examples of discriminatory behavior, taught overseas Chinese in Afghanistan how to make complaints after being discriminated against, and explained in detail what knowledge and knowledge they can use Corresponding to the complaint channels to protect their own rights and interests.
According to Thomas Goshanik, the Bursa Procuratorate has collected data on complaints from Argentine Jewish and Chinese societies since 2016. The Bursa Procuratorate received 210 complaints from Jewish societies in 2016 and 444 by 2020, while Chinese societies have received 210 complaints from Jewish societies in 2016. There were 0 cases in 2016, and only 1 to 2 cases per year from 2017 to 2020.
We must know that there are only about 100,000 Jews living in Afghanistan, only about half of the number of Chinese living in Afghanistan.
From this we can understand that most of the overseas Chinese in Afghanistan did not complain or report when they were discriminated against. They chose to remain silent and give up protecting their rights and interests.
Thomas Geshanik introduced that the evidence to be saved in the event of discrimination includes photos, videos, text messages, surveillance videos, witnesses and social media information. The more evidence, the more helpful it is to the trial of the case.
Thomas Geshanik also pointed out that all discrimination cases are handled without any cost, and the Procuratorate of the City of Buenos Aires will assign professional lawyers to help in litigation free of charge.
Thomas Geshanik left a QR code for complaints, and he can scan the code directly after a discrimination incident occurs. After receiving the information, the Procuratorate of Buenos Aires will quickly contact the person concerned and investigate and collect evidence as soon as possible.
At the end of the meeting, Yan Xiangxing, director of the Argentine Chinese Aid Center, and Liu Fangyong, chairman of the Argentine Chinese Education Foundation, asked questions separately, and the two prosecutors gave detailed answers. This seminar let overseas Chinese and immigrants in Afghanistan know how to use legal knowledge and complaint channels to protect and safeguard their rights. After the meeting, the overseas Chinese leaders all expressed that the meeting has benefited a lot. (Lisa)