She alleges violations of due process and political persecution after exhausting domestic legal appeals.
On Wednesday, former President Cristina Fernandez filed a complaint against the Argentine state before the United Nations Human Rights Committee (OHCHR), alleging violations of due process in the trial related to the “Vialidad” case.
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Previously, the Supreme Court upheld a conviction for alleged fraudulent administration in the awarding of public works contracts in Santa Cruz against Fernandez, who has been under house arrest with an electronic ankle monitor and severe visitation restrictions since June 17, 2025.
In response to what she described as the clearly political use of the justice system, the former Argentine president filed the international complaint after exhausting all judicial avenues at the domestic level.
Fernandez released an open letter in which she questioned the judicial rulings issued against her and denounced political persecution, emphasizing that her situation also affects a political project and the public’s right to choose its representatives.
The Peronist leader said her conviction is arbitrary and constitutes a mechanism to keep her out of Argentine politics.
“The perpetual ban from holding office is, in reality, the principal punishment. The six-year deprivation of liberty is merely secondary. They want to prevent a portion of the Argentine people from freely choosing once again the project that represents their hopes,” she said.
“The banning of a political leader never ends up affecting only that leader. In reality, it constitutes a violation of the political rights of every Argentine man and woman. Therefore, when the courts are manipulated to exclude political opponents, the people are stripped of the right to decide their own destiny,” Fernandez pointed out.
Fernandez is requesting that the OHCHR examine the violations of her fundamental rights and the actions of the judges who participated in her trial. Spanish lawyer Javier Borrego and Brazilian lawyer Rafael Valim will represent her before the international committee. She concluded her letter by calling on her supporters to defend democracy, judicial independence and human rights in Argentina.
“Do not give up. Do not allow them to steal your hope. The history of our people shows that no injustice has been eternal and that no political ban has ever succeeded in permanently extinguishing the will of the people,” she said.
“We will walk together again. We will build an Argentina once more where solidarity is once again a value, where equity once again guides the destiny of the nation, and where the dignity of the people always stands above any privilege,” Fernandez stressed.
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Sources: Diario del Valle – CFK
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