Law 28983 aims to provide a general framework for enacting national policies and legislation that protects women’s right to equality and dignity, and prohibits discrimination in all spheres of life. The law provides that the executive branch shall adopt policies, plans and programs directed at preventing and eliminating violence against women. (Article 6c).
The objective of Law No. 30709 is to prohibit pay discrimination between men and women who have the same type of job. The law requires companies to keep charts detailing job categories, operations, and applicable payment. It recognizes that an employer must guarantee dignified work and a nondiscriminatory work environment. It also specifies that employers must guarantee protection against sexual harassment.
The applicant complained to the ECtHR that (i) he was ill-treated by police officers and (ii) the domestic authorities had failed to effectively investigate his allegations in violation of Article 3 of the ECHR. The applicant had been arrested by police officers of the drug crimes unit and taken to a police station. According to the applicant, he was mistreated in order to make him confess. In particular, he alleged that he was threatened with rape, kicked and hit on the head and torso, threatened with weapons, and dropped face down on the floor while handcuffed.
