The National Guard regulations indicate that new recruits to enlist, men or women, can have tattoos, however, in reality having a permanent drawing on the body has been a reason for not being considered for hiring. Silvia Vega Torres, general secretary of the organization Pro Libertad y Derechos Humanos, considered that discriminating against a person for having tattoos in the National Guard is a violation of human rights and pointed out that this condition of appearance is not a reason to leave them out of a job. that can be fully fulfilled. “We do not agree with the individual being denied the right to work in the National Guard because of their appearance (having tattoos), this is no reason for a person not to fully carry out said work,” he said. Luis Rodríguez Bucio, commander in chief of the National Guard, indicated a few days ago that “(among) the main diseases for which recruits were not approved to join the National Guard were obesity, diabetes, vascular problems, tattoos and some other conditions.\
Placing physical illnesses with tattoos in the same comparative line. In an interview with Expoknews, Vega Torres considered the above as an act of discrimination that totally contradicts the guidelines of the Secretariat of National Defense (Sedena) and the National Guard, which allow their elements to wear tattoos. “ The Federation Argentina Mobile Number List and the National Guard cannot deny that inalienable human right. This attitude is similar to applying Criminal Copyright Law, which allows a person to be detained based on their appearance or judged based on it ,” he mentioned. At Expoknews we sought the opinion of the National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) and the National Council for the Prevention of Discrimination (Conapred) on this issue, however these organizations did not respond. The argument they offered for not commenting on the matter was that their legal areas require taking the necessary time to provide a position. In any case, these autonomous organizations preferred not to interfere in giving an opinion on the fact that the National Guard considers an individual who has a tattoo as “sick.
The National Guard is made up of 56,191 elements that are members or were part of the Military Police, the Naval Police and the Sedena; They are distributed in the 150 regional coordinations throughout the country. National Guard statutes do allow tattoos The National Guard, in its call, emphasizes that those who want to enlist, whether women or men, can have tattoos with a maximum size of 10x10 centimeters and the images must not be offensive or advocate crime. Regarding piercings, men will not be able to have them anywhere on the body, while in the case of women they can have them in the ears. Sedena approves soldiers wearing tattoos Since the beginning of this year, Sedena has announced that people who have tattoos that do not allude to advocating violence can join its ranks. If you have more than one tattoo, they should not cover more than 10% of the body. Another requirement is that it is not visible once the uniform is on, for example on the neck or hands. Sedena itself explained that this new policy is to avoid discrimination.