The Argentine Supreme Court’s decision to not grant “legal personality” to the Nazi party Partido Nuevo Triunfo, or “New Triumph Party,” is a welcome action in the battle against anti-Semitism.

On March 17, the justices of the Supreme Court confirmed that the party cannot be legally recognized because it has an “illicit objective.” According to the court’s verdict, the party condones hatred and incites violence. By denying the party legitimacy, Argentina’s Supreme Court is taking a strong stance against the bigotry that such groups preach.

Partido Nuevo Triunfo’s leader, Alejandro Biondini, is accused of having neo-Nazi ties and the organization’s website links to numerous anti-Semitic pages in Latin America.

The verdict of the Supreme Court confirmed the previous judgment of Argentina’s Electoral National Chamber, which stated that the decision was not based on the party members’ political beliefs, but rather the fact that the organization promotes “a regime based on inequalities,” which is contrary to the most basic human rights and generates “concrete acts of discrimination based on race, sex and religion.”

B’nai B’rith International commends the Argentine Supreme Court for its decision and hopes that other courts in the region and the world will follow its example.