Three human rights representatives – Norita Cortiñas, mother of Plaza de Mayo; Pablo Llonto, lawyer of human rights organizations in the crimes against humanity trials; and Patricia Isasa, dictatorship survivor …
Category: Human rights
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Boca Juniors names Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo leader Estela de Carlotto an Honorary Member
The president of Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo, Estela de Carlotto, was honored on Tuesday as an Honorary Member of the Boca Juniors football team, in a ceremony she attended …
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German police raid home of dictatorship torturer who used dual nationality to flee justice
Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office and the Berlin Public Prosecutor’s Office this morning searched the living quarters of a 75-year-old former official of the Argentine military on charges of murder …
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Human rightsLatin AmericaSociety
Peru protests: Amnesty to investigate “possible crimes under international law”
by Amy BoothHuman rights watchdog Amnesty International has sent a crisis team to Peru to investigate “serious human rights violations and possible crimes under international law”, in the context of the deadly …
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At least 67 journalists and media workers were killed in 2022, the most since 2018, according to a report by press freedom nonprofit, the Committee to Protect Journalists. More than …
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Human rightsLatin AmericaSociety
Thousands march on Peru’s capital as unrest spreads, building set ablaze
Thousands of protesters in Peru, many from the country’s heavily indigenous south, descended on Lima, the capital, on Thursday, angered by a mounting death toll since unrest erupted last month …
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Seven years after her detention, Milagro Sala’s defense are still demanding justice
Mattresses, tents, and makeshift soup kitchens were spread across Belgrano square, in the dry summer sun of San Salvador de Jujuy. It was December 2015, and dozens of families and …
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International rights nonprofit Human Rights Watch warned in the Argentina chapter of its annual report, published today, that the country was facing threats to judicial independence. However, it praised the …
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“The death toll is appalling”: 17 demonstrators killed in one day in Peru
At least 17 people were killed in clashes with police in southern Peru, the country’s human rights office said on Monday, the deadliest day so far of protests demanding early …
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Intelligence chief Rossi files lawsuit against Clarín, La Nación, and two journalists
Yesterday, Agustín Rossi, head of the Federal Intelligence Agency, filed a lawsuit against two of Argentina’s most prominent media outlets – Clarín and La Nación – and two of their …