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LATIN AMERICA: Quotas Alone Won’t Give Women Equal Power
A collection of studies published in Argentina shows that quotas for women on electoral candidate lists have been successful in achieving a certain level of gender balance in the parliaments of many Latin American countries. However, it says that more tools are needed to accelerate the process.
“Politicians and Executives Have Obsolete Ideas of How Nature Works”
If they could, our politicians and business executives would try to squeeze the last drop of fertility out of our soils to make the last dollar or peso by over-exploiting nature, says the straight-talking U.S. conservationist and investor Douglas Tompkins.ARGENTINA: Soup Kitchens Feel Impact of Rising Food Prices
"It breaks my heart because I know these kids don't have anything to eat, but I can’t serve any more people," says Estela Esquivel, talking about children who have been turned away at dinnertime from the La Casita de la Virgen soup kitchen in La Cava, a slum neighbourhood on the north side of the Argentine capital.ARGENTINA: Children of Exile – Strangers Still
While perpetrators of human rights violations during Argentina’s 1976-1983 military dictatorship have begun to be sent to prison, a new study has shed light on a less conspicuous aspect of the regime's legacy: the problems faced by the children of former exiles who are struggling to integrate into Argentine society.RIGHTS-ARGENTINA: Life in Prison for Two Retired Generals
Retired Argentine General Antonio Domingo Bussi was sentenced to life in prison for a crime against humanity committed in 1976. But he won't be going to prison for now.ENVIRONMENT-ARGENTINA: Scarce Water Threatened by Gold Mine
For nearly a year and a half, local residents in the northwestern Argentine province of La Rioja have been blocking the road that climbs up to the Nevados de Famatina mountain to protest a gold mining project that they say will pollute the water in the country’s driest district.MEDIA-LATIN AMERICA: Behind-the-Scenes Censorship
A study carried out in seven countries of Latin America found a "growing trend" in the region of subtle, largely invisible government interference with the media and journalistic independence.SOUTH AMERICA: Architecture Students Visit 50 Cities in 40 Days
A group of advanced architecture students and graduates from Argentina will tour more than 50 cities in their own country, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay to discover common characteristics in the architectural heritage of the Mercosur (Southern Common Market) countries.RIGHTS-ARGENTINA: Last Vestiges of Capital Punishment Abolished
The Argentine Congress eliminated the Military Code of Justice, thereby eliminating a special jurisdiction dating back to the 19th century, as well as burying the last vestige of the death penalty and ending punishment for homosexuality.SPORTS-ARGENTINA: More Money Would Help, But That’s Not Enough
Financial support for Argentine athletes has traditionally been meagre, but it has increased ahead of the Beijing Olympic games. However, several experts warn that more money alone is not enough to give a real boost to sports.
“There Are Seven Million People Who Lack AIDS Treatment
Three million people today receive treatment against AIDS. It was what the World Health Organization proposed for 2005, and we are achieving it with difficulty in 2008, but meanwhile there are seven million who lack treatment, says Argentina's Pedro Cahn, co-chair of the 17th International AIDS Conference.ARGENTINA: Soy – High Profits Now, Hell to Pay Later
At a time when the price of soy, Argentina’s main export crop, has reached record levels on the international markets, family agriculture experts and environmental groups are warning about its severe social and environmental effects.RIGHTS-ARGENTINA: No House Arrest for Elderly Former General
Former Argentine General Luciano Benjamín Menéndez, one of the most notorious of the military commanders who led the "dirty war" waged by the country’s 1976-1983 dictatorship, was handed a life sentence Thursday for human rights violations committed 31 years ago.POLITICS-ARGENTINA: Cristina At A Crossroads
Following a major parliamentary defeat, the Argentine government is pondering whether to accept the reversal and negotiate with farmers’ associations, or to pursue its export tax policy that these organisations have rejected. Experts say this would put government institutional stability at risk.AGRICULTURE-ARGENTINA: Rival Rallies Disagree On More Than Taxes
Two major rallies took place in the Argentine capital, one for supporters of the government’s decision to increase the export tax on oilseeds, and the other for those in favour of farming associations, which have been opposing the tax measure for four months.MIGRATION-SOUTH AMERICA: Summit Protests EU ‘Return Directive’
European Union immigration policy was unanimously rejected in strong terms by the presidents of the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) and associate countries, meeting in Argentina.ECONOMY-ARGENTINA: A Cold Wind from the Pampas
Over 100 days of conflict in Argentina's farm sector, where most of the latest record crop is safely stored in silos, has cooled the pace of consumption and caused a general slowdown in economic activity, which had been expanding at an unprecedented rate since 2003.RIGHTS-ARGENTINA: ‘The Other Final Match’
Thirty years after Argentina won its first Football World Cup, human rights groups and former players will pay homage to the victims of the dictatorship ruling the country at the time.ARGENTINA: Who Are Today’s Farmers?
"I could even do without land, my business would not be affected," Gustavo Grobocopatel, one of Argentina’s largest agribusiness owners, said some time ago. His case illustrates how the rural sector includes much more than the associations leading the radical farmers’ protests of the past few months.
BIODIVERSITY: Hake Could Disappear from Argentina’s Seas
An urgent government plan is the only thing that can save the common hake (Merluccius hubbsi), Argentina's leading fish export, say environmentalists and experts.
Hake Could Disappear from Argentina's Seas
Electronic systems to track fishing, support for industrialization and environmental certification as a market incentive are among the recommended steps to save the hake.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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