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ENERGY-ARGENTINA: Handing Out Concessions ‘In Perpetuity’
Political leaders and activists have asked the justice system in Argentina to rule on the legality of the Chubut provincial government’s extension until 2047 of a foreign corporation’s concession to the country’s largest oil reserve. The decision was taken 10 years before the current concession expires.ENVIRONMENT-LATIN AMERICA: Coming Together to Rescue the Reserves
Many reserves in Latin America are walking a tightrope between degradation and isolation. To overcome these problems and appreciate the contribution of natural heritage areas to fighting poverty, Argentina will host an international congress attracting wide participation at the end of this month.RIGHTS -ARGENTINA: Twice Disappeared, Still Missing
One year after the disappearance of a former victim of abduction and torture under Argentina’s 1976-1983 military dictatorship, local human rights groups complain that the investigation into his current disappearance "is more of a formality than an effective inquiry."ARGENTINA: Borges’ Literary Legacy Looking for a Home
It’s all ready and waiting. Some 20,000 items of legendary Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986), including original manuscripts, photographs, personal letters, portraits and out-of-print books, are classified and packaged. The only thing missing is the museum site promised by the Culture Secretariat to house them.ARGENTINA: Hope for Unbiased Placement of Official Advertising
Civil society organisations in Argentina are urging Congress to establish clear guidelines for the transparent allocation and oversight of public advertising, in the wake of a Supreme Court ruling against the arbitrary placement of ads by a provincial government.ARGENTINA: Camping in the Treetops to Save Forests
Greenpeace activists are camped out in the treetops in the Yungas forest in northwestern Argentina to press the Senate to pass a new law that would curb the heavy logging of native forests, and to draw attention to the destruction.POVERTY: 40-Day Global Fast for Debt Cancellation
A group of celebrities from several countries have joined a rolling 40-day fast beginning this Thursday to call for cancellation of the foreign debt of the world’s poorest countries.ARGENTINA: Finally, a Marine Preserve
Argentina's first marine and coastal park, which is to protect rich biological diversity in the southern province of Chubut, is awaiting legislative approval.
Argentina Creates Its First Marine Park
The marine and coastal park of Argentina's southern Patagonia will protect biological and economic wealth, but will not completely ban its exploitation.ARGENTINA: Expansion of Agricultural Frontier Endangers Native Communities
Encroached upon by the expanding agricultural frontier and facing the indifference of the state, indigenous communities in the northeastern Argentine province of Chaco have problems of access to water, food and their natural medicines, and are heading towards extinction.ARGENTINA: Former Agent of Chilean Dictatorship Released on Parole
Shocked by the release on parole of former Chilean secret police agent Enrique Arancibia, who was sentenced to life in prison for the 1974 murders of Chilean General Carlos Prats and his wife, the attorney representing the Chilean state in that trial told IPS he was considering legal action to get the measure overturned.
ARGENTINA: From Wetlands to Desert, But No One Listening Upstream
The western portion of the Argentine province of La Pampa was a veritable oasis 50 years ago, with natural vegetation, thriving crops and abundant livestock. But the arbitrary management of the Atuel river upstream in the neighbouring province of Mendoza has transformed what were once wetlands and fertile farmland into a desert.ARGENTINA: Defenders of Small Farmers Harassed and Threatened
A group of hooded men armed with shotguns threatened the leader of a small farmers’ organisation and the delegate of an international human rights organisation in a northern Argentine province after they reported an incident of corruption involving both Argentina and Spain.ARGENTINA: Suitcase Stuffed with Cash Triggers Scandal
A high-level official of the Argentine government resigned Thursday in the midst of a scandal over his responsibility for the arrival to the country of a Venezuelan businessman carrying 800,000 dollars in undeclared cash on a government-hired jet.ARGENTINA: Inequality for Women Begins at Home
For the first time, a woman is the favourite to win presidential elections in Argentina, but gender equity in the home is lagging way behind. A government study indicates that seven out of 10 men do not help with the housework.
MERCOSUR-VENEZUELA: Integration – Easier Said Than Done
Above and beyond the political rhetoric in favour of South American integration, Mercosur and Venezuela have not eliminated their mutual suspicions, which are delaying Venezuela’s admission to the trade bloc as the fifth full member, a move that was announced with great fanfare in late 2005.
ARGENTINA: A Bid to Expand Maritime Frontier
Argentina is hoping to push its national boundary to the east and incorporate a vast territory with energy and other natural resources of strategic value under the Atlantic Ocean. To do this, it must demonstrate that its continental platform goes beyond 200 nautical miles.
Argentina Aims to Expand Its Maritime Frontier
The sea floor of the South American continental platform holds vast energy, mineral and genetic wealth. Argentina wants to claim its share.ARGENTINA: Groups Lobby Congress for Changes to Mining Laws
People from 14 Argentine provinces visited Congress this week to call for changes in the country’s mining code, which grants substantial tax incentives that have drawn foreign corporations with poor environmental records.ARGENTINA: Regional Leader in Traffic Deaths
Traffic accidents in Argentina have been claiming an average of 20 lives a day over the past decade, making it the top country in Latin America for these tragedies. They are also the main cause of death among people under 35, but in spite of this there are no official plans to end the slaughter on the roads.RIGHTS-ARGENTINA: Priest Faces Judgement Day
The Argentine justice system is prosecuting Christian von Wernich, a Catholic priest, for "aberrant, atrocious and massive" crimes. He exemplifies the collaboration of part of the Catholic Church with state terrorism during the military dictatorship that was in power from 1976 to 1983.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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