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RIGHTS-ARGENTINA: ‘Dirty War’ Past Sinks Border Guard Chief
In keeping with its proactive stance on human rights questions, the Argentine government removed the head of the Gendarmerie border guard Monday, just one day after a local newspaper reported that he was implicated in the forced disappearance of nine people during the 1976-1983 military dictatorship.LABOUR-ARGENTINA: Working Without Bosses
Women are playing a major role in the revolutionary Argentine workers' initiative of taking over factories that have been abandoned by their owners, and in so doing, rescuing jobs and salaries that seemed to have been lost forever.AMERICAS: Civil Society Forum – a Sham?
Indigenous people, women, environmentalists, young people and human rights activists hope their participation in the debate prior to the fourth Summit of the Americas will not be sterile, and that their concerns will be reflected in the documents to be signed by the hemisphere's presidents./ARTS WEEKLY/FILM-ARGENTINA: Fighting Chagas’ Disease, Camera in Hand
"I met so many people suffering from this disease, people who are used to living a hard life, to suffering in silence, who don't complain or demand that more attention be paid to this problem," said Argentine filmmaker Ricardo Preve.RIGHTS-ARGENTINA: Body of Missing French Nun Identified
The courts in Argentina confirmed Monday that the remains of missing French nun Leonie Duquet, who was kidnapped by the military in 1977, have been located and identified.ARGENTINA: The ‘Final Battle’ for Gay and Lesbian Rights
By drawing the media spotlight to five-year-old twins Lucas and Julia and their two "daddies", the Argentine gay and lesbian community is gearing up to fight for a bill in Congress that would not only legalise same-sex civil unions, but grant these couples the inheritance and adoption rights normally limited to marriage.ARGENTINA: The ‘Final Battle’ for Gay and Lesbian Rights
By drawing the media spotlight to five-year-old twins Lucas and Julia and their two "daddies", the Argentine gay and lesbian community is gearing up to fight for the passage of a bill in Congress that would not only legalise same-sex civil unions, but grant these couples the inheritance and adoption rights normally limited to marriage.ARGENTINA: Talk of Alleged Plot Surrounds Resignation of Progressive Bishop
Argentina's episcopal conference expressed solidarity with a bishop known for his social action who reportedly resigned in the face of threats that a compromising video would be made public. However, the bishops made no reference to the alleged campaign to discredit him.VENEZUELA: Integration, Oil Take Chavez to Southern Neighbours
South American integration and oil industry cooperation were the central focuses of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez's brief visits to Uruguay and Argentina this week, aimed at forging strategic alliances.ARGENTINA: Chronic Lack of Labour Protection
Although Elba Gómez has worked as a domestic for nine years, she is not enrolled in the social security system. "I can't complain," she says nevertheless, noting that she has a stable job, unlike the thousands and thousands of Argentines who are unemployed, and have been out of work for years in many cases.SOUTH AMERICA: Presence of US Troops Upsets Paraguay’s Partners
Although Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay have formally accepted the fact that Paraguay has allowed U.S. troops to enter the country and granted them immunity from prosecution, the decision has become a thorn in the flesh of South America's Mercosur trade bloc.LATIN AMERICA: Universal Access to AIDS Drugs Possible With Agreed Price Cuts
Latin America's health ministers negotiating as a bloc with representatives of the pharmaceutical industry secured reductions of up to 66 percent on the prices of HIV/AIDS drugs.ENVIRONMENT-ARGENTINA: Hunting Out of Control
Argentina has become a magnet in recent years for sports hunters - foreign and local - not only because of the relatively inexpensive access to a broad variety and quantity of animals, but also because of the lack of effective regulations to protect the hunted species.
Hunting Out of Control
Some 7,000 foreign hunters visit Argentina each year, setting their crosshairs on deer, antelope or puma. Controls for protected species are scarce.ARGENTINA-URUGUAY: Pulp Mill Agreement Eases Tension, Not Residents’ Fears
While the tension sparked between the governments of Argentina and Uruguay by plans to install two pulp mills on a river dividing the countries appears to have been smoothed over, local residents and activists continue to demand a halt to both projects.ENVIRONMENT-URUGUAY: Pulp Mills Under Fire from Argentine Gov’t, Activists
"If we fail to keep these two big pulp mills from being built on the Uruguay River, it won't be only the local residents who will lose out," said Ricardo Gahan, a local activist.ARGENTINA: Getting the Big Picture on Children’s Environmental Health
One third of all diseases that affect children under five years of age are caused by environmental factors, according to the World Health Organisation, which is why government authorities and civil society groups have joined together to study the true impact of the environment on children's health in Argentina.ARGENTINA: No One in Prison, 11 Years After Bombing
Eleven years after 85 people were killed in the explosion of a Jewish community centre in the Argentine capital, the victims' families point to the contrast between the lack of results in the investigation compared to the quick progress made in tracking down the culprits in terrorist attacks on the United States, Spain and Britain.ARGENTINA: No One in Prison, 11 Years After Bombing
Eleven years after 85 people were killed in the explosion of a Jewish community centre in the Argentine capital, the victims' families point to the contrast between the lack of results in the investigation compared to the quick progress made in tracking down the culprits in terrorist attacks on the United States, Spain and Britain.HEALTH-ARGENTINA: Chagas Disease – Science Progresses as Prevention Efforts Flag
Researchers in Argentina and Brazil are making progress towards coming up with effective treatment for Chagas disease, a parasitic infection that threatens millions in Central and South America./ARTS WEEKLY/ARGENTINA: Tracking Dictatorship’s Missing Children on TV
For more than 27 years, the Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo have been searching for young people who were kidnapped as small children during Argentina's 1976-1983 dictatorship or were born topolitical prisoners in clandestine detention centres.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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