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ARGENTINA: Social Movement Studies Collapse of Neo-Liberal Model
The process of coming up with viable alternatives to the neo-liberal economic model will not be led by the political parties in Argentina, but by the social movement expressing itself in the streets, said the participants in the Argentina Thematic Social Forum.DEVELOPMENT-ARGENTINA: Under Scrutiny by Globalisation Protesters
Representatives of the international movement of globalisation protesters will discuss this week the devastating effects of the economic model applied so rigorously in Argentina, during the first thematic meeting of the World Social Forum.LATIN AMERICA: From Rio to Johannesburg, a Lost Opportunity
Latin American participants in the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro knew that living up to the pledges assumed there would not be easy. But perhaps they were unable to imagine just how far progress in the region on the social development front could be rolled back in a decade.ARGENTINA: Homeless, Sex Workers, Slumdwellers Speak Out
Some 400 people who live or work in the streets of the Argentine capital - homeless people, garbage pickers, slumdwellers and sex workers - met for four days to discuss the problems they face, and to come up with an agenda of priorities for joint action.RIGHTS-ARGENTINA: Madres Activists Play Themselves in Film
Seven members of the Argentine human rights group Madres de Plaza de Mayo will make an appearance - as themselves - in a new blockbuster film with Spanish actor Antonio Banderas and British actress Emma Thompson.DEVELOPMENT-LATAM: The North Must Compensate for Protectionism
The Latin American delegations to the upcoming World Summit on Sustainable Development, which opens this month in South Africa, will insist that the industrialised North eliminate barriers to exports from the developing South, or compensate for those obstacles with development aid.RIGHTS-ARGENTINA: OAS Commission Warns of Authoritarian Threat
The alarming rise in poverty and plunge in confidence in the political class are creating a climate of unrest in Argentina that could give rise to responses that are "incompatible" with respect for individual rights and freedoms, warned the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR).ECONOMY-MERCOSUR: U.S. Treasury Secretary Hands Out Grades
United States Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill made clear in his tour through the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) that Washington has given Uruguay high marks for its solid economic policy, Brazil is still in the dock and Argentina must be taught a lesson for having defaulted on its foreign debt.ARGENTINA: Crisis Leads to Setbacks for Women’s Rights
One out of five couples in Argentina suffer episodes of domestic violence, 400,000 illegal abortions are practiced annually, and women earn wages 40 percent lower than men with similar educational levels, according to a new study on women's rights.FILM-ARGENTINA: Solanas Returns to Politics with Camera in Hand
Argentine filmmaker Fernando "Pino" Solanas, best known for his 1986 film "Tango: The Exile of Gardel", has begun a documentary of testimonies about the crisis that erupted in December, and which he intends as "a portrait of the devastating effect of applying the neo-liberal economic model."ARGENTINA: Devaluation Boosts Inflow of ‘Health Tourists’
The collapse of the Argentine peso has fuelled the inflow of "health tourists" from other Latin American countries, as well as Latino patients from the United States, seeking low-cost, high-quality medical procedures, which has partly compensated for the drop in internal demand.ECONOMY-ARGENTINA: Gov’t Pleased with Bank Experts’ Report
The Argentine government considers a new report by a group of financial experts an endorsement of its economic policy and is confident that this will help achieve a much hoped-for loan agreement with the institution that appointed the four-person panel, the International Monetary Fund (IMF).//REPEAT// /ARTS WEEKLY/DANCE-ARGENTINA: Marathon Event in Tango Capital of the World
The Argentine capital will be the venue for the first World Tango Festival, which will include a dance competition, a congress of tango experts, debate and workshops about this musical genre born in the River Plate region./ARTS WEEKLY/DANCE-ARGENTINA: Marathon Event in Tango Capital of the World
The Argentine capital will be the venue for the first World Tango Festival, which will include a dance competition, a congress of tango experts, debate and workshops about this musical genre born in the River Plate region.ARGENTINA: ‘Express’ Kidnaps, the New Rage
Young, inexperienced thieves in Argentina are taking advantage of people's fear of depositing money in the banks, where the savings of millions of people are frozen, and are staging "express" kidnaps to get their hands on cash and jewelry stashed in safes or under mattresses at home.ARGENTINA: Soup Kitchens – a Permanent Fixture
Soup kitchens are mushrooming in crisis-stricken Argentina, and are gradually becoming a permanent fixture due to the growing number of people falling through the state's weakening safety nets, a phenomenon that worries social activists.RIGHTS-ARGENTINA: Court Orders Ex-Dictator’s Arrest
A federal court in Argentina ordered the arrest Wednesday of ex-dictator Leopoldo Galtieri and 44 others involved in the 1976-83 military dictatorship, in connection with the abduction and murder of 18 leaders of the Peronist guerrilla group Montoneros.SOUTH AMERICA: Mercosur Leaders – ‘No Common Front’ vis-a-vis IMF
Presidents Eduardo Duhalde of Argentina and Fernando Henrique Cardoso of Brazil said Friday that although financial turmoil is currently threatening all of the countries of South America's Mercosur trade bloc, there will be no "common front for negotiations" with the multilateral lending institutions.ARGENTINA: Social Leaders Gear up to Replace Politicians
Leaders of non-governmental organisations that have carved a growing space for themselves in Argentine society are working hard to provide an alternative to the traditional politicians in elected posts who are scorned by a large portion of the nation's 37 million people.ARGENTINA: Congress Discusses Early General Elections
The Argentine Congress began to discuss Wednesday the possibility of a complete renovation of parliament at the same time early presidential elections are held on Mar 30, in order to respond to society's criticism of the political class.RIGHTS-ARGENTINA: Police Brutality Grows with Unrest
Police brutality is on the rise in Argentina, with 1,000 victims in 2001, due to the impunity enjoyed by the security forces, which lately have been active cracking down harshly on unemployed protesters in this crisis-ridden country.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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