News of abuses

Bolivia seeks files on paedophile priests from Pope

23-05-2023 20:57 Bolivia asks head of Catholic Church for files on sexual abuse committed by priests following revelations of alleged large-scale exploitation of children.

JOURNALIST FOUND DEAD

Corrientes journalist who denounced police abuses found ‘beaten and strangled’

22-05-2023 12:13 Body of Griselda Blanco, journalist who denounced alleged police abuses in Corrientes Province, found beaten and hanged at her home in Curuzú Cuatiá; Ex-partner arrested, but family members say death could be linked to previous reporting.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Venezuela rights abuse victims hopeful ICC will bring peace

12-04-2023 13:07 Victims of alleged human rights violations in Venezuela say they're hopeful an International Criminal Court probe into killings and torture will bring them some closure.

CHURCH ABUSES

Pope tells LatAm Church to ‘prioritise’ sexual abuse fight

14-03-2023 17:21 Pope Francis sends message to special congress in Latin America, calling on religious leaders to "prioritise" the battle against sexual abuses and acknowledging that the "mishandling" of such cases represents a "clear danger" to the Catholic Church.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Argentina abstains from UN vote on Xinjiang abuses debate

07-10-2022 00:06 UN Human Rights Council votes against holding a debate on alleged widespread abuses in China's Xinjiang region after intense lobbying by Beijing; Argentina abstains from ballot.

HUMAN RIGHTS & VENEZUELA

UN committee releases damning report on human rights abuses in Venezuela

24-09-2022 08:00 Human rights watchdogs call for increased international pressure on government in Caracas following damning United Nations report; Pressure grows on Argentina to revise relations with Maduro administration.

by Sam Forster

HUMAN RIGHTS

China's Uyghur population control was 'genocide,' concludes report

10-12-2021 12:49 China committed genocide in the Xinjiang region by preventing births in the Uyghur population, an unofficial tribunal probing alleged human rights abuses has concluded.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Year before Qatar World Cup, Amnesty urges end to labour abuses

16-11-2021 10:12 A year before the World Cup in Qatar, Amnesty International Tuesday urged Qatar to end abuses against migrant workers, many of whom built the tournament's infrastructure.