CHURCH 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.