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Charlie was my darling

20-02-2021 07:40 A selection of purely personal memories and perceptions of Carlos Menem, including some that differ from conventional wisdom.

by Michael Soltys

Tribunal charges former FARC members with war crimes

29-01-2021 17:53 Eight high-ranking members of Colombia's now-defunct FARC guerilla movement, including serving politicians, are being charged with war crimes, a court said Thursday.

Volkswagen pay-out to Brazil regime victims reopens debate on justice

25-09-2020 12:31 Volkswagen confirms it has signed a historic deal with the Brazilian state and federal prosecutors to pay US$6.4 million in compensation for its part in atrocities of military dictatorship.

Experts cite 'crimes against humanity' in Maduro's Venezuela

16-09-2020 15:25 Independent experts for UN's top human rights body accuse Maduro administration of torture and killings, claiming security forces have used techniques like electric shocks, genital mutilation and asphyxiation against detainees.

Corruption refuses to go away

11-07-2020 09:23 The Kirchnerites could soon have considerably less power than they have today. Without it, Cristina will find it impossible to break free from her chequered past.

by James Neilson

Anti-police brutality protests in the US: Why now and what to expect?

06-06-2020 08:10 The killing of George Floyd was the trigger that activated growing anger against the disproportionately heavy burden of both the coronavirus pandemic and Donald Trump’s administration.

by Omar Coronel Cuadros

LGBTQ campaigners demand activist’s death be treated as a hate crime

07-12-2019 11:47 Renowned architect and anti-discrimination campaigner Pablo Borsato was found brutally murdered last weekend. Activists say his killing underlines the continued marginalisation of the LGBTQ community.

by Carly Graf

Ex-Army chief César Milani again acquitted of crimes against humanity

29-11-2019 22:15 Retired general and former Army commander in Cristina Fernández de Kirchner government absolved in the trial for the 1976 disappearance of soldier Alberto Agapito Ledo. Esteban Sanguetti sentenced with fourteen years.

Colombia ex-rebels testify about crimes at special peace tribunal

24-09-2019 18:21 Former combatants for Colombia's once-largest rebel army, FARC, asked for forgiveness Monday as they acknowledged kidnappings during the nation's longest civil conflict.

Protests seek justice for Jorge Julio López, 13 years on from disappearance

18-09-2019 16:59 Marchers renew calls for justice in case of missing bricklayer, who disappeared just days after giving evidence in trial involving Miguel Etchecolatz, one of Argentina's most notorious dictatorship-era criminals.

Trial of former Army chief César Milani resumes in La Rioja

25-07-2019 13:09 César Milani, who served as commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces during the government of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, stands accused of commiting crimes against humanity dating back to 1977.

US documents expose details of 1976-1983 dictatorship's horrific crimes

31-05-2019 10:15 Fresh details of the junta's brutal tactics exposed in recently declassified Central Intelligence Agency report posted Thursday by the independent National Security Archive.