News of human rights

‘Tell us where they are’ – Rights groups renew call for answers

24-03-2026 21:02 Statement read out onstage at coup anniversary march by rights groups, including Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo and Madres de Plaza de Mayo, contained sharp criticism of Javier Milei’s government and pleaded for new information about the disappeared and missing grandchildren.

Huge crowd floods Plaza de Mayo to mark 50 years since dictatorship coup

24-03-2026 18:19 Tens of thousands of people marched Tuesday in Buenos Aires on a day of remembrance marking 50 years since the coup d’état that installed a bloody dictatorship.

Voices from the darkness: 20 dictatorship survivors and their tales

23-03-2026 16:43 Half a century after the coup, a look at 20 key survivors who not only lived through the terror, but helped the country understand what happened and prosecute those responsible.

by Darío Silva D'Andrea

50 tales for 50 years: Book collects personal stories of dictatorship’s crimes

22-03-2026 00:07 'La Retaguardia,' media outlet specialising in coverage of trials probing crimes against humanity during the military dictatorship, has compiled accounts drawn from court files and testimonies given in court.

by Giselle Leclercq

Argentina’s Church leaders says ‘never again’ as coup anniversary nears

19-03-2026 16:14 One cannot move forward without memory, say Church leaders in communiqué marking 50th anniversary of the March 24, 1976 coup; Bishop warns against authoritarianism and calls on state to “defend democracy” and the most vulnerable.

Forensic team identifies 12 new dictatorship victims at Córdoba’s ‘La Perla’ site

11-03-2026 11:19 Court in Córdoba confirms skeletal remains found at La Perla detention centre last year have been identified and pertain to 12 missing dictatorship victims; Former detention centre operated in the La Calera area, on the outskirts of the provincial capital.

Venezuela amnesty bill excludes gross rights abuses under Chávez, Maduro

06-02-2026 11:26 Venezuela's National Assembly starts weighing amnesty law; Bill is an initiative by interim president Delcy Rodríguez, who stepped into the shoes of Nicolas Maduro after he was deposed in US military operation one month ago.

Argentine court requests Maduro’s extradition from the United States

04-02-2026 15:57 Court seeks extradition of Venezuela ex-president over crimes against humanity, using principle of universal jurisdiction.

Venezuela releasing 'large number' of political prisoners

08-01-2026 16:36 National Assembly speaker announces release of political prisoners as a “gesture for peace; Analysts see move as concession to Washington after ouster of Maduro.

Plaintiffs ask court in Argentina to seek Maduro’s extradition

04-01-2026 22:03 Prosecutors and plaintiffs in Argentine court case probing alleged crimes against humanity committed by Maduro and his government seek extradition of Venezuelan leader.

Scared Venezuelan migrants flee Chile and spark backlash

27-11-2025 14:24 Venezuelan migrants fleeing Chile’s tough policies has seen hundreds stranded at the Peru border. In response, the government in Lima is enforcing strict border control amid fears of a larger migration wave.

Presidential hopeful Kaiser vows to withdraw Chile from IACHR rights court

06-11-2025 20:31 Chilean libertarian Johannes Kaiser is promising to withdraw Chile from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, in his latest bid for presidency. 

UN-backed mission reports rising political persecution in Venezuela

22-09-2025 16:59 UN-backed fact-finding mission condemns clampdown in Venezuela; Maduro invites Trump to “preserve peace through dialogue” – but US president rejects approach.

Rights campaigner Rosa Tarlovsky de Roisinblit dies aged 106

07-09-2025 09:40 Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo honorary president dies at 106; Tireless campaigner's activism inspired by her disappeared daughter and grandson, with whom she was reunited in 2000.

United Nations rights council criticises Milei pressure on Judiciary

15-07-2025 15:43 International rights watchdog calls for clarification on measures that could undermine the autonomy of the courts. Executive has yet to respond and present its defence.

Court upholds life sentence for man convicted of Tehuel de la Torre’s murder

14-07-2025 14:23 Judges confirm hate-crime ruling in killing of young trans man who has been missing since 2021.

Experts voice femicide concerns on Ni Una Menos 10th anniversary

03-06-2025 11:48 A femicide is committed every 33 hours in Argentina. Ten years on from the first #NiUnaMenos anti-gender violence rally, experts call for renewed vigilance and greater protection for potential victims.

‘Provocation’: Montenegro slams plan to hand over part of ESMA site

29-05-2025 17:14 Buenos Aires City lawmaker Victoria Montenegro denounces move to turn part of former ESMA detention centre — now a UNESCO World Heritage Site — into administrative offices for Judiciary, describing move as part of campaign against human rights.

by Nicolás Gonzalez

Argentina scraps ‘ideological’ programmes for women, LGBT community

16-05-2025 13:32 Justice Minister Mariano Cúneo Libarona denounces initiatives as “absurd waste” – among defunded programmes are a plan to distribute menstrual hygiene products and another to provide support for families of gender violence victims.

by pixlr

Brazil prohibits hormone therapy for transgender minors

16-04-2025 18:22 Brazilian health authority raises legal age for transgender people to receive hormone therapy from 16 to 18; Also raises minimum age for sexual reassignment surgery "that involves a potentially sterilising effect" from 18 to 21 years.