News of human rights

Argentina issues first non-binary national identification documents

21-07-2021 20:41 Argentina became the first country in Latin America to recognise non-binary gender identities in its national identification cards and passports on Wednesday.

Reports: Private Israeli malware Pegasus used to spy on journalists, activists

19-07-2021 11:46 Activists, journalists and politicians around the world have been spied on using mobile phone malware developed by a private Israeli firm, reports said over the weekend.

Rights groups urge UN to condemn 'oppression' of Colombia protests

01-07-2021 08:20 UN Human Rights Council urged to condemn the "brutal oppression" of protesters in Colombia, as groups call for an independent investigation.

Italian prison guards filmed beating inmates after protest

30-06-2021 14:05 Graphic video images surfaced Wednesday of dozens of Italian prison guards beating unarmed inmates with truncheons and fists after a coronavirus-related protest last year.

Argentina, Mexico recall envoys over Nicaragua crackdown

21-06-2021 16:11 Argentina and Mexico recall ambassadors to Nicaragua for consultations in response to President Daniel Ortega's mounting crackdown on the opposition.

Fifth presidential hopeful arrested in Nicaragua

21-06-2021 11:40 A fifth would-be candidate for the Nicaraguan presidency was detained Sunday, police said, part of a mounting crackdown by President Daniel Ortega ahead of elections this year.

‘It’s my right to wed’: LGBTI community no longer wants to be ‘invisible’ in Venezuela

15-05-2021 15:23 Migdely fled from Venezuela with her baby after the death of Ginyveth, her wife, terrified by the risk of losing custody without the protection of laws recognising gay marriage or parenthood.

Report details alleged human rights violations in Formosa

08-05-2021 00:16 Formosa drops down domestic agenda, but remains in the spotlight internationally; Report from Human Rights Watch details alleged abuses.

by Jennifer Heiman

Biden expected to label 1915 massacre of Armenians as genocide

23-04-2021 12:35 US President Joe Biden is preparing to recognise the World War I-era 1915 killings of 1.5 million Armenians by the Ottoman Empire as genocide this weekend, according to US media.

Mercedes 'Porota' Meroño, vice-president of Madres de Plaza de Mayo, dies at 95

22-04-2021 10:32 Mercedes 'Porota' Colás de Meroño, the vice-president of the Asociación Madres de Plaza de Mayo, passed away at the age of 95 in Villa Devoto.

Rights groups call for 30,000 trees to be planted in memory of disappeared

24-03-2021 14:04 Human rights groups, marking the 45th anniversary of the coup that brought the 1976-1983 military dictatorship to power, are planting frees in honour of those who disappeared at the hands of the military junta.

Nation pauses to remember victims of military dictatorship

23-03-2021 22:05 On Wednesday, nation pauses for a public holiday to mark the National Day of Memory for Truth and Justice, in remembrance of victims of the brutal military dictatorship that ruled the country from 1976 to 1983.

Slow justice for women abused by Chile's dictatorship

05-03-2021 12:22 More than 40,000 people were tortured and another 3,200 were murdered or disappeared in the 17 years of Augusto Pinochet's regime (1973-1990), which savaged women, making them victims of aberrant methods of torture specially focused on sexual violence.

Defiant Sarkozy on offensive after graft conviction

03-03-2021 10:54 Former France president Nicolas Sarkozy launches offensive to clear his name after being handed a three-year sentence for corruption, lambasting the verdict and mulling a petition to Europe's top rights court.

Brazil trans twins undergo gender confirmation surgery together

24-02-2021 11:14 Growing up as identical twins, Mayla and Sofia always did everything together, and their decision to undergo sex reassignment surgery is no exception. Now, they have made the transition they long dreamed of together, in what their doctor calls a first.

Germany convicts Syrian in landmark torture trial

24-02-2021 08:52 German court convicts former Syrian intelligence service agent for complicity in crimes against humanity, in the first court case worldwide over state-sponsored torture by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government.

What we learned this week: January 16 to 23

23-01-2021 09:26 A collection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

UK court rejects Julian Assange's extradition to United States

04-01-2021 12:32 British judge blocks WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's extradition to the United States to face espionage charges, finding he is at serious risk of suicide.

UK's Labour suspends Corbyn after 'day of shame' over anti-Semitism

29-10-2020 14:41 Labour suspends former leader Jeremy Corbyn, after a government watchdog found his office broke equality law through its "inexcusable" handling of anti-Semitism complaints.

Chile's wounded look to referendum, a year on from start of protests

14-10-2020 23:37 A year after the start of Chile's tumultuous social protests and as the country prepares for a landmark referendum, several protesters who suffered eye injuries believe their loss will not be in vain.