News of human rights

Feminists in El Salvador condemn state for denying woman life-saving abortion

08-03-2023 05:46 Feminist groups on Monday called on the Inter-American Court of Human Rights to condemn El Salvador for denying a now deceased woman the possibility of aborting a brainless fetus in 2013, due to the criminalisation of termination of pregnancy in the country. 

Honduras human rights campaigners awarded Emilio Mignone prize

23-02-2023 20:49 Human rights campaigners from Honduras awarded with this year’s Emilio F. Mignone International Human Rights Prize.

by James Grainger

Lacalle Pou voices discontent at CELAC summit

24-01-2023 21:35 Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou delivers forceful remarks at “ideological” CELAC summit, declaring that “there are countries here that do not respect democracy or human rights.”

Clashes in Lima as thousands rally against Peru government

20-01-2023 11:08 Thousands marched through Peru's capital and southern provinces Thursday in large anti-government rallies punctuated by clashes with police, defying a state of emergency declared over almost 1/3 of the country.

Macri sparks controversy with remarks on Qatar’s LGBT community

22-12-2022 02:30 Former president, who spent last month in Qatar attending Argentina’s World Cup matches, says there is “plenty of homosexuality” in Arab country and that the LGBT+ community in Arab country “lives in absolute calm."

Former police officer sentenced to 15 years for student's disappearance in 1976

21-12-2022 23:22 Former police officer Mario Sandoval, who was extradited from France in 2019, sentenced to 15 years in prison for the abduction and disappearance of a student during the 1976-83 military dictatorship.

Hebe de Bonafini, iconic leader of Madres de Plaza de Mayo, dies aged 93

20-11-2022 14:29 Iconic human rights campaigner and leader of the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo human rights organisation dies at Hospital Italiano in La Plata aged 93.

The Trial of the Juntas: a moment worth remembering

19-11-2022 06:56 With the passing of time, ‘El Diario del Juicio’ has become one of the most important historical sources for those studying the trial.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

LGBT football fans fight for safe space in Brazil stadiums

25-10-2022 12:28 Some clubs in Brazil are providing rare safe spaces for gay fans who often steer clear of football stadiums for fear of coming under attack. In other stadiums, homosexual fans are often forced to fly under the radar to avoid homophobic chants, insults, hostile looks, and even assaults.

Before IACHR, Argentina admits responsibility for AMIA case 'impunity'

17-10-2022 11:47 Before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, the Justice & Human Rights Ministry admits State violated rights and failed to protect victims; Country will have to pay compensation.

Iranians take to streets for 12th night of women-led protests

27-09-2022 14:55 More than 75 people have died in Iran's crackdown over last 11 nights of unrest sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini, rights group claims, as Western nations pile pressure on Islamic republic to end violence.

Venezuela rejects UN report alleging crimes against humanity

26-09-2022 21:31 UN's Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela said last week that military and state intelligence services were part of a scheme "supported by senior authorities" to stifle opposition dissent.

Santiago Mitre: ‘I’m convinced of fiction’s capacity to transmit reality’

08-09-2022 10:07 Film director and screenwriter Santiago Mitre, 41, premiered his new film, 'Argentina, 1985,' at the Venice Festival last weekend, a feature which is a leading contender for the prestigious Golden Lion prize. This is the first time that the director has turned reality into a film and he chose as his subject a milestone for Argentina’s contemporary democracy – the trial of the military juntas of the dictatorship, with Ricardo Darín and Peter Lanzani in the key roles of the prosecutors Julio César Strassera and Luis Moreno Ocampo.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Ricardo Darín: ‘I wanted to tell the story of the trial of the military juntas’

08-09-2022 08:39 Legendary actor shares his thoughts on 'Argentina, 1985,' the importance of its story and recalls film's premiere at Venice film festival.

US seizes cargo plane sold from Iranian to Venezuelan airline

03-08-2022 15:46 Argentinian authorities seized the cargo plane in June on the request of the USA. The Iranian and Venezuelan crew members were kept in Buenos Aires to investigate potential links with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Argentine judge allows some crew of grounded Venezuela plane to depart

02-08-2022 18:24 12 of the crew of the grounded plane have been allowed to leave Argentina. The group of Iranians and Venezuelans have been kept in Buenos Aires since June when the plane was seized.

Peruvian women ask Michelle Bachelet for help in face of violence

19-07-2022 14:28 Michelle Bachelet, UN Human Rights High Commissioner, met by Peruvian women, including trans women, denouncing the daily violence they face.

Spain advances bill to honour dictatorship victims

14-07-2022 13:31 Spanish lawmakers vote Thursday on a bill seeking to honour the memory of leftwing victims of Spain's civil war and dictatorship.

Miguel Etchecolatz, unrepentant dictatorship-era torturer and killer, dies at 93

03-07-2022 15:06 Former Buenos Aires provincial police chief, recipient of nine life sentences for crimes against humanity dating back to Argentina’s brutal 1976-1983 military dictatorship, dies aged 93.

Fifty years from Trelew massacre, ex-Navy officer stands trial in Miami

01-07-2022 10:22 Ex-military officer Roberto Bravo, who has evaded Argentina’s justice system for five decades while living in Miami, faces civil trial in a US court for his alleged role in the infamous 1972 Trelew Massacre.