News of rights

Protesters call on authorities to do more to tackle femicide, gender violence

04-06-2022 20:26 On the seventh anniversary of the first 'Ni Una Menos' march, tens of thousands of demonstrators call on authorities to do more to tackle femicide and gender violence.

by Mariel Priven

Science and the Grandmothers: the DNA chains uniting Memory, Truth and Justice

02-06-2022 15:32 Guillermo Amarilla Molfino is the 98th grandchild to recover his identity, thanks to the existence of the Bank of Genetic Data, a pioneering scientific organisation that is celebrating its 35th anniversary. Created with the objective of helping the Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo find their grandchildren, cruelly snatched by the last military dictatorship, the institution safeguards the genetic samples that make these yearned-for reunions possible.

UN human rights chief Bachelet begins contentious China visit

23-05-2022 10:31 United Nations Michelle Bachelet begins controversial and long-anticipated visit to China, with a visit to the Xinjiang region where authorities stand accused of widespread violations on the agenda.

'Massive setback' if US abortion rights overturned, says UN human rights chief

19-05-2022 12:30 Overturning Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that guaranteed nationwide abortion access in the US, would be contrary to international human rights standards, UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said Wednesday.

Online media fuelling divisions, global tensions, says new report

04-05-2022 16:03 Unregulated online content has spread disinformation and propaganda that have amplified political divisions worldwide, fanned international tensions and even contributed to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, media watchdog Reporters Without Borders warns.

Biden calls for US voters to push back on 'radical' abortion draft ruling

03-05-2022 15:07 Joe Biden on Tuesday urged US voters to defend access to abortion, describing as “radical” a draft Supreme Court ruling that suggested the conservative-dominated high court was poised to shred nearly 50 years of constitutional protections by striking down the nationwide right.

Landmark Napalpí Massacre trial begins, 98 years after indigenous killings

20-04-2022 16:00 Nearly a century on from the 1924 Napalpí Massacre, in which more than 300 people were killed, a legal milestone is reached in a court in Resistencia, Chaco Province.

Brazil's Lula slams Bolsonaro over indigenous policies

12-04-2022 19:35 Speaking at a protest by thousands of indigenous people who are camping out in Brasilia to protest Bolsonaro's policies, Lula drew loud cheers with a promise to undo current President Jair Bolsonaro's policies on indigenous people if elected.

With Argentina’s backing, UN votes to suspend Russia from Human Rights Council

08-04-2022 00:11 UN General Assembly votes to suspend Russia from the global body's Human Rights Council as punishment for its invasion of Ukraine; Of 193 members, 93 backed vote, 58 abstained and 24 voted against.

Boric calls on Argentina not to forget the crimes of the dictatorships

06-04-2022 16:47 "Memory and unrestricted respect for human rights is fundamental," declares Chile's leftist leader after emotional visit to the former ESMA Navy Mechanics School concentration camp in Nuñez.

Cecilia Todesca Bocco: ‘Labour rights do not explain Argentina’s macroeconomic problems'

18-03-2022 12:20 International Relations Secretary Cecilia Todesca Bocco on the freshly approved IMF deal, policies to deliver economic growth in Argentina and politics in the family.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Gabriel Boric wants to lead a green revolution

11-03-2022 09:33 A new generation of leaders in commodity-rich Latin America sees climate change and its link to inequality as the new political fault line, including Chile's new president Gabriel Boric.

Horror in Tucumán: 10-year-old girl gives birth following rape

14-01-2022 17:24 Young girl had been sexually abused by her foster mother's partner; Accused has been on the run since last October.

A year on from passage of Argentina’s abortion law, change remains slow

13-01-2022 08:00 The passage of the Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy bill roughly one year ago gave hope to millions of women in Argentina, but changing mentalities, practices and infrastructure has proved more difficult.

Nobel winner Adolfo Pérez Esquivel released from hospital after stroke

05-01-2022 13:33 Argentine human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Adolfo Pérez Esquivel was released from hospital following a minor stroke, his family said late on Tuesday.

Nobel Prize winner Adolfo Pérez Esquivel in hospital after stroke scare

02-01-2022 17:33 Human rights activist Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, recipient of the 1980 Nobel Peace Prize, was taken to hospital following a health scare.

Human rights: for more principles and less affinities

10-12-2021 22:20 In a world still convulsed by the pandemic, and in a region marked by a growing mistrust towards democracy and the rise of more extremist parties, Argentina is still recognised for its human rights and democratic policies.

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.

Non-binary community left in limbo as systems fail to recognise new DNIs

04-12-2021 00:17 Essential public services have become inaccessible to those in the non-binary community in Argentina who requested new national ID cards (DNIs) – the latest blow to activists who have long sought recognition.

by Valen Iricibar

Chile same-sex marriage vote delayed, abortion bill shelved

30-11-2021 16:05 Chile's parliament on Tuesday postponed a vote on a long-awaited bill to legalise same-sex marriage and shelved another to decriminalise abortion.