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The history of human rights in Argentina is affected by the last civil-military dictatorship in the country (1976-1983) and its aftermath. The dictatorship is known in North America as the "Dirty War", a named coined by the dictatorship itself to justify their actions of State-sponsored terrorism against Argentine citizenry, which were backed by the United States as part of their planned ...
The 2020 COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina affected the human rights situation in the country.. On 19 March, a nationwide lockdown was established in Argentina until 31 March. [1] [2] The government later extended the lockdown through April, [3] [4] and May. [5]
The first public discussions on intersex issues in Argentina took place in 1995, and in 2005, regional trans and intersex activists first gathered. [1] Argentinian intersex and transgender rights activist Mauro Cabral was a signatory of the Yogyakarta Principles in 2006. A collection of essays, titled Interdicciones was published in 2009. [2]
The Americas' top human rights agency on Thursday urged Argentine authorities to respect people's freedom of assembly, after reports that police used excessive force against peaceful protesters ...
The bandana became more prominent as Argentina’s abortion-rights campaign gained momentum. Activists distributed more than 200,000 handkerchiefs in 2018, the year that tens of thousands of women ...
Argentina has become the first major Latin American country to legalize abortion. The country’s Senate voted early Wednesday to allow elective abortions up to the 14th week of pregnancy, a ...
Some groups also assert that racism in Argentina is no different from that which is present in any other country in the world, while other groups [2] claim that Argentina's brand of racism manifests itself in a number of unique ways that are related to the country's history, culture, and the different ethnic groups that interact in the country.
The move by the foundation set up by actor George Clooney and his wife, human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, marks the latest effort to use Argentina's legal system and the principle of universal ...