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On December 10, 2013, a government-sponsored bill approved by a 16–13 vote in the Senate provides for regulation of the cultivation, distribution and consumption of marijuana and is aimed at wresting the business from criminals in the small South American nation.
Green bandana (Argentina, 2021) Green bandanas and signs at a march to legalize abortion (Mexico City, 2019) Green bandanas were first adopted as a symbol by Argentinian abortion and family planning rights activists in 2003, drawing inspiration from the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo protesters who similarly used white scarves (opponents of abortion rights in Argentina in turn began using blue ...
Only three other Latin or South American countries legalised abortion on request nationwide before Argentina did: Cuba in 1965, Guyana in 1995, and Uruguay in 2012. [6] According to polling in 2020, around 44% of Argentines support the legalization of abortion on request; other polls showed 50–60% of Argentines opposed the bill. [7] [8] [9] [10]
Ni una menos (Spanish: [ni ˈuna ˈmenos]; Spanish for "Not one [woman] less") is a Latin American fourth-wave [1] [2] grassroots [3] feminist movement, which started in Argentina and has spread across several Latin American countries, that campaigns against gender-based violence. This mass mobilization comes as a response to various systemic ...
Venezuela’s dictator, Mexico’s president and other old-guard Latin American leftist leaders are lashing out against Argentina’s right-wing President Javier Milei’s sweeping austerity measures.
(Reuters) - The following are reactions from current and former Latin American presidents to the election of libertarian economist Javier Milei in Argentina's presidential runoff on Sunday.
Some Latin leaders are discussing the need to experiment further with decriminalizing possession of drugs. Lawmakers are also proposing to scrap jail terms for growing coca and cannabis. As some Latin American leaders call for legalization of narcotics, Peru, a leading coca grower, remains opposed. [17]
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