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Mothers of Plaza de Mayo, a human rights organization created by women whose children were kidnapped by an Argentina military dictatorship, is marking 47 years of work.
This week, a human rights group in Argentina said a man who disappeared more than 40 years ago under the country’s military dictatorship had been identified and reunited with his sister. But there are ...
Silvia Tandeciarz, Vice-Dean for Social Sciences & Interdisciplinary Studies and Chancellor Professor of Hispanic Studies, has been taking William & Mary students to La Plata, Argentina, on summer and ...
Argentina is party to human rights treaties, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the American Convention on Human Rights, ...
In Argentina, human rights groups have raised concerns that their less-than-lethal label opens the door to police officers using them indiscriminately.
Loan's case is one of many concerns of church groups in Argentina that combat human trafficking and the exploitation of people for labor and sexual purposes. On Aug. 26, ...
The investigation began in 2022 and was initiated by the Prosecutor’s Office against Human Trafficking in Argentina. The following year, a complaint was filed with the federal court by that ...
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR)'s statement comes after June 12 demonstrations outside Argentina's Congress opposing a contentious reform bill linked to libertarian President ...
“Argentina needs to strengthen judicial independence, the rule of law, and efforts to combat corruption,” said Juanita Goebertus, Americas director at Human Rights Watch.
An Argentinian court sentenced 10 of 12 former officers on Tuesday to serve life in prison, and one to 25 years imprisonment, for crimes against humanity they committed during the country’s military ...
In a statement published on its website Sept. 28, Opus Dei in Argentina "categorically" denied accusations of human trafficking and exploitation." ...