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Argentina accused of not defending indigenous groups’ human rights
Argentina’s Advocate General Office and a humanitarian organization called for the intervention of the Inter American Human Rights Commission, CIDH, to ensure the physical integrity of the indigenous Toba community in the northern province of Formosa following incidents with police forces that left two people killed. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesReprehensible, I think we'll pass on Argentine Sovereignty and all it's perks thanks.
Dec 02nd, 2010 - 11:38 pm - Link - Report abuse 0When did Argentina ever respect anyones human rights, look at the way they treat the islanders, the british, there own people,
Dec 03rd, 2010 - 12:18 am - Link - Report abuse 0but then the UN knew that , And Argentina wonders why no one talks to them, orr or interested in them any more, unless you include chavez
I am going to write in english as good as i can. sorry in advance for the mistakes.
Dec 03rd, 2010 - 01:44 am - Link - Report abuse 0I don't understand why all the comments are so agressive, from both sides (arg suppporters and britain supporters). Why can't we share our thoughts with out being so rude? I mean, in most of the articles everything is reduced to the Malvinas/Falkland issue. Can't we at least try to leave that problem aside when we discuss about different topics?
For instances, yes, Toba have been treated very baddly in the last days, but doesn't mean that Argentina has not the willigness to respect Human Rights, we have always fight against these kind of violations. We are doing our best, perhaps it is not enough, but we keep trying.
I'm 23, how old are you people?
You're right of course JB. What you need to understand is that for many of us who keep on about the Malvinas/Falklands issue feel very, very strongly about it so it is inclined to dominate the comments on News sites such as Mercopress. Not very constructive but there you go.
Dec 03rd, 2010 - 07:01 am - Link - Report abuse 0I'm old enough to have a substantial chip on my shoulder regarding Argentina, persecution does that to you I find.
JB, It is because Argentinians don't recognize their own faults. They are very quick to blame everyone elee but themselves for their problems and their actions/reactions.
Dec 03rd, 2010 - 10:33 am - Link - Report abuse 0A few examples, Falklands War, that wasn't us it was the Military, same goes for the Disappeared, not us Military. Killing all the Indians in Patagonia, not us it was the Spanish, giving refuge to Nazi's not us it was Peron, economic crash in 2001 not us IMF. Do you see where I am going with this?
At some point the people have to take responsibility for the government and it's actions. Maybe when you start owning up to your countries actions Argentinians will get some respect. Until then you are relegated to banana republic status and people from developed countries will make fun of you. Sorry that is the way it is.
4) Good :), well i don't know if i am going to post so often, just once or twice per article.
Dec 03rd, 2010 - 12:48 pm - Link - Report abuse 05) I agree 100% about not taking care. However i don't share the view that everyone think of us as a banana republic, we have accomplishes many thing which i'm proud of. The same goes for any country in the world.
I regards to Malvinas/Falkland or Falklands/Malvinas, i am a suppporter of argentinian position and i wish this issue to be handle only by the Miniter of Foreign Affairs, and not taken so oftenly (?) as a political campaign or a populits agenda. This kind of things should be handle carefully and in a respectfull manner.
@6 Whilst it's always nice to see someone trying to approach a debate in a calm, rational manner, it's unfortunate that you take a position based on Argentine government propaganda. The truth is that the Argentine position is based on the assertion that it has some right to territory occupied by states that preceded it, i.e. Spain and/or UPSA. In fact, there is no such right. By right of first settlement (1690), by right of de jure sovereignty (1767), by right of de facto sovereignty (1833), by right of the UN Charter (1945), by right of recovery of invaded territory (1982), the Islands, including South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands belong to themselves and Britain. That is the way that the Falkland Islanders want it.
Dec 03rd, 2010 - 01:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Regrettably, the Argentine governments, knowing that their claims are spurious, persist in belligerent and disrespectful activities.
I suggest that you set your own house in order first.
Thank you for the suggestion. But i don't understand why, if there are so many legal reasons to sustain the british position, most countries do not acknowledge soverignity to Britain? nor argentina
Dec 03rd, 2010 - 03:42 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Simple JB, very few countries have ever gone to the trouble to actually seek historical truth, Argentina has persistantly called for support from other countries based on geographicle proximity & other false/bogus claims.
Dec 03rd, 2010 - 04:14 pm - Link - Report abuse 0It can seem the easier option to offer support without correct examination of the situation or for political purposes.
Ask yourself why Argentina will not take the issue to the ICJ ?
but why Britain agree to have sovereign talks during the 60 if there was no doubt about its legallity status? this also concerns correct examination of facts,no?
Dec 03rd, 2010 - 05:02 pm - Link - Report abuse 0what is ICJ?
“but why Britain agree to have sovereign talks during the 60 if there was no doubt about its legallity status? this also concerns correct examination of facts,no?”
Dec 03rd, 2010 - 06:23 pm - Link - Report abuse 0There were talks because the British empire was finishing and was in the process of decolonising all it's territorys.
The islanders asked to stay british, and since then the British Government has said the islands will be British untill the islanders do not wish to be.
“what is ICJ?”
It is the International Court of Justice. The United Nations major court for dealing with international problems.
Are the ICJ bidding decisions? We should solve this issue there. Are there any precendents of ICJ ruling sovereignty?
Dec 03rd, 2010 - 09:12 pm - Link - Report abuse 0This is how Chile understands Human Rights:
Dec 04th, 2010 - 06:05 am - Link - Report abuse 0http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11917511
Every time we are polite to the argentines bloggers, we get nasty things back, the British try everything to be peaceful, but the argies will have none of it, the Falklanders want to be British and left alone in peace, the British wish to be left alone in peace, but Argentina wants what it does not own, and keeps pushing/attacking/abusing/British and Falklands hospitality, now they try to blockade the Falklands and threaten them,
Dec 05th, 2010 - 11:17 pm - Link - Report abuse 0so the answer is simple [Argentina except what the situation is and go home and let the Falklands be British and live in peace, peace, peace,
We're not discussing Chile xbox. Please get back in your box!
Dec 06th, 2010 - 12:11 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Commenting for this story is now closed.
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