Tag: human rights

• Thursday, May 16th 2013 - 19:39 UTC

  Falklands’ lawmakers meet Chaco human rights group following formal Argentine request

  

  On request from a group of human rights representatives from Chaco, Argentina, Falkland Islands lawmakers met and listened to their views on a number of issues resulting from the 1982 war. The meeting followed a formal request from the group directly to the Falklands elected Legislative Assembly.

• Monday, February 25th 2013 - 06:50 UTC

  Demonstration against Uruguay Supreme Court to protest human rights rulings

  

  Human rights groups with the support from political organizations, labour unions and students are planning a march and demonstration against Uruguay’s Supreme Court to protest a ruling that in effect re-instates an amnesty law which benefits military and police officers allegedly involved in human rights crimes during the 1973/84 dictatorship.

• Sunday, October 21st 2012 - 06:11 UTC

  Argentina evacuates impounded frigate; Monday Timerman begins lobbying at the UN

  

  The Argentine government ordered on Saturday the evacuation of the naval training frigate ARA Libertad impounded in Ghana by international creditors, following the warning made on Friday that complaints would be taken to the UN over the controversy.

• Friday, October 19th 2012 - 00:48 UTC

  Argentine military governor of the Falklands arrested for human rights violations

  

  The military governor of the Falkland Islands during Argentina’s brief occupation of the archipelago in 1982 was detained for his alleged role in human rights abuses at a notorious torture center in the 1970s, prosecutors said Thursday.

• Tuesday, July 24th 2012 - 21:36 UTC

  Argentine military dictator confirms Catholic Church hierarchy was well aware of the “disappeared”

  

  Argentine former military dictator said he kept the country’s Catholic hierarchy informed about his regime’s policy of “disappearing” political opponents, and that Catholic leaders offered advice on how to “manage” the policy.

• Saturday, March 17th 2012 - 07:18 UTC

  Brazilian judge dismisses first dictatorship era case involving an Army officer

  

  Brazilian judge dismissed the first charges ever brought against an army officer over crimes committed during the country's 1964-1985 military dictatorship, dealing a blow to rights groups and victims' families.

• Wednesday, March 14th 2012 - 02:01 UTC

  Brazilian prosecutors unveil first criminal charges for crimes committed in 1970

  

  Brazilian prosecutors on Tuesday unveiled the first criminal charges for crimes committed during the two-decade military dictatorship which ended almost a quarter of a century ago.

• Wednesday, February 15th 2012 - 05:28 UTC

  Argentine labour accuses CFK of “escalating repression” and endangering human rights policy

  

  Argentina’s organized labour hit back at President Cristina Fernandez and expressed concern over what it described the “escalation” of government repression and hoped the country keeps to state policies of persuasion and unrestricted respect for human rights.

• Friday, December 9th 2011 - 07:08 UTC

  UN expert calls on Argentina to improve living conditions of indigenous groups

  

  A United Nations expert urged Argentina to strengthen its measures to protect the human rights of indigenous groups as well as their rights to land ownership and education, adding that a mechanism to establish dialogue between them and the Government is urgently needed.

• Friday, October 21st 2011 - 02:00 UTC

  Truth committee in Brazil but with no review of past human rights’ crimes

  

  Brazilian Senate Constitution and Justice Committee approved this week the bill for the creation of a National Truth Commission to research unsolved serious crimes committed between 1946 and 1988, which includes the controversial military dictatorship period from 1964 to 1985.