Tag: human rights

Thursday, June 16th 2011 - 23:18 UTC
Argentina human rights group money spent on Ferraris, yachts and villas

A major scandal has unfolded in Argentina involving one of the cherished and exploited banners of the two Kirchner administrations (Nestor and Cristina, 2003/2011): human rights policy and the organization of Mothers of Plaza de Mayo.
Wednesday, June 15th 2011 - 02:38 UTC
Argentina’s lessons from ‘dirty war’, apply today to Syria, said Ban Ki-moon

United Nation Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged that the lessons learned from Argentina’s turn from dictatorship to democracy be applied widely, particularly in North Africa and the Middle East, and he called on Syria to allow humanitarian aid into areas affected by ongoing violence.
Sunday, June 5th 2011 - 12:29 UTC
Cristina Fernandez says Argentine is back in the world stage with ‘a bang’

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner said that the restructuring of Argentina’s debt allowed the resumption of relations with Italy, and in human rights, art and culture Argentina was back in the world map with ‘a bang’.
Monday, May 16th 2011 - 17:51 UTC
Argentine court rules prescription of abuses and tortures against Malvinas conscripts

The cases of abuse, ill treatment, torture and alleged homicides committed against Argentines conscripts by their officers, some of them still on active service, during the 1982 Malvinas war were declared prescribed.
Monday, May 16th 2011 - 06:38 UTC
Major setback for President Mujica and for the Uruguayan ruling coalition

The administration of Uruguayan president Jose Mujica suffered a major setback over the weekend and could experience a further showdown on Thursday when members of the ruling coalition vote in Parliament the annulment of an Amnesty or Crimes expiration law which impedes the investigation of human rights violations committed during the country’s military dictatorship (1973/1985).
Sunday, May 15th 2011 - 15:04 UTC
US Congress blocks disclosure of files on human rights violations in Argentina

An effort to declassify US documents on Argentina’s dictatorship failed Friday in the US Congress, disappointing rights activists in the Argentine capital who believe the secret files could help them identify young people stolen as babies by the military junta.
Tuesday, May 3rd 2011 - 08:22 UTC
Uruguay: overturning amnesty law could cost ruling coalition ‘dearly’

Uruguayan Vice-president Danilo Astori acknowledged that overturning the “Expired Crimes” or amnesty bill for human rights violators during the military dictatorship (1973/1985) could cost the ruling coalition ‘dearly’ and said he voted following ‘party discipline’.
Tuesday, April 26th 2011 - 16:50 UTC
Human rights situation in the US according to China and reported by Fidel

The Cuban revolution leader Fidel Castro in his latest ‘Reflections’ column “The brutal and turbulent North” writes about China’s report on human rights in the United States, which is basically a counter report on Washington’s annual document on the human rights situation in each of the world’s countries.
Tuesday, March 22nd 2011 - 08:23 UTC
US ready to help Chile solve human rights crimes but no apology for 1973 events

In what was the most controversial issue of the visit, President Obama said he's ready to help Chile solve human rights crimes committed during the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet, but avoided agreeing Monday to a US apology for meddling in the country's affairs.
Wednesday, January 19th 2011 - 22:39 UTC
Former Haiti Dictator Charged With Embezzling

Former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier has been charged with embezzling public funds Tuesday, but a judge must still decide whether the indictment can proceed.