Argentina: a universal model for human rights?
On the anniversary of the 24th March 1976 military coup, the minister of justice and human rights claims that Kirchnerismo has converted Argentina's shame into international respect.
Bulletin 25 February 2010
Argentina: Government fights on two fronts ♦ Cuba: Lula says farewell ♦ Venezuela: Government rejects report from Inter American Committee ♦ Brazil: Biggest bank increases profits ♦ El Niño goes heavy on Latin America
Argentina Research Network UK (ARN)
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POPE FRANCIS: NO ROMERO, HE DISTANCED HIMSELF FROM THE POOR
One of Latin America's most distinguished Jesuits and liberation theologians reflects on the new papacy.
A slow-burning Argentinean ghost story
Film review of Un Crimen Común which follows a middle class academic mother whose life unravels after she becomes implicated in the death of her housekeeper’s son.
Mudslides Wreck Argentinian Town
The recent rains in the north of Argentina caused mudslides that devastated the town of Tartagal. Indigenous activists have been mobilising to stop the deforestation responsible for the disaster (in Spanish)
Jujuy, Argentina: the whole country is watching us
As large parts of the country remain in lockdown, Argentina’s northernmost province, Jujuy, has all but ended its quarantine amid harsh restrictions on freedoms.
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Bulletin 11 December 2010
Venezuela: devaluation causes chaos ♦ Colombia: right-wing para-military infiltration behind political assassinations ♦ Argentina: payment of public debt sparks off heated debate
Pope Francis: A chalice to regret?
A Canadian mining company has offered to make a chalice for the new Pope, using silver from a controversial mine in Patagonia
Bulletin 10 December 2009
MEXICO NEGOTIATES FUTURE OF ZELAYA ♦ ARGENTINA AND VENEZUELA REINFORCE THEIR ALLIANCE ♦ CLIMATE CHANGE: BOLIVIA SAYS NO TO CARBON TRADING ♦ BRAZIL READY FOR AGREEMENT ♦ COLOMBIA EXPECTS “AMBITIOUS TARGETS” IN COP15 &
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