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Murder of Human Rights Witness Sparks Fears

Latin-American Affairs April 30, 2010 0Likes 0Comments

The recent murder of Silvia Suppo, a key witness in a human rights trial on crimes committed during the Argentine dictatorship, has sparked fears for the safety of witnesses who testify publicly in the cases.…

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Landmark Human Rights Case in Argentina Puts Torture on Trial

Uncategorized January 4, 2010 0Likes 0Comments

Argentine courts have launched an investigation into crimes committed at the ESMA Navy Mechanics School during the nation’s military dictatorship. The landmark human rights trial is one of the most far-reaching attempts to bring crimes…

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Kraft Firings Feed Protests

Uncategorized October 6, 2009 0Likes 0Comments

Mass firings at Kraft Foods’ plant in Argentina sparked protests throughout the nation, and ignited a new wave of worker organizing. In August, Kraft fired 160 workers after they went on strike to demand proper…

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FASINPAT: A Factory that Belongs to the People

Uncategorized September 2, 2009 0Likes 0Comments

The workers at Argentina’s largest worker-controlled factory are celebrating a definitive legal solution to a nine-year struggle for the right to work and workers’ self-determination. The provincial legislature of Neuquén voted in favor of expropriating…

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Study Released in Argentina Puts Glyphosate Under Fire

Uncategorized July 13, 2009 0Likes 1Comment

Argentina has seen an explosion in genetically modified (GM) soy bean production with soy exports topping $16.5 billion in 2008. The fertile South American nation is now the world’s third largest producer of soy, trailing…

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Argentina’s Community Media Fights for Access and Legal Reform

Uncategorized May 31, 2009 0Likes 0Comments

In response to misinformation and lack of access in the mass media, citizens have created alternative media networks that play a fundamental role in today’s Latin America. Together, these community television stations are transforming the…

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Wal-Mart Faces Accusations of Anti-union Practices in Argentina

Uncategorized November 13, 2007 0Likes 0Comments

Wal-Mart’s aggressive efforts to keep labor unions out of stores worldwide have come under fire across the hemisphere. Workers report how the retail chain systematically violates international labor laws protecting workers’ rights to free association…

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Clergyman to Stand Trial for “Dirty War” Crimes in Argentina

Uncategorized July 24, 2007 0Likes 1Comment

A much awaited human rights abuse trial is underway in Argentina. The accused is a catholic priest charged with carrying out human rights abuses while working in several clandestine detention centers during the nation’s 1976-1983…

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Community Television in Argentina:
Ágora TV, a Window for Liberation

Uncategorized April 20, 2007 0Likes 0Comments

Never before in Latin America’s history has media ownership been concentrated in the hands of so few. In Argentina, media concentration dates back to when the 1976-1983 military dictatorship censored most of the press and…

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Made in Argentina: Slave Conditions for Bolivian Workers

Uncategorized April 19, 2006 0Likes 0Comments

Bolivian workers in Argentina are pressing the government to take action against slave-like conditions inside clandestine textile shops after a fire in a factory killed six people in Buenos Aires on March 30th. The government…

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