Argentina

Human Rights in ARGENTINE REPUBLIC

Argentina: Indigenous community face illegal eviction
16 October 2009

A landowner attempting to drive an Indigenous community off their ancestral land in north-western Argentina has attacked them, leaving one man shot dead and four ...

Urgent Action       AMR 13/001/2009

General during Argentina's military dictatorship sentenced to life ...
14 August 2009

Santiago Omar Riveros, who ran a detention centre, was found guilty of torturing and beating todeath a 15 year old boy. He is also accused of over 40 crimes against ...

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Americas: Solutions to the historic violation of Indigenous rights ...
7 August 2009

Indigenous peoples of THE americaS. From the northern most reaches of the Arctic to the southern tip of Tierra del Fuego, Indigenous ...

Report       AMR 01/004/2009

Amnesty International puts human rights on Americas Summit agenda ...
16 April 2009

An Amnesty International delegation has arrived in Trinidad and Tobago to take part in the Summit of the Americas.

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Argentina abolishes the death penalty | Amnesty International
12 September 2008

This latest initiative paves the way for other countries to followsuit, and makes Argentina the sixth country to ratify all the humanrights instruments of the inte

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Argentina: Amnesty International welcomes ratification of ...
11 September 2008

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: AMR 13/002/2008. News Service No: 172. 11 September 2008. Argentina: Amnesty International ...

Document       AMR 13/002/2008

Amnesty International welcomes life sentences for Argentinean ...
29 August 2008

Organization also calls on the Argentinean authorities to investigate the 2006 disappearance of Jorge Julio López.

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International Day of the Disappeared: Global Reach: Regional case ...
28 August 2008

This document includes case studies of enforced disappearances around the world including in Pakistan, Philippines, Iraq, Lebanon, Russia, USA and Chad.

Document       POL 36/001/2008

Argentina: Scrapping of Military Code of Justice welcomed
7 August 2008

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE. AI Index: PRE 01/216/2008 07 August 2008. Argentina: Scrapping of Military Code of Justice welcomed. ...

Press Release       PRE 01/216/2008

UN examines human rights in member countries | Amnesty ...
7 April 2008

All UN member states are facing a rigorous examination of their human rights records.

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