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Argentina: Indigenous people shot at and houses burned
26 November 2010

On 23 November 2010, police violently dispersed a roadblock by members of the Toba Qom indigenous community of La Primavera, in Northern-East Argentina, leaving ...

Urgent Action       AMR 13/006/2010

Argentina: Threats deny community access to research
12 August 2010

On 7 August, violence and threats in the remote northern Argentinian town of La Leonesa stopped community activists hearing a talk by a renowned scientist about ...

Urgent Action       AMR 13/005/2010

Argentina legalizes same-sex marriage | Amnesty International
15 July 2010

The new legislation, passed by the senate this week, makes the country the first in Latin America to take this landmark step.

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Former Argentine president jailed for crimes against humanity ...
21 April 2010

Amnesty International has welcomed the conviction of Reynaldo Bignone, who was found guilty of torture, murder and several kidnappings that occured during the 1970s ...

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Argentina: Further information: Teenage rape survivor gets legal ...
23 March 2010

A 15-year-old girl from the southern Argentinian province of Chubut was given a legal abortion on 20 March. She was pregnant after being raped by her step-father ...

Urgent Action       AMR 13/004/2010

Argentina: Safety of indigenous communities threatened on their ...
18 March 2010

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. 18 March 2010. AI Index:AMR 13/003/2010. Argentina: Safety of indigenous communities threatened on their ancestral lands ...

Public Statement       AMR 13/003/2010

Argentina: Teenage rape survivor denied abortion
15 March 2010

A 15-year-old girl, who is pregnant after being raped by her step-father, was denied an abortion by hospital authorities in the southern Argentinian province of ...

Urgent Action       AMR 13/002/2010

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

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

Summit of the Americas fails to address human rights | Amnesty ...
20 April 2009

TheDeclaration of Commitment of Port of Spain fails to lay out a clear human rights framework forprogress in the areas of human prosperity, energy security and

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