Argentina

Human Rights Watch — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:08:38 -0800

Argentina has taken important steps to bring to justice former military and police personnel accused of having committed grave human rights violations during the country's "dirty war." Since the Supreme Court struck down the "Full Stop" and "Due Obedience" laws in 2005, several police and military officials have been convicted.

Human Rights Watch Amicus Brief on Juvenile Detention

Human Rights Watch — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:00:00 -0700

Human Rights Watch filed an amicus brief in the case of García Méndez, Emilio and Musa, Laura Cristina s/case No. 7537 that is now before the Supreme Court of Argentina.

UN: Mixed Results for New Review Process

Human Rights Watch — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:00:00 -0700

(Geneva) – The first session of the new country review mechanism of the UN Human Rights Council was undermined by inconsistencies and the timidity of some governments in reviewing others, Human Rights Watch said today. On April 18, 2008 the council concluded a two-week session in which it examined the records of 16 countries as part of the new Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process.

Human Rights Council Begins Universal Periodic Review

Human Rights Watch — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 17:00:00 -0700

(Geneva, April 6, 2008) – The UN Human Rights Council will begin a new review process on April 7, 2008. The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is the most innovative and ambitious instrument of the council and was set up to assess the human rights performance of all 192 UN member states over a four-year cycle.

Fifth Meeting of the EU Network of Contact Points on Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes

Human Rights Watch — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:00:00 -0700

Brussels

Dear Head of Delegation to the Article 36 Committee,

Reproductive health is the right of all

Angela Heimburger, Wayne Shields, and Beth Jordan — Thu, 24 May 2007 17:00:00 -0700

(New York) - Women in Tierra del Fuego now have fewer options to prevent pregnancy and risk giving birth to unwanted children than they did a month ago. Thanks to a judge in Ushuaia, poor women and adolescents in this province no longer have access to emergency contraceptive pills.

How to Put U.N. Rights Council Back on Track

Peggy Hicks — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 16:00:00 -0800

Seven months after the United Nations General Assembly created a Human Rights Council to replace the much-maligned Commission on Human Rights, the new council already has garnered a level of condemnation that its predecessor took decades to achieve. Much of this criticism is justified.

Argentina: Court Convicts ‘Dirty War’ Torturer

Human Rights Watch — Fri, 04 Aug 2006 17:00:00 -0700

(Washington, D.C.) – The conviction of a former police official who brutally tortured detainees during Argentina’s “dirty war” (1976-1983) is a landmark victory for Argentine justice, Human Rights Watch said today.

Argentina: ‘Disappearances’ Trial Breaks Years of Impunity

Human Rights Watch — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 17:00:00 -0700

(Washington, DC) — The trial tomorrow of a former police commissioner on charges of illegal arrest and torture during Argentina's “dirty war” marks the end of 20 years of impunity under amnesty laws annulled one year ago, Human Rights Watch said today.

Abortion lessons from Latin America

Marianne Mollmann, Human Rights Watch Researcher — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 16:00:00 -0800