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July 22, 2021 Dispatches

Argentina Recognizes Non-Binary Identities

Decree Allows for Third Gender Option in Identification Documents

President Alberto Fernández (center) with other authorities and members of social organizations, form an 'X', at the Bicentennial Museum in Casa Rosada, Buenos Aires, Argentina, on July 21, 2021

March 26, 2021 Report

Argentina: Abusive Covid-19 Measures in Northern Province

Unsanitary Conditions in Formosa; Isolation, Quarantine Centers; Free Speech Restrictions

People held in mandatory quarantine at School N°18, which served as a quarantine center, in the city of Formosa, on January 21, 2021.

January 11, 2021 Commentary

Criminalization of Abortion Has Failed. It’s Time to End It.

A crowd of women hold up green protest signs

December 10, 2020 Commentary

Why Lawmakers Should Legalize Abortion

December 2, 2020 Report

Paraguay: Flawed Investigation of Argentine Girls’ Killings

Allow Access to Independent Forensic Experts

Lilian Mariana Villalba in November 2019. Photo courtesy of her family.

November 20, 2020 Commentary

Argentina’s Violent Enforcement of Covid-19 Rules

A police officer aims his weapon, as security forces fire tear gas and rubber bullets, during clashes with people after police broke up a squatters camp and evicted people living there in Guernica, Buenos Aires province, Argentina, Thursday, on Oct. 29, 2020.

October 9, 2020 News Release

Argentina: Child Suspects’ Private Data Published Online

Facial Recognition System Uses Flawed Data, Poses Further Risks to Children

Commuters walk through an overcrowded subway station during local rush hour on March 13, 2020 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

October 9, 2020 Letter

Letter to Buenos Aires Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta re: facial recognition system and children’s rights

October 9, 2020 Letter

Letter to President Fernández re: protecting children’s privacy in judicial proceedings

August 31, 2020 News Release

Argentina: Legalize Abortion

End Insurmountable Barriers

May 1, 2020 News Release

Debate about Prisoners’ Release in Argentina

Police take position outside the Villa Devoto prison where inmates riot to protest authorities not doing enough to prevent the spread of coronavirus inside the jail in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on April 24, 2020.

May 1, 2020 Commentary

It is Time for the World to Start Caring for the Caregivers

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic underlines the urgent need for safety nets for domestic workers.

April 2, 2020 News Release

Latin America: Cut Prison Crowding to Fight COVID-19

Unsanitary Cells Prime Condition for Spreading Virus Outside Walls

Inmates point from inside of La Modelo prison in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, March 22, 2020.

March 19, 2019 News Release

Argentina: Inquiry Threatens Judicial Independence

Withdraw Request to Investigate Judge

December 6, 2018 News Release

Argentina: Modify Resolution on Use of Force

Rules Grant Federal Agents Overly Broad Discretion to Use Firearms

A member of Argentine National Gendarmerie aims his gun to demonstrators during a protest.

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