HUMAN RIGHTS Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo announce discovery of 'grandchild number 139' 21-01-2025 12:26 Human rights group announces press conference at the Casa de la Identidad to reveal details of latest discovery.
Disappearance of Loan Danilo Peña Pope voices concern over missing seven-year-old 15-01-2025 13:58 Pontiff expresses fears over disappearance of Loan Danilo Peña, the young boy who went missing in Corrientes seven months ago, noting hypothesis that child was “taken away to extract his organs for transplants.”
HUMAN RIGHTS Abuelas announce discovery of 138th child taken by dictatorship 27-12-2024 20:50 Human rights group Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo confirms they have found the 138th missing grandchild snatched by the 1976-1983 military dictatorship.
HUMAN RIGHTS UN committee ‘deeply concerned’ for children amid cutbacks 28-09-2024 07:44 The United Nations’ Committee on the Rights of the Child expresses alarm over Milei administration cutbacks as it publishes a new report on children’s rights; Experts warn of programme closures, replacement of officials and budget reductions. by Mattis Nurit
Child poverty in Argentina Child benefits, food stamps, social policies ‘cannot be a stopgap’ 28-09-2024 06:58 In the first half of 2024, child poverty reached 71 percent with over 1.5 million kids newly impoverished, according to a report from the ACIJ NGO. Despite cuts in the budget dedicated to children in diverse programmes, the AUH (Asignación Universal por Hijo) payment is reaching the highest number of people since 2021. by Sabrina Chemen
CRIME & INSECURITY Authorities receive a report denouncing sale of child every 17 days 16-09-2024 16:56 Special prosecutorial unit set up to clamp down on human-trafficking in Argentina reveals one complaint denouncing the sale of a newborn or child was made to the authorities every 17 days. by Leonardo Nieva
CRIME & SECURITY Fugitive Misiones ex-deputy accused of paedophilia captured by police 29-08-2024 13:20 Expelled Activar lawmaker Germán Kiczka, wanted by the courts on charges of paedophilia and child pornography, captured by police in Corrientes after six days on the run.
CRIME & SECURITY Misiones offers reward for info on fugitive lawmaker accused of child porn offences 27-08-2024 19:20 Misiones Province government has announced a five-million-peso reward for reliable information on the whereabouts of fugitive ex-provincial deputy Germán Kiczka.
CRIME & SECURITY Manhunt for fugitive Misiones lawmaker accused of child porn offences 26-08-2024 17:49 International arrest warrant issued for ex-provincial lawmaker Germán Kiczka for child pornography offences; Libertarian deputy ejected from provincial legislature and flees home in vote as court issues international warrant for arrest of Kiczka and his brother Sebastián.
POVERTY IN ARGENTINA Child poverty soared to 63% in Argentina in 2023, says UCA report 16-08-2024 06:41 Study by UCA’s Social Debt Observatory covering period 2010-2023 also reveals that 16.2% of children and teenagers currently live below the destitution line. Child poverty rate now at highest level since 2010.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS UNICEF: 1.5 million children miss a meal each day in Argentina 14-08-2024 14:50 According to the UN children’s agency, 4.5 million adults in Argentina struggle to cannot come up with all meals either as a consequence of economic difficulties.
Disappearance of Loan Danilo Peña Two months since Loan disappeared – how the case continues 14-08-2024 12:11 Seven people remain in jail accused of a link to the boy’s abduction, while Judge Cristina Penzo hears key testimony from the boy’s relative.
POVERTY Rising poverty to impact life expectancy, child mortality rates 02-08-2024 17:23 With poverty and extreme poverty on the rise, specialists warn that worsening economic conditions and spending cuts could lead to an increase in child mortality rates and slump in life expectancy. by Agustina Bordigoni
CRIME & SECURITY Investigation into of disappearance of five-year-old takes disturbing twist 11-07-2024 21:10 Hundreds of protesters join father of missing child Loan Danilo Peña for demonstration in Buenos Aires as police sources in Corrientes discover child pornography on the mobile phone of their prime suspect.
Disappearance of Loan Danilo Peña Aunt of missing five-year-old child Loan testifies he was ‘run over’ 29-06-2024 15:23 Confession delivers unexpected twist in missing child case; Loan Danilo Peña, last seen two weeks ago, was “run over” by ex-Navy officer Carlos Pérez and ex-municipal employee María Victoria Caillava, says aunt; Police believe body may have been buried in cover-up.
CRIME & SECURITY ‘All available resources’ deployed in search for find missing five-year-old 27-06-2024 18:14 Unsuccessful search for Loan Danilo Peña in Corrientes Province amid suspicions of child-trafficking; “Culprits” will pay, declares Patricia Bullrich as lead suspects are moved to jails in Salta and Chaco; President Milei meets Security minister for update on search.
Disappearance of Loan Danilo Peña Milei dispatches security minister amid furore for missing child 25-06-2024 22:59 Patricia Bullrich announces national government will lead the search and investigation for Loan Danilo Peña, the five-year-old boy who went missing 12 days ago in Corrientes Province.
Disappearance of Loan Danilo Peña Security minister travels to Paraguay as Argentina hunts for missing five-year-old 24-06-2024 16:59 The Security minister will travel to the neighbouring country on Tuesday. The detainees will be charged with human trafficking. Loan Danilo Peña, aged 5, was last seen on Thursday 13 in the town of 9 de Julio, Corrientes.
MIGRATION & HUMAN RIGHTS UN: Number of children fleeing Latin America is soaring 15-05-2024 13:20 More than 30,000 children have crossed the perilous Darien Gap jungle in four months on the path to a better life in the United States, a number up 40% from the same period last year.
CRIME & INSECURITY US reprimands Latin American nations in parental kidnapping report 29-04-2024 17:52 There are many cases pending with the United States.
CHILD POVERTY An X-ray of child labour in Argentina 17-04-2024 11:56 Neatly 15% of those aged between 5 and 17 are affected by child labour in Argentina, with huge disparities when it comes to socio-economic level, gender and location. by Agustina Bordigoni
CHESS ‘Messi of chess’: Argentine 10-year-old child prodigy takes no prisoners 30-03-2024 07:27 Faustino Oro stunned the chess world this week by beating world number one Magnus Carlsen in a quickfire match. Already an international master, the child prodigy is making headlines for his stunning development and winning mentality. by César Augusto
CHESS Chess prodigy: 10-year-old Faustino Oro beats world number one 25-03-2024 16:40 Ten-year-old youngster Faustino Oro, nicknamed the “Messi” of chess, shakes up game by defeating Norwegian Magnus Carlsen in a quickfire game at Bullet Brawl 2024 tournament in just 48 moves.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS UNICEF: 7 out of 10 children live in poverty in Argentina 12-03-2024 17:16 Approximately 8.6 million kids under the age of 18 live in low-income households or in environments where they are deprived of their rights, reports local branch of UN agency dedicated to children.
Gender violence in Spain In Spain, child protection key to legal fight against gender violence 07-02-2024 12:02 The case of a man who killed his children to get back at his ex-wife has thrown the spotlight on Spain's child protection efforts, which are a central part of its legal battle against gender violence.
MUSIC & ART Teatro Colón fires musical director after child sex abuse allegations 12-01-2024 16:46 Jan Latham-Koenig, 70, arrested in London and appears in court; Renowned British conductor charged with child sex offences and sexual communications with a child.
HUMAN RIGHTS & ART Pablo: the disappeared child who walks on waters of River Plate 18-11-2023 07:20 From the Parque de la Memoria in Buenos Aires, an ever steeper path winds up to the shoreline of the River Plate. In the distance, in the water, a child can be seen floating with his back turned, ebbing and flowing with the tide. The story of a unique statue, entitled ‘Reconstrucción del retrato de Pablo Míguez.' by Sabrina Chemen
SOCIETY Report calls for measures to tackle sexual exploitation of children 08-09-2023 10:52 Fundación Red por la Infancia report details concerns over sexual abuse and exploitation of minors; Argentina 49th out of 60 countries in international ranking assessing prevention and response to problem.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS UCA: 6 in 10 children and adolescents in Argentina are poor 16-05-2023 15:07 Data from UCA’s influential Observatorio de la Deuda Social indicates that some 8.2 million people aged under 17 were living in poverty at the end of 2022.
UNICEF REPORT Argentina’s children: the poorest of the nation’s poor 31-03-2023 10:40 Who are the almost seven million children and adolescents living in poverty in our country? Where do they live? And how? A report from UNICEF gives voice without access to drinking water, decent housing or education. by Sabrina Chemen
INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO Pope Francis: ‘Reaching my age in good health is a grace but I don’t know how long it will last’ 17-03-2023 07:41 A special interview with Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the leader of the Catholic Church, to mark the tenth anniversary of his papacy. A historic interview for a historic personality. by Jorge Fontevecchia
Anger in Rosario Homes of alleged drug-traffickers in Rosario vandalised after child's killing 07-03-2023 07:50 Residents of the working-class neighbourhood of Los Pumitas ransacked and vandalised homes of suspected drug-traffickers on Monday; Vigilante response to death of an 11-year-old child, who was killed in a violence shootout over weekend.