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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY

Protests, celebrations mark International Women's Day across globe

08-03-2020 16:31 From downtown Buenos Aires to the the streets of Manila, people around the world marked International Women's Day on Sunday with calls to end exploitation and increase equality.

Abortion debate

Silvia Lospennato: 'Numbers are good' in lower house for abortion vote

04-03-2020 14:05 Opposition lawmaker, who drew headlines in 2018 after impassioned plea during abortion debate in Congress, praises President Fernández's leadership in renewed push to legalise procedure in Argentina.

WOMEN'S RIGHTS

Feminists continue struggle for women's rights in Latin America

27-02-2020 16:36 As President Alberto Fernández prepares to send an abortion reform bill to Congress, Latin America's feminists are continuing to mobilise across the continent in their fight for women's rights.

GENDER VIOLENCE

Concern rises after Argentina sees four femicides in just one weekend

16-09-2019 17:08 Campaigners demand action after women were found dead in Neuquén, Chascomus, Santa Fe and Lomas de Zamora in just 48 hours. At least 178 femicides have been recorded in Argentina since the turn of the year.

WOMEN'S RIGHTS

Mexicans march in silence to demand safety and justice for women

09-09-2019 07:28 Hundreds of women have taken to the streets of Mexico City to demand justice for loved ones, girls and countless women who have been sexually assaulted, murdered or gone missing in one of the most dangerous countries in the world to be a female.

Femicide

Spike in femicides raises alert in Bolivia

16-07-2019 10:30 Death of 26-year-old woman Mery Vila sheds light on troubling trend

KEY STORIES

June 2nd-8th: What We Learned This Week

08-06-2019 12:26 Stories that caught our eye in the last seven days.

Ni Una Menos

Women march on Congress to demand action on gender violence

04-06-2019 06:18 There were 278 officially recorded cases of gender-based violence in Argentina in 2018, according to an annual report from the country’s Women’s Office (OM). NGOs, however, believe the true figure was much higher.

KEY STORIES FROM THE LAST SEVEN DAYS

Jun 4th- Jun 10th: What We Learned This Week

09-06-2018 10:09 The IMF deal, CGT ponders strike action, friendly in Jerusalem cancelled, and more.

ABORTION REFORM

Campaigners push on as abortion vote draws nearer

21-04-2018 09:29 Procedures are only allowed in Argentina in cases of rape and risks to a woman’s health. Thousands of women are hospitalised each year for complications linked due to unsafe abortions. Will lawmakers vote to legalise it?