Latest items for Argentina
Jan. 18, 2025, 1:36 p.m.
Countries: Argentina, Colombia
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"After decades of work by activists across the region, the trend picked up speed in Argentina, which in 2020 legalized the procedure. In 2022, Colombia, a highly conservative country, did the same" (par. 23).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"After decades of work by activists across the region, the trend picked up speed in Argentina, which in 2020 legalized the procedure. In 2022, Colombia, a highly conservative country, did the same" (par. 23).
Jan. 9, 2025, 10:37 a.m.
Countries: Argentina, Brazil, Honduras, Mexico
Variables: MURDER-DATA-4
"The highest femicide rates per 100,000 women are in Honduras (six per 100,000 women) and Trinidad and Tobago (5.5). Argentina ranked 16 out of 32 (at one per 100,000), but had the fourth highest absolute numbers, with 232, after Brazil at 1,437, Mexico at 976 and Honduras at 309" (para 18).
Variables: MURDER-DATA-4
"The highest femicide rates per 100,000 women are in Honduras (six per 100,000 women) and Trinidad and Tobago (5.5). Argentina ranked 16 out of 32 (at one per 100,000), but had the fourth highest absolute numbers, with 232, after Brazil at 1,437, Mexico at 976 and Honduras at 309" (para 18).
Jan. 9, 2025, 10:36 a.m.
Countries: Argentina
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Alongside her studies, García had been an activist in Ni Una Menos (not one less), an Argentine protest movement against gender violence which started in 2015 and spread across Latin America" (para 22).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Alongside her studies, García had been an activist in Ni Una Menos (not one less), an Argentine protest movement against gender violence which started in 2015 and spread across Latin America" (para 22).
Jan. 9, 2025, 10:36 a.m.
Countries: Argentina
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"'Javier Milei won with a discourse that denies gender issues,' says Raquel Vivanco, a feminist and the founder of the NGO Now That They See Us" (para 20).
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"'Javier Milei won with a discourse that denies gender issues,' says Raquel Vivanco, a feminist and the founder of the NGO Now That They See Us" (para 20).
Jan. 9, 2025, 10:36 a.m.
Countries: Argentina
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"Argentina created a specific offence of femicide in 2012, punishing the crime with life sentences, but numbers have remained high for more than a decade" (para 15).
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"Argentina created a specific offence of femicide in 2012, punishing the crime with life sentences, but numbers have remained high for more than a decade" (para 15).
Jan. 9, 2025, 10:36 a.m.
Countries: Argentina
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"On 1 April 2017, García was followed home from a nightclub in Gualeguay, 140 miles north of Buenos Aires, raped and killed. Within a week, her decomposed and naked body was found in a field on the outskirts of the town" (para 3). "Argentina reported 322 femicides in 2023. The term is used to refer to the misogynist killing of women, or, as feminist Diana Russell has said, 'the killing of females by males because they are female'. The figure is a record high and marks a 33% increase from 2022, when 242 died, according to a new report by the National Ombudsman’s Office. The report says 61 of the...more
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"On 1 April 2017, García was followed home from a nightclub in Gualeguay, 140 miles north of Buenos Aires, raped and killed. Within a week, her decomposed and naked body was found in a field on the outskirts of the town" (para 3). "Argentina reported 322 femicides in 2023. The term is used to refer to the misogynist killing of women, or, as feminist Diana Russell has said, 'the killing of females by males because they are female'. The figure is a record high and marks a 33% increase from 2022, when 242 died, according to a new report by the National Ombudsman’s Office. The report says 61 of the...more
Jan. 9, 2025, 10:36 a.m.
Countries: Argentina
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"On 1 April 2017, García was followed home from a nightclub in Gualeguay, 140 miles north of Buenos Aires, raped and killed. Within a week, her decomposed and naked body was found in a field on the outskirts of the town" (para 3).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"On 1 April 2017, García was followed home from a nightclub in Gualeguay, 140 miles north of Buenos Aires, raped and killed. Within a week, her decomposed and naked body was found in a field on the outskirts of the town" (para 3).
Jan. 9, 2025, 10:36 a.m.
Countries: Argentina
Variables: GP-DATA-3
"Since Milei took office in December 2023, he has closed down the ministry of women and gender, while his government contends that 'violence has no gender'" (para 21). "Her violent death reignited the protests across the country, and in 2019 Micaela’s Law was created, requiring all levels of government to train officials on violence against women. But now Milei has initiated plans to narrow the scope of this law, by restricting training to questions only of 'family violence'. According to Amnesty, Milei’s amendments would also limit training only to state officials 'competent in the matter' and 'move away from addressing gender-based violence as a structural problem'" (para 23-25).more
Variables: GP-DATA-3
"Since Milei took office in December 2023, he has closed down the ministry of women and gender, while his government contends that 'violence has no gender'" (para 21). "Her violent death reignited the protests across the country, and in 2019 Micaela’s Law was created, requiring all levels of government to train officials on violence against women. But now Milei has initiated plans to narrow the scope of this law, by restricting training to questions only of 'family violence'. According to Amnesty, Milei’s amendments would also limit training only to state officials 'competent in the matter' and 'move away from addressing gender-based violence as a structural problem'" (para 23-25).more
Jan. 9, 2025, 9:58 a.m.
Countries: Argentina
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"The ruling was a victory for women’s rights activists who had been campaigning for La China’s release, and fighting against the criminalisation of women who suffer miscarriages and stillbirths in Argentina" (para 6). "But women such as La China are still being charged with homicide for undergoing what lawyers and supporters say are miscarriages, stillbirths, or other complications. The same study found at least 37 women had faced charges – either for homicide, or abandonment of a person – for possible obstetric events. The Centre for Legal and Social Studies (CELS) in Buenos Aires said poor, migrant women are more likely to face prosecution" (para 9).
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"The ruling was a victory for women’s rights activists who had been campaigning for La China’s release, and fighting against the criminalisation of women who suffer miscarriages and stillbirths in Argentina" (para 6). "But women such as La China are still being charged with homicide for undergoing what lawyers and supporters say are miscarriages, stillbirths, or other complications. The same study found at least 37 women had faced charges – either for homicide, or abandonment of a person – for possible obstetric events. The Centre for Legal and Social Studies (CELS) in Buenos Aires said poor, migrant women are more likely to face prosecution" (para 9).
Jan. 9, 2025, 9:58 a.m.
Countries: Argentina
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1, DMW-PRACTICE-1
"Carbó said the notion of 'the good mother' is so strong in society that anyone who does not recognise their pregnancy is immediately disapproved of" (para 12).
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1, DMW-PRACTICE-1
"Carbó said the notion of 'the good mother' is so strong in society that anyone who does not recognise their pregnancy is immediately disapproved of" (para 12).
Jan. 9, 2025, 9:58 a.m.
Countries: Argentina
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"When the country legalised abortion up to 14 weeks in 2020, the government also promised to drop charges against women being prosecuted under earlier abortion laws" (para 8).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"When the country legalised abortion up to 14 weeks in 2020, the government also promised to drop charges against women being prosecuted under earlier abortion laws" (para 8).
Jan. 9, 2025, 9:58 a.m.
Countries: Argentina
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"A 2020 study found that more than 1,500 women had been accused of having terminations between 2012 and 2020" (para 8).
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"A 2020 study found that more than 1,500 women had been accused of having terminations between 2012 and 2020" (para 8).
Jan. 9, 2025, 9:06 a.m.
Countries: Argentina
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Argentina is three weeks away from a national election in which the rights of women and abortion have been put on the ballot, just three years after elective terminations were legalised" (para 2). "Abortion was legalised in Argentina in 2020 after sweeping protests known as the “green wave” movement. Previously, abortions were only permitted in cases of rape or if the woman’s health was at risk" (para 5). "Doctors who perform abortions have also reportedly been targeted with spurious legal complaints. In August 2021, one doctor in Salta, a city in north-western Argentina, was detained following an accusation that she had performed an 'illegal abortion'. She faced almost two years...more
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Argentina is three weeks away from a national election in which the rights of women and abortion have been put on the ballot, just three years after elective terminations were legalised" (para 2). "Abortion was legalised in Argentina in 2020 after sweeping protests known as the “green wave” movement. Previously, abortions were only permitted in cases of rape or if the woman’s health was at risk" (para 5). "Doctors who perform abortions have also reportedly been targeted with spurious legal complaints. In August 2021, one doctor in Salta, a city in north-western Argentina, was detained following an accusation that she had performed an 'illegal abortion'. She faced almost two years...more
Jan. 9, 2025, 9:06 a.m.
Countries: Argentina
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1, ABO-DATA-1
"The government estimates that 3,000 women died between 1983 and 2020, before the legalisation, due to clandestine abortions. Officials have said that maternal deaths have decreased by more than 40% since the law was enacted" (para 16).
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1, ABO-DATA-1
"The government estimates that 3,000 women died between 1983 and 2020, before the legalisation, due to clandestine abortions. Officials have said that maternal deaths have decreased by more than 40% since the law was enacted" (para 16).
Jan. 9, 2025, 9:06 a.m.
Countries: Argentina
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"On 22 October, the country heads to the polls in a highly contested election, in which the frontrunner Javier Milei has described abortion as murder. In a recent interview, Milei, a 52-year-old far-right candidate and political outsider, reportedly said that those who support abortion rights are 'brainwashed by a homicidal policy'. He vowed to launch a referendum to overturn the abortion law if he takes the presidency. 'Life starts at the moment of fertilisation. Three weeks after that, your mother decides to kill you because you are not alive yet. How come?' Milei said in August" (para 7-9). "Despite such progress, abortion remains a fraught and divisive issue in the...more
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"On 22 October, the country heads to the polls in a highly contested election, in which the frontrunner Javier Milei has described abortion as murder. In a recent interview, Milei, a 52-year-old far-right candidate and political outsider, reportedly said that those who support abortion rights are 'brainwashed by a homicidal policy'. He vowed to launch a referendum to overturn the abortion law if he takes the presidency. 'Life starts at the moment of fertilisation. Three weeks after that, your mother decides to kill you because you are not alive yet. How come?' Milei said in August" (para 7-9). "Despite such progress, abortion remains a fraught and divisive issue in the...more
Jan. 9, 2025, 9:06 a.m.
Countries: Argentina
Variables: GP-DATA-3
"The former economist and TV pundit has also pledged to close the Ministry for Women, Gender and Diversity" (para 10).
Variables: GP-DATA-3
"The former economist and TV pundit has also pledged to close the Ministry for Women, Gender and Diversity" (para 10).
Dec. 31, 2024, 4:46 p.m.
Countries: Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Brazil, Burundi, Central African Rep, Chile, Cote D'Ivoire, D R Congo, East Timor, Ethiopia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Netherlands, Niger, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: IRP-SCALE-1
15
Variables: IRP-SCALE-1
15
Nov. 16, 2024, 2:54 p.m.
Countries: Argentina
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"The ruling was a victory for women’s rights activists who had been campaigning for La China’s release, and fighting against the criminalisation of women who suffer miscarriages and stillbirths in Argentina" (para 6). "But women such as La China are still being charged with homicide for undergoing what lawyers and supporters say are miscarriages, stillbirths, or other complications. The same study found at least 37 women had faced charges – either for homicide, or abandonment of a person – for possible obstetric events. The Centre for Legal and Social Studies (CELS) in Buenos Aires said poor, migrant women are more likely to face prosecution" (para 9).
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"The ruling was a victory for women’s rights activists who had been campaigning for La China’s release, and fighting against the criminalisation of women who suffer miscarriages and stillbirths in Argentina" (para 6). "But women such as La China are still being charged with homicide for undergoing what lawyers and supporters say are miscarriages, stillbirths, or other complications. The same study found at least 37 women had faced charges – either for homicide, or abandonment of a person – for possible obstetric events. The Centre for Legal and Social Studies (CELS) in Buenos Aires said poor, migrant women are more likely to face prosecution" (para 9).
Nov. 16, 2024, 2:54 p.m.
Countries: Argentina
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1, DMW-PRACTICE-1
"Carbó said the notion of 'the good mother' is so strong in society that anyone who does not recognise their pregnancy is immediately disapproved of" (para 12).
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1, DMW-PRACTICE-1
"Carbó said the notion of 'the good mother' is so strong in society that anyone who does not recognise their pregnancy is immediately disapproved of" (para 12).
Nov. 16, 2024, 2:54 p.m.
Countries: Argentina
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"When the country legalised abortion up to 14 weeks in 2020, the government also promised to drop charges against women being prosecuted under earlier abortion laws" (para 8).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"When the country legalised abortion up to 14 weeks in 2020, the government also promised to drop charges against women being prosecuted under earlier abortion laws" (para 8).
Nov. 16, 2024, 2:54 p.m.
Countries: Argentina
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"A 2020 study found that more than 1,500 women had been accused of having terminations between 2012 and 2020" (para 8).
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"A 2020 study found that more than 1,500 women had been accused of having terminations between 2012 and 2020" (para 8).
Aug. 10, 2024, 2:57 a.m.
Countries: Argentina, Belarus, Bulgaria, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Greece, Romania, Ukraine
Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-6
4.0
Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-6
4.0
March 31, 2024, 3:14 p.m.
Countries: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Guyana, Iceland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Philippines, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States
Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1
1.0
Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1
1.0
March 30, 2024, 10:05 p.m.
Countries: Argentina
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"In Argentina, the government’s Federal Council for the Fight against Human Trafficking and Exploitation promotes intragovernmental coordination on antitrafficking efforts. The Council’s biannual meetings facilitate collaboration between provincial and federal anti-trafficking authorities and allow representatives of Argentina’s 24 jurisdictions (23 provinces and one federal district) to review the activities of the federal government’s Executive Committee for the Fight Against Trafficking and Exploitation of People and the Protection and Assistance of Victims" (15). According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Argentina ranks as a Tier 1 country (85). The report noted that while the government meets the minimum standards, it investigated and prosecuted fewer traffickers, and identified fewer victims....more
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
"In Argentina, the government’s Federal Council for the Fight against Human Trafficking and Exploitation promotes intragovernmental coordination on antitrafficking efforts. The Council’s biannual meetings facilitate collaboration between provincial and federal anti-trafficking authorities and allow representatives of Argentina’s 24 jurisdictions (23 provinces and one federal district) to review the activities of the federal government’s Executive Committee for the Fight Against Trafficking and Exploitation of People and the Protection and Assistance of Victims" (15). According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Argentina ranks as a Tier 1 country (85). The report noted that while the government meets the minimum standards, it investigated and prosecuted fewer traffickers, and identified fewer victims....more
March 11, 2024, 11:43 a.m.
Countries: Argentina
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Is selling sex criminalised? Sex work is dealt with at the local level in Argentina. There are no national/federal laws against selling sex but a number of associated activities are criminalised at the local level. Amnesty has studied Buenos Aires in depth. In Buenos Aires there are laws against soliciting in "unauthorised places" e.g. 200m from church, school etc. Advertising for sexual services is also criminalised in print media/newspapers and using flyers in public spaces. Running brothels are criminalised which could potentially criminalise small collectives of sex workers working together. It seems that most provinces in Argentina criminalise activities associated with sex work making it almost impossible to work legally....more
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Is selling sex criminalised? Sex work is dealt with at the local level in Argentina. There are no national/federal laws against selling sex but a number of associated activities are criminalised at the local level. Amnesty has studied Buenos Aires in depth. In Buenos Aires there are laws against soliciting in "unauthorised places" e.g. 200m from church, school etc. Advertising for sexual services is also criminalised in print media/newspapers and using flyers in public spaces. Running brothels are criminalised which could potentially criminalise small collectives of sex workers working together. It seems that most provinces in Argentina criminalise activities associated with sex work making it almost impossible to work legally....more
Feb. 2, 2024, 6:33 a.m.
Countries: Argentina
Variables: DV-DATA-1
According to 2022 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, the proportion of ever-partnered women and girls (aged 15-49) in Argentina who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 27 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DV-DATA-1
According to 2022 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, the proportion of ever-partnered women and girls (aged 15-49) in Argentina who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 27 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:24 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Barbados, Bhutan, Brazil, Brunei, Cape Verde, Colombia, Cuba, Cyprus, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, Guatemala, Honduras, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Libya, Maldives, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Suriname, Tunisia, Vanuatu
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2
2
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2
2
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:19 p.m.
Countries: Argentina
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1
45
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1
45
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:15 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Denmark, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Montenegro, Namibia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad/Tobago, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1
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Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1
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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: DACH-SCALE-2
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Variables: DACH-SCALE-2
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