Germany court issues arrest warrant for Argentina 'Dirty War' junta leader
January 23, 2010
[JURIST] A German court in Nuremberg has issued an arrest warrant for Argentina's former de-facto president Jorge Videla for helping to cover up the death of a German citizen in 1978, at the height of the "Dirty War" [JURIST news archive]. The Bayern prosecutor [official website, in German] reopened....... [more] 
Spain court orders pilot extradited to Argentina for alleged role in 'Dirty War'
January 19, 2010
[JURIST] The Spanish High Court [official website, in Spanish] on Monday ordered the extradition of pilot Julio Alberto Poch so that he may be tried in Argentina for his alleged role in the nation's 1976-83 "Dirty War" [GlobalSecurity backgrounder; JURIST news archive]. Poch was a navy officer at Ar....... [more]
Argentina ex-president, cabinet members indicted on corruption charges
December 23, 2009
[JURIST] Former Argentine president Carlos Menem [official profile; BBC profile] was indicted by the Federal Court on Tuesday on corruption charges. Menem is charged [Buenos Aires Herald report] with overpaying government officials while he was in office from 1989 to 1999. Menem's well-known ministe....... [more]
Argentina court sentences former judge for 'Dirty War' crimes
December 23, 2009
[JURIST] An Argentine court on Tuesday sentenced former judge Victor Brusa to 21 years in prison for crimes against humanity during the country's 1976-83 "Dirty War" [GlobalSecurity backgrounder; JURIST news archive]. The Federal Court of Santa Fe found Brusa guilty [Pagina 12 report, in Spanish] of....... [more]
Argentina Supreme Court to review same-sex marriage ban
December 1, 2009
[JURIST] The Argentine Supreme Court [official website, in Spanish] on Tuesday announced that it would rule on the constitutionality of two articles of the Civil Code [text, in Spanish] prohibiting same-sex marriage [JURIST news archives]. The announcement [AFP report] comes one day after National C....... [more]
Argentina legislators approve bill to decriminalize defamation
November 24, 2009
[JURIST] Argentina's Chamber of Deputies [official website, in Spanish] has passed a bill that would decriminalize defamation, bringing the government's policies more in line with the American Convention on Human Rights [text] and garnering praise [CPJ press release] from international human rights....... [more]
Argentina Senate approves law to compel DNA from suspected 'Dirty War' children
November 20, 2009
[JURIST] The Argentine Senate [official website] on Thursday voted 57-1 to approve a law [materials, in Spanish] that authorizes the government to obtain DNA samples from individuals suspected to have been born to forced disappearance victims of the 1976-1983 "Dirty War" [GlobalSecurity backgrounder....... [more]
Buenos Aires mayor will not appeal ruling allowing same-sex marriage
November 15, 2009
[JURIST] Buenos Aires Mayor Mauricio Macri [BBC profile] said Friday he will not appeal [press release, in Spanish] a court ruling [VOA report] that allows same-sex marriages [JURIST news archives] in the capital city of Argentina. Macri called the ruling [Buenos Aires Herald report] a significant s....... [more]
Argentina demonstrators march in support of same-sex marriage bills
November 9, 2009
[JURIST] Some 50,000 people marched in Buenos Aires on Saturday in support of gay pride and to encourage the timely approval of legislation set to legalize same-sex marriage [JURIST news archive]. Argentina's Parliament [official website, in Spanish] is currently debating [El Mundo report, in Spanis....... [more]
Former Argentina president goes on trial for 'Dirty War' rights abuses
November 3, 2009
[JURIST] Former Argentine president and general Reynaldo Bignone went on trial [press release, in Spanish] Monday for crimes against humanity allegedly perpetrated during Argentina's 1976-83 "Dirty War" [GlobalSecurity backgrounder; JURIST news archive]. The allegations, which include illegal arrest....... [more]
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