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"Hate speech is an ideology of inequality."
Austrian scholar Judith Görtz, a specialist in hate speech, believes that feminist advances face massive backlash "that is used strategically to exploit social fears."
Persecution of women defenders: Mapuche communities deny being part of the RAM
The judicial and media persecution of Mapuche communities in Argentina continues. After presenting evidence, Victoria Núñez Fernández, arrested during a raid on the Pillán Mawiza lof, was placed under house arrest.
Sports, a human right for LGBT people
February 19th marks the International Day Against LGBT Hate in Sport. Experiences around the world and the advance of an anti-rights offensive targeting trans people.
The Aunts: Older trans women in Argentina fight for rights and weave memory
For trans people in Latin America, being over 40 is considered a survivor. For decades, older transvestite and trans women in Argentina have organized to demand a historical reparations law that addresses the state violence they have suffered over the years, in addition to creating networks in which they build memory and daily resistance.
Protests over fire management and the persecution of the Mapuche people
Protests in the provinces of Chubut, Río Negro, Neuquén, in the City of Buenos Aires and in many localities of the country demanded that the fires be extinguished, that the criminalization of the Mapuche people cease, and that Victoria Núñez and Nicolás Heredia be released.
The governor of Chubut blamed Mapuche communities for the fires: Victoria jailed, threatened with eviction, and a smear campaign.
At a press conference, Chubut Governor Ignacio Torres circulated a hypothesis developed by the judiciary. Based on misinformation and distorted data, Mapuche people from Chubut are accused of setting fires in that province and in Río Negro, without evidence.
“It is an aberrant social setback,” deputies, activists and LGBT organizations rejected Milei’s decrees
Members of parliament from opposition blocs and LGBT activists participated in the debate against the proposed amendments to the Gender Identity Law, convened by the Gender and Diversity Committee. They are calling for the decrees to be annulled.
Arbitrary detention after raids on Mapuche communities and a community radio station in Chubut
Following a series of violent raids on several Mapuche communities and a community radio station in Chubut, a woman was arbitrarily detained. The procedures were carried out without following protocols. They denounce a plan to criminalize the Mapuche Tehuelche people to link them to the fires.
Grindr: Security flaws put LGBTQIA+ users at risk
This report reveals how security flaws in the dating app Grindr have facilitated crimes such as sexual abuse, the sale and use of illicit drugs, and harassment of the LGBTIQA+ community in Honduras and other Latin American countries.
How the cuts in health care impact HIV, hepatitis, and tuberculosis treatments
The Javier Milei administration's cuts to health services reached 40% of the management staff dealing with HIV, STIs, hepatitis, and tuberculosis. The voices of professionals and activists.