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Diversities as a focus of institutional violence and racism
The repression in Jujuy demonstrated that the violence of right-wing sectors today has one objective: indigenous peoples, workers, women and diverse groups.
Jujuy: Women on the front lines of the fight against constitutional reform
Repressive incidents are on the rise, with women in Jujuy either as victims or as complainants. Whether at community road blockades or in the provincial capital, they resist and speak out.
Presentes and Abofem Workshop: Journalism and Feminist Judicial Reform
From Escuela Presentes and with Abofem we are convening the Workshop on Journalism and Feminist Judicial Reform, aimed at communicators, students, lawyers and researchers from Argentina.
Paraguay: After 11 years of peasant demands, they recovered the lands of Marina Kue
The struggle for those lands, after the massacre committed 11 years ago, was emblematic for the Paraguayan peasantry.
Wawa Huasi: The indigenous kindergarten in La Quiaca that resists constitutional reform
In La Quiaca, the only bilingual community kindergarten in the country operates: they teach in both Spanish and Quechua. The Jujuy government refuses to officially recognize it.
Thousands of people marched against transvesticide, transfemicide, and transhomicide in Buenos Aires
More than 5,000 people marched to protest violence and demand a law for historical reparations and the effective implementation of the employment quota. See Presentes' coverage.
The life stories of transvestites and trans people at the Hotel Gondolín come to the national theater
The play "The hotel is a body. Transvestite/trans stories" is based on the experiences of three trans girls who lived in the Gondolín.
Jujuy: The route of indigenous resistance from Perico to La Quiaca
A journalist from Presentes traveled along the roads and roadblocks in Jujuy, where Indigenous communities are leading protests, garnering support, and demanding the annulment of the reform to the Jujuy Constitution. They have begun a hunger strike and revived the tradition of mock crucifixion.
The institutions and companies behind Ecosig in Mexico
In Mexico, 1 in 10 LGBTQ+ people were forced by their parents to see a psychologist or religious authority in order to "correct" them. In absolute numbers, this represents 318,791 LGBTQ+ individuals who were repressed in this way.
Repression in Jujuy: This is how the arrests of women and young people with disabilities unfolded
While the persecution and surveillance of family members and leaders continues, testimonies from those who were freed and more reports of human rights violations are beginning to emerge.