ARGENTINA: Introduction: It is located in the south of America bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Chile and Uruguay. There are 44 million people living in this country which are divided in three different ethnic groups: White people composed mainly of Spanish and Italian which cover 97%, mestizo a mix of white and Amerindian and other non-white groups of people whuch cover 3% of the population.The official language spoken in Argentina is the Spanish however there are other languages spoken
A prominent movement in Argentina is the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, whose activism began in the late 1970’s and still continues today (Sutton, 2007: 138). The social position of motherhood actually sparked the activism of these women (Sutton, 2007: 136). Their grief and struggle to get back their children, lost to the military dictatorship is how their resistance emerged. Similarly, it’s evident that their activism is deeply embodied (Sutton, 2007: 136), it politicises social reproduction and
Unrestricted Capitalist Development and the International Monetary Fund: Their Economic and Social Effects on Buenos Aires. Argentina The day is Friday, December 21, 2001. After three days of massive riots the city of Buenos Aires looks like an abandoned battlefield. Its grand palm-lined avenues are strewn with burnt-out shells of cars, smashed glass, rocks, and twisted furniture. Unemployed people, pensioners, and women with babies climb through smashed supermarket windows searching
An innumerous amount of people in Argentina are lying in hospital beds and clinics, wounded from the gunshots fired from federal police officers, rubber bullets being used to scare off the protesters, not kill them. Killing them would be too easy. In the streets, there is a mix of sounds ringing, showing the fear and anger within the air. Crying mixed with bold shouts of protests; voicing their need for police brutality to end. In the streets, young and old people are also coming together to fight
access to clean water. Moreover, the lack of clean water is transforming from a limitation to an enormous threat (Spronk, 2014). Therefore, this paper will look into the water war that happened in Bolivia, and other Latin American countries such as Argentina, and shine a light on neoliberalism and capitalism. The paper will also provide some suggestion on how to prevent the privatization of water, and lastly, will look into the aftermath of Bolivia 's water war, and whether or not it met the MDGs. Furthermore
name used by its leaders for the military dictatorship that ruled Argentina from 1976 to 1983. In Argentina it is often known simply as la última dictadura (the most recent dictatorship). Under the NRP problems of financial instability, inflation, endemic corruption, international isolation and violence that characterize Peron’s last year in office were worsened. Argentine forces occupy the British Falkland Islands, over which Argentina has long claimed sovereignty in 1982, sparking a 10-week war. British
Many violent clashes have also occurred between police and activists opposing Barrick’s mining operations in Peru, Chile, and Argentina. Subsequently, the Compliance Advisor/Ombudsman of the World Bank issued a report refuting LEAT’s claims of mass murder and the number of people displaced, based on evidence supplied by the Tanzanian government
An evangelical Church in Cordoba, Argentina has finally received justice, after being persecuted, vandalized, and threatened for several years. Criminal charges will now be pursued against the drug gang mafia and all those who conducted acts of violence against Pueblo Grande Baptist Church in Rio Tercero, and spread misinformation about their activities to instigate mass hatred against them, according to the Morning Star News. The prosecution of criminal charges against the persecutors could be
Jewish Community of Argentina Argentina is the second largest nation in Lain America and boasts the largest Jewish community in the region (200,000 of its 35 million people). From an open door policy of immigration to the harboring of Nazi war criminals, Argentina's Jews have faced period of peaceful coexistence and periods of intense anti-Semitism. Argentina's Jews have numerous Jewish community organizations. The DIAI (Delegacion de Asociaciones Israelitas Argentinas) was founded in 1939
BRIC’s countries would be suggested to BFSI invest its money instead investing in the Russia market. Latin America: Venezuela: Political overview for forging companies: Since the adoption of a bilateral government and the differences in a variety of polices, made the political relationship between the United States and Venezuela become tense. Venezuela’s