We participated in the XVI Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean
Read moreFundeps took part in the XVI Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, held from August 11 to 15 in Mexico City.
The Regional Conference on Women takes place every three years and is a key event to drive progress in gender equality across the region. It is a subsidiary body of the Economic Commission…
We held the second meeting “Networks of Commitment and Care”
Read moreMore than 40 healthcare professionals from across the province took part in the meeting held on August 2. It was a space for training and exchange aimed at strengthening access to sexual and reproductive health with a diversity perspective and a rights-based approach.
With the participation of more than 40 healthcare professionals,…A law for Córdoba to take the lead on healthy eating
Read moreFundeps and the Córdoba Association of Nutritionists have presented a bill to expand and ensure the full implementation of the Food Labeling Law in Córdoba. Among other measures, it establishes the prioritization of healthy foods in kiosks, school cafeterias, and public procurement for food programs, such as PAICor. With…
Historic: The Inter-American Court recognizes the human right to a healthy climate
Read moreAdvisory Opinion 32-25 of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) established the scope of States' obligations in protecting human rights in the face of the climate emergency. It was issued in response to the request made by Chile and Colombia and was the most participatory process in the history of the institution.…
The VUDAS fight crosses borders: the IACHR analyzes the case for human rights violations in Córdoba
Read moreFundeps, together with the United Neighbors in Defense of a Healthy Environment (VUDAS), submitted a petition to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR). The goal is for this international body to assess the responsibility of the Argentine State regarding the illegal operation of the company Porta Hnos. S.A.…
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Regional meeting of OGP Americas: the open government honeymoon has ended
During November 20, 21 and 22, we participated in the Regional Meeting of Americas of the Alliance for Open Government (OGP for its acronym in English). The event brought together government officials and civil society organizations to discuss progress on transparency, access to information, citizen participation and accountability.

The province of Córdoba has a new portal of statistics and censuses
Last Friday, November 10, the General Secretariat of the Interior, the Secretariat of Institutional Strengthening and the General Directorate of Statistics and Census; They presented the new statistics portal of the province of Córdoba.

Regulation of Public-Private Partnerships in Argentina: risks and opportunities
After some attempts to give legal form to Public Private Partnerships (PPP) in the years 2000 and 2005, Argentina approved in 2016 new legislation for public-private partnership contracts. This new investment system for infrastructure projects involves risks that need to be analyzed.

Release of the NGO the selection of the person responsible for the Ombudsman’s Office
Civil society organizations (CSOs) state the need to stop this process of appointing the person who is the head of the Ombudsman's Office, and to urgently open a space for citizen participation that guarantees that Argentina will once again have a suitable Ombudsman and with sufficient legitimacy to ensure the defense of human rights.

Claim for higher standards of protection of DD.HH. in infrastructure megaprojects
The Declaration of Lima, signed by civil society organizations from Latin America and the Caribbean, highlights the urgent need to ensure the rights of environmental defenders in the face of the growing cases of corruption surrounding megaprojects and the lack of access to public information.

The hidden deception of the industry behind food labeling
One study concluded that 9 out of 10 cereals, desserts and cookies have low nutritional value. The regulation of the labels does not prevent that adequate information is hidden, thus violating the right to health.