Despite having the National Tobacco Control Law, Argentina faces challenges in addressing the tobacco epidemic in a solid and comprehensive manner. Although the Law is a valuable tool, it is not enough today to deal with the new strategies of the tobacco industry. In this context, the provinces have the opportunity to promote initiatives to […]
During the hearings of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, held on September 2 and 3, 2024, Argentina participated virtually, which generated criticism of its commitment. Among the main concerns raised were the growing child poverty and the proposal to lower the age of criminal responsibility. The absence of clear responses from […]
At Fundeps we have been working since 2009 for the right to a healthy environment. We understand the environment from a comprehensive and broad perspective that includes the interaction between natural common goods and society. From this perspective, we are concerned about the province’s water, so in this note we will tell you chronologically about […]
In an effort to promote the effective implementation of the Escazú Agreement at the local level, Fundeps held three meetings during the month of August, aimed at the Urban Planning Department of the Municipality of Córdoba. These training sessions focused on strengthening competencies in environmental law and the rights of access to information, participation and […]
The undersigned organizations express our concern about Decree 780/24 with which the National Executive Branch attempts to restrict the right of Access to Public Information. “Below, we offer a google translate version of the original article in Spanish. This translation may not be accurate but serves as a general presentation of the article. For more […]
By compiling some of the experiences of struggles of the Cordoba communities, we aim to provide a collective response to the challenges that arise around the processes of environmental conflict. The truth is that there is no single way to organize, no single way to ask the authorities for answers, and much less a single […]
Gides (Social Rights Research Group), Fundeps (Foundation for the Development of Sustainable Policies), El Telar and Católicas por el Derecho a Decidir Argentina we appear before the Chamber of Senators of the Nation to explain the reasons why we consider that The candidates to fill the vacancies in the Supreme Court of Justice of the […]
This report is the result of a survey carried out during the first months of 2024 among health personnel in the province of Córdoba who guarantee sexual and reproductive health practices in this territory. The objective is to circulate those strategies that have generated good results for access to services, such as the internal organization […]
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) took the final step of a process that lasted several years and culminated with the approval of a new Access to Information Policy (PAI) by the Board of Executive Directors. “Below, we offer a google translate version of the original article in Spanish. This translation may not be accurate but […]
The provincial justice decided to consider that the protection initiated by residents of Marcos Juárez and Fundeps had not been presented due to errors related to the formalities of the process that were corrected at the time of being requested. The underlying issue, which is the distance for the application of agrochemicals within the municipal […]
MapaInversiones is a regional initiative of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), whose objective is to support the improvement of transparency and efficiency of public investment by strengthening the provision of information on infrastructure and development projects in Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries. Operating in optimal conditions, this tool allows citizens, authorities and other interested […]
Given the absence of women in the presidential proposal to fill the vacancies in the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation, a group of 12 civil society organizations sent a letter to the president of the Agreements Commission of the Chamber of Senators, Guadalupe Tagliaferri, so that the public hearing for the appointment of […]