Civil Society Organizations and Communities Call for Respect for Rights at the IDB Annual Meeting in Asunción
Read moreCivil society organizations from Latin America and the Caribbean will participate this week in the Annual Meeting of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group, which will take place in Asunción from March 11 to 14. The aim is to raise concerns about the direction of the Bank’s investments and to demand that its…
More than 160 organizations are calling on Formula 1 to end tobacco and nicotine sponsorships
Read moreOn March 4th, more than 160 civil society organizations from around the world sent a letter to Formula 1 urging it to update its ban on tobacco sponsorships to include nicotine pouches and to stop facilitating the promotion of addictive products to its millions of young fans. We also urged other F1 sponsors—Disney, Lego,…
Abortion Access in Córdoba: Progress and Ongoing Challenges in Implementing Law 27.610
Read moreMore than five years after the enactment of Law 27.610, Fundeps presents a provincial report that systematizes progress, barriers, and good practices in access to voluntary and legal abortion in Córdoba. The report provides evidence produced in collaboration with healthcare teams and feminist activists, within a challenging…
More Than Labels: Legal Keys to Defending the Right to Adequate Food
Read moreIn a context of regulatory backsliding that threatens public health policies, Fundeps presents More Than Labels, a collective legal compendium that provides concrete tools to defend the Law on the Promotion of Healthy Eating and to strengthen the human right to adequate food in Argentina.
The Law on the Promotion of Healthy…Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank: Key Insights from the First Financing in Argentina
Read moreIn September 2023, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) approved its first financing operation for Argentina, amounting to USD 65 million, aimed at the construction of a wind farm near Río Grande, in the province of Tierra del Fuego. This was the institution’s first project in the country since Argentina’s…
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The Nation questions the updating of the forest regulations
In the context of the discussion on how to update the provincial legal framework to protect the native forests of Cordoba, the National Forest Direction states that more information is needed, including a map and technical reports. At the same time, the National Direction affirms that the provincial process must assure mechanisms for substantive participation.

Worrying situation of human rights defenders worldwide
During 2016 more than 280 human rights and environmental activists were murdered in 25 countries, marking a growing radicalization of violence towards them. The murders that occurred during the first weeks of 2017 have ratified this worrying trend. From FUNDEPS we join the widespread demand for a change in the situation of those who have seen their rights vulnerable due to the protection of the environment, the territory, the rights of indigenous peoples, among others.

Worrying situation of the Public Defender’s Office
Hace tres meses que la Defensoría del Público se encuentra acéfala, circunstancia que deja al organismo imposibilitado para realizar plenamente las funciones asignadas en la vigente Ley de Servicios de Comunicación Audiovisual. Esta situación contraría las recomendaciones del Comité de la CEDAW y agrava la situación de vulnerabilidad de los derechos de las audiencias.

We participate in the second CEPAL regional consultation on human rights and business
The Second Regional Consultation for Latin America and the Caribbean on the Implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights was held during the week of January 17-19 in the city of Santiago de Chile. The meeting was attended by governments, businessmen and civil society organizations.

We reject pressures on artists and demand open and technical discussion about our forests
In recent weeks there have been repeated pressures to advance against the few remaining native forests in the province of Cordoba. We defend freedom of political and artistic expression and we demand a participatory and technical discussion that assures an adequate protection of our forests.

Advances and challenges at the Villa Carlos Paz Environmental Center Project
Administrative processes are advancing and it is expected that in May 2017 work will begin for the construction of the Villa Carlos Paz Environmental Center with financing from the Inter-American Development Bank.

























