A new Urgent Action for Argentina has been published. It’s not yet on the AIUK website, so please follow the link below to take action. President Javier Milei vetoed a bill that had been passed by Congress to improve pensions for older people. This was to adjust for the large loss of purchasing power they have suffered […]

As I am sure many are aware, we are increasingly alarmed by the escalating repression in Venezuela after the recent contested election. Between 29 July and 7 August 2024, over two thousand people were arrested for protesting or being seen as critical of the government. Most of the detainees are young people, including at least […]

A new Urgent Action for Argentina has been published. It’s not yet on the AIUK website, so please follow the link below to take action. It’s currently an online only action. Since the new government took office in Argentina in December 2023, large-scale demonstrations have erupted protesting against fiscal cuts and the undermining of human rights. Against this backdrop, […]

A new Urgent Action for Argentina has just been published, and an old one has just been extended. Neither are yet on the AIUK website, put please follow the links below to take action. A new bill, which introduces changes in the Argentine pension system, is now being discussed in the Senate. If approved, it […]

Here is a link to a new Urgent Action calling for protection for child climate activists in Ecuador. PROTECTION WITHOUT CONDITIONS NEEDED FOR CHILD CLIMATE ACTIVISTS (amnesty.org.uk) Also, in case you missed it, there was another Ecuador Urgent Action in our last South America newsletter relating to detainees in at least five of the major […]