News stories by Marcela Valente, page 6

BUENOS AIRES, Nov 28 (IPS) - The biggest trial for human rights crimes committed by Argentina's 1976-1983 dictatorship began Wednesday in Buenos Aires, with 68 people accused of crimes involving nearly 800 victims of the Navy Mechanics School (ESMA).

BUENOS AIRES, Nov 26 (IPS) - A wide-ranging reform of Argentina's civil code is looking to replace traditional concepts of parental authority and control with one of parental responsibility, while expressly prohibiting corporal punishment for children and adolescents.

BUENOS AIRES, Nov 23 (IPS) - Argentine scientists agree that there are signs of recovery of the ozone layer that protects life on earth by filtering out the sun's harmful ultraviolet radiation, but they are cautious about saying that the problem is on its way to a solution.

BUENOS AIRES, Nov 01 (IPS) - A new law lowering the voting age from 18 to 16 expands the political rights of young people in Argentina.

BUENOS AIRES, Oct 30 (IPS) - Over 30 small and medium-sized municipalities in Argentina are jointly developing policies for climate change adaptation and mitigation. The idea is to raise awareness and work together to help these communities cope with a global problem, say the promoters of the initiative.

BUENOS AIRES, Oct 19 (IPS) - Pediatricians and nutritionists stress that there is no single factor explaining why Argentina is the country in Latin America with the highest rate of obese and overweight children.

BUENOS AIRES, Oct 18 (IPS) - A joint project by the energy and agriculture authorities in Argentina is seeking to boost electricity generation from forestry waste and other rural products which have enormous potential, according to experts.

BUENOS AIRES, Oct 09 (IPS) - At the age of 53, Alberto Ramírez has come a long way since he came from Bolivia to Argentina every year during the harvest season since he was 12 years old, to work alongside his father. He now has a prosperous vegetable and fruit wholesale business in this city on the outskirts of Buenos Aires.

BUENOS AIRES, Sep 17 (IPS) - The Argentine government has opened legal aid centres in slum neighbourhoods, to provide a range of services, from assistance for immigrants and victims of domestic violence to dental care services.