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In the news: in Argentina, Javier Milei calls for “reconciliation with the armed forces”
Argentine President Javier Milei, during the commemoration of the Falklands War, April 2, 2024. © Agustin Marcarian / REUTERS
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In Argentina, Tuesday April 2, Javier Milei participated in his first commemoration of the Falklands War, which opposed Argentina and the United Kingdom in 1983. He took the opportunity, writing in Une
Clarin
, to “
call for reconciliation with the armed forces
”. An appeal, notes
Pagina 12
, rejected by human rights organizations, who see it as “
a new negationist escalation of the crimes of the dictatorship
”.
La Capital
notes that Javier Milei also supported the claim for the territory of the Falklands, today in the hands of the United Kingdom: “
The president assured that previous governments were limited to making requests which “had no "no impact on reality" and suggested that Argentina will only recover these islands when it becomes an economic power
. At the time of the war, lost by Argentina, it was Margaret Thatcher who ruled the United Kingdom – Margaret Thatcher, whose ultraliberal vision Javier Milei always said he was a great admirer of. His message therefore surprised the Kirchnerists, writes
Clarin
, who ruled the country for 20 years and who, during the presidential campaign, had chosen this angle to attack Javier Milei. However, notes the daily, if in his speech, the president supported the claim of the Falkland Islands, he “avoidd
directly attacking London
”.
Pagina 12
speaks of a “
hypocritical speech
” and affirms that Javier Milei “
does not defend Argentine sovereignty
”: “
The United States was the United Kingdom's ally during the Falklands War, provided it with intelligence and logistics.
» However, thunders the daily, "
this president who speaks of 'the unshakeable demand for sovereignty' has aligned the country's foreign policy with that of the United States
." As for the armed forces, the editorialist believes, “
society has no problems with them. Those with whom there is no possible reconciliation are the genocidaires
.” The daily recalls that the Rattenbach commission, which looked into responsibilities in the conflict, "
described the war as a 'military adventure' of the dictatorship, a war for which the Argentine armed forces were not prepared
". A war during which 600 Argentines were killed.
In Haiti, attack on the Saint-Martial College Minor Seminary
During the new outbreak of violence which affected Port-au-Prince on Monday April 1, the Petit Séminaire Collège Saint-Martial was attacked. There were no injuries, but the damage was enormous. Tuesday, April 2,
Alter Presse
published a letter from Father Raynold Joseph, provincial superior of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit. A letter which begins with these words: “
Dear colleagues and friends, the situation in Port-au-Prince is getting out of control and we are more victims than ever.
» The religious recounts this attack and emphasizes that the police, “
currently very weakened and overwhelmed by the attack, at the same time on the nearby National Palace, did not intervene despite the repeated calls that we were able to make. For more than 6 hours, the bandits continued to loot, burn, steal…
”
On April 1, the gangs also took control of the University Hospital of Haiti for a few hours. Pharmacists are also worried about the shortage of medicines and medical inputs, writes
Le Nouvelliste
. Because “
the country depends around 70% on imports to supply itself with pharmaceutical products, but ports and airports have been dysfunctional for several weeks
” because of gang violence. Pharmacies were also set on fire, points out Pierre Hugues Saint-Jean, the president of the Haitian pharmacists' association, which aggravates the shortage.
Forced returns to Haiti
It is in this context that Amnesty International is demanding that the Dominican Republic put an end to what it calls its “
racist migration policies
”. The organization calls for an end to “
forced returns to Haiti
”. And recalls, writes
Le Nouvelliste
, that “
these collective expulsions constitute a flagrant violation of the international obligations of the Dominican Republic
” and
“
endanger the lives and rights of the persons concerned
”. Amnesty International and other human rights organizations say they have sent an open letter to Dominican President Luis Abinader on the matter. The Dominican government says it has expelled more than 250,000 Haitian nationals in 2023.
Mexico: murder of a candidate for mayor of Celaya
The smiling face of Gisela Gaytan is on the front page of the websites of all Mexican daily newspapers. The attack occurred in the town of San Miguel Octopan, in Celaya, as the candidate began her campaign. She didn't survive. According to
Milenio
, the Santa Rosa de Lima cartel is the main suspect.
La Jornada
points out that the Morena party had requested that its candidates be protected, but that the electoral authorities had not done so for Gisela Gaytan. “
The authorities did not agree on who should protect her
,” writes
La Razon
, while, notes the daily, electoral violence increased by 150% in three months. And from June 2023 to March 2024, 156 candidates or people linked to the elections were attacked, 50 murdered. “
The politicization of this tragedy should not obscure the fact
,” writes
Excelsior
,
“that organized crime openly defies the sovereignty of the Mexican state, endangering not only the lives of political candidates, but also the integrity of the democratic process in his outfit.
»
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