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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 advantage of it, written on the front page ClarinFor “ call for reconciliation with the armed forces “. A call, note Page 12rejected by human rights organizations, who see it as “ a new negationist escalation of the crimes of the dictatorship “.
The capital notes that Javier Milei also supported the claim to the Falklands territory, today in the hands of the United Kingdom: “ The president assured that previous governments limited themselves to making requests that “had no impact on reality” and suggested that Argentina will only recover these islands when it has become 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, chose this angle to attack Javier Milei. However, notes the daily, if in his speech, the president supported the claim of the Falkland Islands, he “ avoided directly attacking London “.
Page 12 speaks of a “ hypocritical speech » and claims that Javier Milei “ does not defend Argentine sovereignty » : « The United States was Britain’s ally during the Falklands War, providing intelligence and logistics. » However, thunders the daily newspaper, « this president who speaks of “the unwavering demand for sovereignty” has aligned the country’s foreign policy with that of the United States “. As for the armed forces, believes the editorialist, “ 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 unprepared “. 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 2nd, Alter Press published a letter from Father Raynold Joseph, provincial superior of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit. A letter that 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 concerned about the shortage of medicines and medical inputs, writes The Nouvelliste. Because ” the country depends around 70% on imports to supply its 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 demands that the Dominican Republic put an end to what it calls its ” racist migration policies “. The organization calls for the cessation of “ forced returns to Haiti “. And remember, write The Nouvellistethat ” these collective expulsions constitute a flagrant violation of the international obligations of the Dominican Republic ” And“ endanger the lives and rights of those involved “. 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 Mileniothe Santa Rosa de Lima cartel is the main suspect.
The Day underlines that the Morena party had requested that its candidates be protected, but that the electoral authorities had not done so for Gisela Gaytan. “ Authorities disagreed over who should protect her “, writing 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 must not obscure the factwriting Excelsior, that organized crime openly challenges the sovereignty of the Mexican state, endangering not only the lives of political candidates, but also the integrity of the democratic process as a whole. »