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Argentina: protests follow death of popular leader

Thousands of protesters marched on government offices in Argentina's Chaco province after housing advocate Angel Verón died from wounds sustained in a beating by police.

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Argentina: clash with police in Chaco water protest

More than 10 were injured in Argentina's Gran Chaco as police broke up a road blockade by indigenous campesinos who were protesting lack of potable water in their villages.

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Paraguay pressed on indigenous land restitution

An Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruling for restitution of usurped lands to a Paraguay indigenous community is going unenforced, Amnesty International charges.

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Argentina: protests follow death of popular leader

Argentina: clash with police in Chaco water protest

Paraguay pressed on indigenous land restitution