Argentina

The following Justice Initiative projects are underway, in or relevant to, Argentina:

Freedom of Expression

Argentina Survey Project: Financial Interference
Even where government authorities refrain from outright suppression, they often resort to covert and indirect means to interfere with freedom of speech. Indirect interference of this kind takes various forms. These include the discriminatory use of state subsidies and advertising, pressures on private advertisers, unjustified denial of access to printing facilities, and unfair application of tax and labor laws. In conjunction with local partners in Argentina, the Justice Initiative has embarked on a project to research and document financial censorship and other indirect interferences with freedom of expression. Combining human rights research, legislative advocacy, litigation and standard-setting, this effort aims to highlight the muting effect of financial censorship, including the manipulation of government advertising in media for partisan purposes. A research matrix has been developed and a report is now under preparation.