WACC has received with sadness the announcement of the closing of ALC News, the pioneering ecumenical communication agency for Latin America and the Caribbean based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. After 30 years of service to the ecumenical community, this innovative, full-service communication agency that published in...
WACC’s Board of Directors has named ten individuals as new Honorary Lifetime Members in recognition of their long-time dedication to advancing communication for all. Since 1995, WACC has celebrated individuals from around the world who have upheld the organization’s vision and mission of promoting communication rights...
WACC’s Latin America region has joined with other regional communication networks in calling on the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to take concrete action to ensure stronger promotion of Indigenous communication rights. An autonomous organ of the Organization of American States (OAS), the IACHR is...
WACC Latin America elected a new Regional Executive Committee during its assembly on 18 October 2022 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Leonardo Felix (president), Nieves Vargas (vice president), Cirenia Celestino Ortega (secretary), and Marcela Gabioud (member-at-large) will give leadership in the region in the future. An appointment...
WACC-Latin America has joined other civil society groups around the world in raising concerns over threats facing the Amazon rainforest, including a recent uptick in deforestation and record-setting wildfires. ...
The growing trend of shrinking civic spaces around the world is likely to end or reverse progress towards reducing inequality, ensuring inclusion, and achieving a sustainable future for all, a research by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) has concluded.
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A human rights NGO has published a guide for reporting on Argentina’s memory, truth and justice process amid “alarming” efforts to deny or downplay abuses committed during the country’s military dictatorship.
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Information manipulation or the so-called “weaponization of social
media” has been the subject of many discussions and studies in recent
years. Even military experts have weighed in, saying Facebook, Twitter
and YouTube – which have transformed global politics – is now “the new
battlefield.”
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