Argentina

  The Constitution provides for freedom of religion, and the Government generally respects this right in practice.  The Constitution states that the Federal Government "sustains the apostolic Roman Catholic faith" and provides it some privileges not available to other religions. There was no change in the status of respect for religious freedom during the period covered by this report. [Read More]

Argentina

Argentina is a federal constitutional democracy with an executive branch headed by an elected president, a bicameral legislature, and a separate judiciary. In 1999 voters elected President Fernando de la Rua in generally free and fair elections. After protests in December 2001, de la Rua resigned and was succeeded briefly by three interim presidents before the Legislative Assembly elected Eduardo Duhalde to serve out the remainder of the de la Rua term. The Constitution provides for an independent judiciary, but judges and judicial staff were inefficient and at times subject to political influence.The President is the constitutional commander-in-chief, and a civilian Defense Minister oversees the armed forces. Several agencies share responsibility for maintaining law and order. The Federal Police (PFA) report to the Ministry of Justice, Security, and Human Rights, as do the Border Police (" ... [Read More]

International Adoption Argentina

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U.S. Dept. of State FOIA Electronic Reading Room - Document Collections
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V. Country Narratives -- Countries A through G
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Argentina (09/04)
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Argentina

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