A court in Argentina has found all defendants innocent in the high-profile case of a woman who was allegedly kidnapped and forced into prostitution a decade ago.The 13 people on trial in the province of Tucuman had faced up to 25 years if convicted on charges that they abducted María de los Angeles "Marita" Verón and made her work as a prostitute in 2002.Verón's mother, Susana Trimarco, launched a one-woman campaign to hunt for her, and rescued hundreds of women from sex slavery along the Read more [...]

The acquittal of 13 people charged in a high-profile sex-slavery case has created outrage across Argentina, with street protests and demands for impeachment of the three judges who ruled on the case. President Cristina Fernandez, right, applauds as Susana Trimarco, left, lifts a human rights prize given by the president during a rally to mark the 29th anniversary of the return to Read more [...]

The acquittal of 13 people accused of kidnapping a young mother and forcing her to work for years as a sex slave spread shock and outrage across Argentina on Wednesday, prompting street protests and calls by political leaders to impeach the three judges who delivered the verdict. Many called the ruling a setback for Argentina's efforts to combat sex trafficking, which began largely as a result of Susana Trimarco's one-woman, decade-long quest Read more [...]

Mother fears daughter abducted for sex work. Susana Trimarco was a housewife who fussed over her family and paid scant attention to the news until her daughter left for a doctor's appointment and never came back. After getting little help from police, Trimarco launched her own investigation into a tip that the 23-year-old was abducted and forced into sex slavery. Soon, Trimarco was visiting brothels seeking clues about her daughter and the search took an additional goal: rescuing sex slaves and Read more [...]

Mumbai: Focus on educating the travel trade about the destinationThe recent appointment of Knack Marketing as the official representative of the National Institute for the Promotion of Tourism of Argentina (INPROTUR) in India is in response to the growing interest of Indian travellers in the South American destination. “This year from January to August there has been 25 per cent growth in tourist arrivals from India. One of the most important reason is that we have good connection with India through Read more [...]

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Barcelona forward Lionel Messi scored two golazos in a 2-1 win against Real Betis on Sunday, helping his team to its 14th win this season and breaking Gerd Muller's 40-year-old record for most goals scored in a single calendar year with 86. The small Argentine, nicknamed "La Pulga," or the Flea, didn't take long to match the German's record when he calmly slotted a left-footed shot into the low corner of the Read more [...]

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