Argentine government blocks at least 20 NGOs from attending WTO ministerial

Citing security concerns, the Argentine government is refusing to allow at least 20 civil society groups from attending the 11th World Trade Organization ministerial in Buenos Aires, according to an email from a WTO official to the groups obtained by Inside U.S. Trade . The ministerial is slated for Dec. 10-13. Many of the groups -- self-described as being critics of the WTO -- have regularly attended previous ministerials and were initially accredited by the WTO for MC11, but Argentine...