News of disappeared

Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo recover another lost grandchild

29-12-2022 02:24 Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo human rights group confirms identity of 132nd missing grandchild; 47-year-old Juan José is son of rural worker who was disappeared in 1976 by military dictatorship.

OBITUARY

Hebe de Bonafini, iconic leader of Madres de Plaza de Mayo, dies aged 93

20-11-2022 14:29 Iconic human rights campaigner and leader of the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo human rights organisation dies at Hospital Italiano in La Plata aged 93.

HUMAN RIGHTS & MEMORY

The Trial of the Juntas: a moment worth remembering

19-11-2022 06:56 With the passing of time, ‘El Diario del Juicio’ has become one of the most important historical sources for those studying the trial.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Human rights

Decades on, the Grandmothers’ search for stolen children continues

06-10-2022 00:07 The Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo are getting older, and every day, their hopes of finding their missing relatives are fading.

Human Rights

Giovanola, one of the founders of the Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo, has died

20-07-2022 15:42 Delia Cecilia Giovanola, a founding member of the Grandmothers of the Plaza del Mayo who searched for their disappeared children, died last Monday. Subject of a famous photograph in which she protested during the dictatorship, she succeeded in finding her grandson.

Human Rights

Spain advances bill to honour dictatorship victims

14-07-2022 13:31 Spanish lawmakers vote Thursday on a bill seeking to honour the memory of leftwing victims of Spain's civil war and dictatorship.

human rights

Argentines take to streets, marking 46th anniversary of 1976 military coup

24-03-2022 22:00 Tens of thousands of Argentines march to the Plaza de Mayo on the 46th anniversary of the coup that installed the brutal 1976-1983 military dictatorship.

Death of Facundo Astudillo Castro

Judge leading probe into Facundo Castro's disappearance removed from case

29-12-2021 15:12 Federal Chamber of Criminal Cassation has removed judge overseeing probe into disappearance and death of Facundo Astudillo Castro from the investigation.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Human rights groups rename street at ex-ESMA for disappeared

04-09-2021 10:35 Government and human rights organisations rename street at ex-ESMA Navy Mechanics School to remember those disappeared at the hands of Argentina's brutal 1976-1983 military dictatorship.

Venezuelan exodus

NGO: Almost 2,000 Venezuelan refugees murdered in Colombia in 5 years

24-06-2021 09:50 At least 1,933 Venezuelan migrants were killed in Colombia between 2015 and 2020, and another 836 are "considered missing," reports Colombian NGO

Death of Facundo Astudillo Castro

Phones and patrol cars: Probe into Facundo Castro’s death, one year on

06-05-2021 15:36 22-year-old Facundo Astudillo Castro went missing at the end of April 2020, at the height of the coronavirus lockdown. His body was found more than three months later. A year on from his initial disappearance, the investigation into the youngster’s disappearance is still ongoing, with two telephones at the heart of the probe.

News of disappeared

Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo recover another lost grandchild

Hebe de Bonafini, iconic leader of Madres de Plaza de Mayo, dies aged 93

The Trial of the Juntas: a moment worth remembering

Decades on, the Grandmothers’ search for stolen children continues

Giovanola, one of the founders of the Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo, has died

Spain advances bill to honour dictatorship victims

Argentines take to streets, marking 46th anniversary of 1976 military coup

Judge leading probe into Facundo Castro's disappearance removed from case

Human rights groups rename street at ex-ESMA for disappeared

NGO: Almost 2,000 Venezuelan refugees murdered in Colombia in 5 years

Phones and patrol cars: Probe into Facundo Castro’s death, one year on

Five of eight accused of killing Fernando Báez Sosa handed life sentences

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