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HUMAN RIGHTS

Alleged dictatorship torturer Sandoval extradited from France

17-12-2019 16:42 Former police officer's extradition is a result of diplomatic efforts dating from 2012, says Foreign Ministry.

Military Dictatorship

Archbishop Miguel Hesayne dies aged 96

02-12-2019 17:05 The archbishop of Viedma was known for his refusal to become "complicit" in the military junta's abuses during the brutal 1976-1983 military dictatorship.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Mothers of Colombia's missing vow to keep searching

02-09-2019 13:17 Official figures put the number of disappeared in Colombia at 83,000, more than three times the number during the dictatorships of Argentina, Brazil and Chile combined.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Woman accused of Chile dictatorship kidnappings asks for bail in Sydney court

24-05-2019 09:07 Chile requested Adriana Rivas' extradition in 2014 on charges that she kidnapped seven people in 1976 and 1977. The alleged victims have never been found.

MEXICO’S DISAPPEARED

Families look to Argentine forensic team to ID their missing loved ones

09-06-2018 11:19 In Mexico, distrust of the authorities run deep – more than 20,000 have gone missing in the last six years alone. And their families are left in limbo, not knowing the fate of their loved ones.