POLITICS Milei reopens debate about dictatorship, Armed Forces 04-04-2024 18:51 President enrages human rights groups by questioning estimate of those disappeared by junta’s security forces and calls for “reconciliation” of the military in Argentina.
POLITICS & HUMAN RIGHTS Alberto González: ESMA torturer – and vice-president’s mentor 29-03-2024 21:02 He headed the dreaded “underground” of the ESMA Navy Mechanics School concentration camp. Convicted for crimes against humanity, Alberto González was also the first dictatorship-era criminal to be sentenced for rape. He is also the mentor of Argentina’s Vice-President Victoria Villarruel. by Juan Luis González
24 de MARZO Milei government casts doubt over dictatorship crimes 24-03-2024 18:49 Milei administration echoes vice-president's line, demanding justice for "the victims of terrorism" during military dictatorship era and questioning 30,000 disappeared estimate from human rights groups.
HUMAN RIGHTS Argentines send message with march in memory of dictatorship 24-03-2024 17:03 Huge crowds head to Plaza de Mayo to mark the 48th anniversary of the coup d'état that brought Argentina’s brutal 1976-1983 military dictatorship to power, resulting in the disappearance, exile and execution of tens of thousands of people in secret death camps across the country.
National Day of Memory for Truth and Justice Boca and River pay tribute to disappeared club members 20-03-2024 15:56 Football being one of the standards of identity, both clubs shared the initiative to raise the flags of memory, truth and justice. by Claudio Gómez
Human rights Victoria Donda’s uncle sentenced to 15 years jail for her dictatorship abduction 04-03-2024 21:51 Retired military officer Adolfo Donda sentenced to 15 years in prison as co-perpetrator of the abduction of his niece, politician Victoria Donda, during dark days of 1976-1983 military dictatorship.
Human rights Protesters in Buenos Aires admonish incoming government’s ‘denialism’ 24-11-2023 16:53 Activists join weekly Madres de Plaza de Mayo march to admonish Javier Milei and Victoria Villarruel over their “denialism” of state terrorism during 1976-1983 military dictatorship.
Human rights Carlotto wants Milei to ‘respect search for grandchildren’ 20-11-2023 17:35 Leader of Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo human rights group says that she will request a meeting with libertarian leader Javier Milei and demand that her organisation's “search for our grandchildren” is respected.
HUMAN RIGHTS Court confirms life sentences for Jorge ‘Tigre’ Acosta and 39 others 19-09-2023 16:34 Federal Criminal Cassation Chamber dismissed appeals by 40 individuals convicted of crimes against humanity and sentenced to life in jail.
HUMAN RIGHTS Dictator Pinochet looms large over Chile 50 years after coup 07-09-2023 12:04 Augusto Pinochet suspended democracy using military force to overthrow a popularly-elected president and rule Chile with an iron grip that saw thousands of his subjects tortured and killed. Yet, 50 years after his power grab, and despite a brutal legacy, the general continues to inspire admiration rather than condemnation among many.
HUMAN RIGHTS 50 years later, Chilean mothers pine for 'disappeared' sons 01-09-2023 17:53 A National Plan for the Search for the Disappeared was recently launched by the government of President Gabriel Boric, in the first coordinated attempt by the Chilean state to establish the conditions and circumstances in which each disappeared.
HUMAN RIGHTS Siblings abducted at birth during dictatorship meet, four decades on 22-04-2023 19:11 Two siblings who were abducted at birth during the 1976-1983 military dictatorship and lost to each other for four decades finally meet thanks to an incredible DNA discovery.
HUMAN RIGHTS 'Never again': Demonstrators rally on dictatorship coup anniversary 24-03-2023 19:16 Tens of thousands of people marched on Friday on the 47th anniversary of the 1976 military coup d'état, marking Argentina's National Day of Memory for Truth and Justice.
HUMAN RIGHTS Honduras human rights campaigners awarded Emilio Mignone prize 23-02-2023 20:49 Human rights campaigners from Honduras awarded with this year’s Emilio F. Mignone International Human Rights Prize. by James Grainger
HUMAN RIGHTS 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.