News of madres

'Never again': Demonstrators rally on dictatorship coup anniversary

Yesterdat 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.

AND THAT REMINDS ME…

Hebe de Bonafini, 1928-2022

26-11-2022 06:44 The traumas of 1977, when Hebe de Bonafini lost both her sons, were the turning-point in her life, taking her from complete obscurity to a place in Argentine history and even the world spotlight.

by Michael Soltys

Human rights

Thousands pay tribute to late Mothers of Plaza de Mayo co-founder Bonafini

25-11-2022 08:00 Thousands converges on Plaza de Mayo to pay tribute to the late Hebe de Bonafini, as human rights activist's ashes are scattered in the public square where she led demonstrations for decades.

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

‘Isabelita’: the unknown agent who infiltrated the Madres de Plaza de Mayo

26-08-2022 10:06 Report by journalist Luciana Bertoia reveals a second federal agent, in addition to Alfredo Astiz, managed to obtain first-hand information about the human rights group after infiltrating their inner circle.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Mothers of Plaza de Mayo mark 45 years of indefatigable search for disappeared

01-05-2022 09:34 Mothers of Plaza de Mayo commemorate 45th anniversary of the human rights group's first march in front of the Casa Rosada.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Boric calls on Argentina not to forget the crimes of the dictatorships

06-04-2022 16:47 "Memory and unrestricted respect for human rights is fundamental," declares Chile's leftist leader after emotional visit to the former ESMA Navy Mechanics School concentration camp in Nuñez.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Mercedes 'Porota' Meroño, vice-president of Madres de Plaza de Mayo, dies at 95

22-04-2021 10:32 Mercedes 'Porota' Colás de Meroño, the vice-president of the Asociación Madres de Plaza de Mayo, passed away at the age of 95 in Villa Devoto.