News of mothers

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.

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

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

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.

WAR IN UKRAINE

Five Argentine couples escape Ukraine with surrogate babies

04-03-2022 00:09 Five Argentine couples who were in Ukraine to fetch babies born from surrogate mothers have managed to leave the nation with their newborns, the Foreign Ministry in Buenos Aires confirmed.

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.

MARCH 24

Rights groups call for 30,000 trees to be planted in memory of disappeared

24-03-2021 14:04 Human rights groups, marking the 45th anniversary of the coup that brought the 1976-1983 military dictatorship to power, are planting frees in honour of those who disappeared at the hands of the military junta.

MARCH 24

Nation pauses to remember victims of military dictatorship

23-03-2021 22:05 On Wednesday, nation pauses for a public holiday to mark the National Day of Memory for Truth and Justice, in remembrance of victims of the brutal military dictatorship that ruled the country from 1976 to 1983.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Fernández urges Argentina to remember dictatorship ‘horror’

22-03-2021 16:36 Peronist leader calls on citizens to keep memory of crimes against humanity committed by 1976-1983 military dictatorship alive, with this year’s remembrance services set to be limited by coronavirus pandemic.

News of mothers

Hebe de Bonafini, 1928-2022

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

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

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

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

Five Argentine couples escape Ukraine with surrogate babies

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

Rights groups call for 30,000 trees to be planted in memory of disappeared

Nation pauses to remember victims of military dictatorship

Fernández urges Argentina to remember dictatorship ‘horror’

Lucio Dupuy trial: Mother, partner found guilty of killing five-year-old

Verdict due in trial for horrific killing of five-year-old Lucio Dupuy

Messi says World Cup trophy 'called out' to him

Central Bank approves higher denomination 2,000-peso bill

Climbers in Argentina discover corpse frozen inside glacier

Quién es Ana Clara Pérez Ballester, la jueza que dio la tenencia a la madre de Lucio

Felipe Pigna: "El Conicet estableció que la mayoría de los argentinos tiene sangre indígena"

Caso Lucio: Adepa repudió el "hostigamiento en línea" contra la editora de género de TN

Fue a comprar ibuprofeno para su hijo y le dieron viagra: el niño terminó internado

Tras las disculpas de Arietto, Bullrich reafirmó: "Si soy presidenta, el orden será la regla"