She was the honorary president of the organization and spent decades looking for the disappeared children of dictatorship victims, even after finding her own grandson in 2000
Human rights
Can the dictatorship’s economic crimes be repaired? A new ruling could pave the way
A Córdoba court declared that a company takeover was a crime against humanity. The former owners want a rival firm that benefited to pay compensation
Buenos Aires Herald and Mothers of Plaza de Mayo launch English translations of the mothers’ life stories
The new audio guide is now available at the House of our Children, Life and Hope in the ex-ESMA memorial space and online
Attacks rose by 70% in the first seven months of 2025 following homophobic statements from the president and other senior officials
The center operates in the memorial site at the notorious former Navy School of Mechanics, where nearly 5,000 people were kidnapped and disappeared by Argentina’s dictatorship
Two ex-army chiefs and a former police commissioner sentenced over Campo de Mayo atrocities
The Argentine court gave a life sentence to retired army officer Pacífico Luis Britos, citing crimes against humanity
Born in captivity, María Eva Deria’s sibling, has never been found. The Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo vowed to continue the search
Maroni had formerly been president of the Founders’ group, while Rigoni was the only surviving Madre from Neuquén
‘I can’t breathe’: Investigation after man beaten by cops dies in alleged suicide
The Argentine police say Gonzalo Tamame took his own life in custody. Rights organizations say that’s a common story to cover up torture and murder