One year after a brutal, U.S.-backed military regime took hold of the country, a group of Argentine women took to the capital's main plaza to demand information on the whereabouts of their missing children.
Of all of the dictatorships in the Southern cone in the later half of the 20th century in South America, Argentina's was undoubtedly the one that racked up the highest body count. During the relatively short period under military rule (1976-1983), some 30,000 Argentines were killed and disappeared.
Despite the widespread terror directed against social movements, human rights activists and anyone challenging the junta, the Madres of the Plaza de Mayo marched week after week, demanding truth and justice. The group has maintained its activities and along with the Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo, have not only shed light on the inhumanity of this period but have also managed to reunited dozens of families.
teleSUR takes a look at the celebrations of one Latin America's most iconic human right organizations.