This Central American country ‘is experiencing a profound human rights crisis that is deepening with the dismantling of democracy.’ On Monday, Salvadoran social organizations disapproved of the first year of President Nayib Bukele’s second term in office. RELATED: Salvadoran Human Rights Group Reports at Least 415 Deaths in Custody Under State of Exception In addition […]

The Netflix series triggers renewed public discussion in Argentina about the crimes of the dictatorship. The Netflix series The Eternaut has triggered a surge in inquiries from people born in Argentina during the dictatorship (1976–1983) regarding their identity and has reignited the search for the grandchildren of Hector Oesterheld, the author of the original work. […]

Argentina’s left-wing human rights organizations condemn Security Minister Patricia Bullrich’s decision to move convicted dictatorship-era repressors, including Alfredo Astiz, to a privileged detention center, calling it a step toward impunity. Related: IMF Shows Its Claws in Argentina, Backing Milei’s Far-Right Agenda, Which May Deepen the Current Social Crisis Argentina’s Security Minister Patricia Bullrich has sparked […]

‘I’m Still Here’ is based on the true story of a mother who has to raise her family alone after the disappearance of her husband. On Sunday, Brazilians won the first Oscar in their history and celebrated it as if it were the winning goal in a World Cup final. RELATED:First Day of Carnival Highlights […]

This institution had become an icon in the preservation of the historical memory of the crimes of the dictatorship. On January 1, 2025, the government of President Javier Milei closed the Haroldo Conti Cultural Center, an institution that had become a symbol of preserving the historical memory of crimes against humanity committed during Argentina’s last […]

Her son was forcibly disappeared during an illegal operation while serving in the military in 1976. On Sunday, psychologist Laura Jordan, a Mother of Mayo Square, passed away at the age of 93 after dedicating 48 years of her life to the fight for justice against the crimes of Argentina’s last dictatorship. RELATED: Argentina Recovered […]

In 1999, the U.S. revealed the ‘Military Diary’ that recorded extrajudicial executions committed between 1983 and 1985. On Tuesday, the Mission of Solidarity from Belgium began a visit to Guatemala to deliver the life sentences handed down by a court in Leuven against five high-ranking former military officers for the murder, disappearance, and torture of […]

The body was found 170 meters from where the remains of Amelia Sanjurjo were discovered in 2023. On Thursday, the “Mothers and Relatives of Uruguayan Detainees and Disappeared” entered Infantry Battalion No. 14 to verify the discovery of the remains of a person presumably murdered by the U.S.-backed dictatorship that ruled Uruguay between 1973 and […]

On Monday, attorney Eduardo Contreras, known for filing the first lawsuit for crimes against humanity against dictator Augusto Pinochet, passed away at the age of 84. RELATED:  Chile: Anti-drug Plan Focusing on Prevention Presented Contreras was a communist militant who held various positions throughout his life, including serving as a deputy during the government of […]

Days before the 60th anniversary of the 1964 coup d’état, victims of the military dictatorship asked Brazilian President Lula da Silva to reinstate the Commission of Dead and Disappeared. RELATED:  Jair Bolsonaro Must Explain His Stay at the Hungarian Embassy The “Torture, Never Again!” group and other human rights organizations are launching campaigns to remember […]