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Argentine Military Dictator Jorge Videla Jailed for Life

December 22, 2010
Argentine Military Dictator Jorge Videla Jailed for Life

22 December 2010 Last updated at 18:43 ET Argentine military dictator Jorge Videla jailed for life The judges ruled that Videla would serve his life sentence in a civilian prison Former Argentine military ruler Jorge Videla has been sentenced to life in prison for crimes against humanity. A court in the central Argentine city of Cordoba...
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New UN Convention against Enforced Disappearances

December 22, 2010
New UN Convention against Enforced Disappearances

SICSAL-USA remembers, in a special way, Patrick Rice - survivor of torture and involuntary disappearance in Argentina – whose entire life was devoted to organizing family members and survivors to strengthen international protections against torture and enforced disappearance. Patrick led TASSC International’s first Human Rights Training in June 2010 before his tragic and untimely death a month later....
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Putting a Face to the Numbers in Colombia

December 13, 2010

RIGHTS-COLOMBIA By Constanza Vieira ULM, Germany, Dec 14, 2010 (IPS) – “First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out – because I was not a communist; Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out – because I was not a socialist….” The celebrated quote by German...
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In Memorium: Patrick Rice

October 2, 2010
In Memorium: Patrick Rice

TASSC International Thanks Friends & Fellow Survivors for Your Support in Commemorating the Life and Legacy of Patrick Rice On Friday evening, October 1, friends and fellow survivors commemorated the life and legacy of Patrick Rice at a Memorial Service in Washington DC. A hundred people gathered to remember their friend and pay tribute to a life dedicated...
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Argentina Launches Trials for Torture Crimes

July 9, 2010

Argentine courts have launched an investigation into crimes committed at the ESMA Navy Mechanics School during the nation’s military dictatorship. The landmark human rights trial is one of the most far-reaching attempts to bring crimes of Latin America’s bloody past to justice. For more than three decades, survivors and their families awaited the trial...
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