Tag: Dirty War

• Monday, May 9th 2011 - 05:48 UTC

  Argentina’s ‘Blond Death Angel’ faces life imprisonment for kidnapping and torture

  

  A government lawyer called Friday for a life sentence for former Argentine naval officer Alfredo Astiz for crimes including the murder of two French nuns during the 1976-1983 dictatorship.

• Thursday, April 14th 2011 - 23:22 UTC

  Argentine de facto president following Falklands’ war defeat sentenced to life imprisonment

  

  The military officer who as de facto president led Argentina following the Falkland Islands invasion defeat in 1982 was sentenced to life in prison over human rights violations committed during the country’s last military dictatorship, 1976/1983.

• Friday, March 25th 2011 - 01:51 UTC

  Human Rights Court calls on Uruguay to remove ‘dirty war’ amnesty law

  

  Uruguay must remove obstacles to prosecuting human rights offences committed during its “dirty war” in the 1970s, including an amnesty that had protected military and police officers accused of killings, kidnappings or torture, the Inter-American Human Rights Court ruled.

• Wednesday, April 21st 2010 - 03:24 UTC

  Argentine military Junta president sentenced to 25 years in prison

  

  Retired General Reynaldo Bignone, 82, the last leader of Argentina’s 1976-1983 military regime was sentenced Tuesday to 25 years in prison for crimes against humanity.