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Two former military officers were convicted and sentenced to life in prison on Thursday for committing crimes against humanity at an Argentine prison. The officers, along with five others, were charged and convicted of various crimes [La Nacion report,...

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Wednesday that a lawsuit by Argentine citizens can proceed against Daimler AG for the actions of Mercedes-Benz Argentina during...

Eight former Argentine military officers were convicted on Monday of liability for the massacre of Margarita Belen during the nation's 1976-1983 "Dirty War" . The massacre involved the...

An Argentine federal court on Thursday sentenced former general Eduardo Cabanillas to life in prison for his involvement in the nation's 1976-83 "Dirty War" . Cabanillas, who ran a secret Buenos Aires facility known as...

An Argentine court sentenced former general Luciano Benjamin Menendez to life in prison on Wednesday for the 1976 attack and murder of five urban guerrilla group members during the country's 1976-1983 "Dirty War"...

An Argentine court on Monday commenced the trial of former dictators Jorge Videla and Reynaldo Bignone for allegedly overseeing a systematic plan to steal babies born to political prisoners during...

An Argentine federal court on Thursday commenced trial proceedings for five ex-military officials allegedly responsible for the death of 65 left-wing activists during the nation's 1976-83 "Dirty War" . The former dictators are charged with...

Amnesty International (AI) on Thursday released its 2010 Annual Report , highlighting a "global justice gap" caused by influential governments avoiding accountability for human rights abuses. AI was critical of the actions of the Group...

Argentine authorities on Monday arrested former secret service agent Miguel Angel Furci on charges of human rights abuses committed during the nation's 1976-83 "Dirty War" . Furci, a former agent of the Secretariat of State...

The Spanish government on Thursday extradited pilot Julio Alberto Poch to Argentina to face trial for his alleged role in the nation's 1976-83 "Dirty War" . Poch was a navy officer at Argentina's Naval Mechanics...