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Italy court sentences Argentina ex-military officers for 'Dirty War' crimes
A court in Rome convicted five former officers of the Argentina military Wednesday on charges of torturing, kidnapping and murdering three Italian citizens during Argentina's 1976-83 "Dirty War" [GlobalSecurity backgrounder; JURIST new (More) |
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Judge orders arrest of Argentina ex-president
A federal judge in Argentina Thursday ordered former president Reynaldo Bignone arrested for his alleged role in disappearances and human rights abuses during Argentina's 1976-83 "Dirty War"[GlobalSecurity backgrounder; JURIST news a (More) |
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Spain court asks to transfer naval officer charged with genocide to Argentina
A Spanish judge requested permission from Mexico Wednesday to extradite former Argentine naval officer Ricardo Miguel Cavallo back to Argentina. Cavallo was extradited from Mexico to Spain and has been in Spanish custody since 2003. In January 2006 (More) |
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Argentina judge says Peron extradition could take over a year
Argentinean Federal Judge Norberto Oyarbide said Monday that extraditing former Argentine President Isabel Peron from Spain could take more than a year, if it ever happens at all. Argentinean authorities are seeking Peron's return to Argentina (More) |
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Argentina allows officials to reveal state secrets in 'Dirty War' testimony
Argentine President Nestor Kirchner Friday authorized officials to reveal state secrets concerning human rights violations that occurred during the infamous "Dirty War" [GlobalSecurity backgrounder; JURIST news archive] crackdown on dissi (More) |
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Second Argentina judge issues arrest warrant for ex-president Peron
Argentine Federal Judge Norberto Oyarbide issued a second international arrest warrant on Tuesday for former Argentine President Isabel Peron , currently living in exile in Spain. The warrant demands that Peron be returned to Argentina for question (More) |
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Argentina ex-president Isabel Peron arrested in Spain on order of Argentine judge
Spanish police arrested former Argentine President Isabel Peron on Friday for her alleged involvement in the disappearance of political opponent Hector Aldo Fagetti Gallego in 1976. Argentine Federal Judge Raul Acosta issued the order for her arres (More) |
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Spain court says no jurisdiction in genocide trial of Argentina ex-naval officer
Spain's High Court ruled Wednesday that it does not have jurisdiction to try former Argentinean naval officer Ricardo Miguel Cavallo for crimes committed during Argentina's "dirty war" . Cavallo has been in Spanish custody since (More) |
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Argentina investigating 'Dirty War' rights allegations against Peron
The investigation into abuses committed during Argentina's Dirty War [GlobalSecurity backgrounder; JURIST news archive] has been expanded to include the tenure of former President Isabel Peron , a government minister said Thursday. Peron, the wi (More) |
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Argentineans protest disappearance of missing Dirty War trial witness
A massive demonstration attended by thousands of people protesting the disappearance of Jorge Julio Lopez clogged the streets of Buenos Aires, Argentina on Wednesday. The protest represents the third time such a demonstration has taken place since (More) |
Bruno Hauptmann executed for kidnap, murder of Lindbergh baby
On April 3, 1936, Bruno Hauptmann was executed by electric chair for the kidnapping and murder of the Charles Lindbergh baby.
Read more about the trial of Bruno Hauptmann in JURIST's Famous Trials series.
