| Posts |
|
Argentina court puts ex-army commander on trial for alleged 'Dirty War' crimes
Former Argentine general Luciano Benjamin Menendez and seven others went on trial Tuesday for the alleged 1977 kidnapping, torture, and killing of four political dissidents during the country's "Dirty War" [GlobalSecurity backgrounder (More) |
|
Missing Argentina 'Dirty War' witness released by captors after one day
An Argentine human rights activist whose Wednesday disappearance sparked a nation-wide manhunt was released by his captors Thursday. Juan Evaristo Puthod, who was held at secret prisons during Argentina's "Dirty War" [GlobalSecurity ba (More) |
|
Spain court rules against extraditing Peron to face Argentina 'Dirty War' charges
Spain's National Court on Monday ruled that former Argentinean President Isabel Peron would not be extradited to face charges in Argentina related to her alleged role in "Dirty War" disappearances before she left office in 1976. The c (More) |
|
Argentina police arrest former police chief 'Dirty War' suspect
Argentinean politician and former police chief and mayor Luis Abelardo Patti, wanted by Argentina for allegedly torturing and killing several people during Argentina's 1976-1983 "Dirty War" [GlobalSecurity.org backgrounder; JURIST new (More) |
|
Argentina ex-army officer, adoptive parents convicted of 'Dirty War' kidnapping
A former Argentinean army officer and two adoptive parents were convicted Friday of kidnapping and falsifying the identity of Maria Eugenia Sampallo Barragan, a woman who was kidnapped during the 1976-1983 "Dirty War" [Global Security bac (More) |
|
Spain extradites Argentina ex-naval officer to face 'Dirty War' charges
Former Argentinean naval officer Ricardo Miguel Cavallo [Trial Watch profile; JURIST news archive] was extradited Monday from Spain to Argentina, where he will face trial for crimes committed during Argentina's 1976-83 "Dirty War" [Glo (More) |
|
Spain court to drops 'Dirty War' genocide case against Argentina ex-naval officer
Spain's National Court on Friday said that it will drop its prosecution of former Argentine naval officer Ricardo Miguel Cavallo [TrialWatch profile; JURIST news archive] and extradite him back to his home country where he will stand trial for f (More) |
|
Argentina woman sues parents in 'Dirty War' abduction
An Argentinean woman has brought charges against her adoptive parents for kidnapping her and falsifying her identity during Argentina's "Dirty War" [GlobalSecurity backgrounder; JURIST news archive]. While several other cases have dea (More) |
|
Argentina police arrest third ex-military officer in 1972 massacre
Argentinean police Wednesday arrested retired naval officer Luis Emilio Sosa in Buenos Aires in connection with the August 1972 massacre of 16 leftist guerrillas on a military base in the southern city of Trelew . Two other former officers, Paccagn (More) |
|
Argentina police arrest 2 ex-military officers in 1972 massacre
Retired Argentinean military officers Paccagnini Ruben and Emilio Del Real were arrested by Argentina's Federal Police Saturday in connection with the August 1972 massacre of 16 leftist guerillas on a military base in the southern city of Trele (More) |
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg sentenced to death for spying
On April 5, 1951, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death after a treason trial in which they were convicted of passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union.
Learn more about the Rosenberg trial.
