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Argentina ex-army chief goes on trial for 'Dirty War' disappearances
Retired Argentine General Cristino Nicolaides and five other former officers stood trial Tuesday for their alleged role in the abduction and torture of five political dissidents during the country's military dictatorship of the late 1970s and 80 (More) |
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Italy seeks extradition of 139 in South America 'Dirty War' probe
Italy Thursday requested the extradition of 139 South Americans accused of kidnapping and murdering 25 Italian dissidents during Argentina's Dirty War [GlobalSecurity backgrounder; JURIST news archive] in the 1970s and 80s. The suspects, includi (More) |
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Argentina 'Dirty War' defendant may have been murdered to stop disclosures: judge
Argentinian coast guard officer and torture suspect Hector Febres may have been murdered to prevent him from disclosing human rights violations committed during Argentina's Dirty War [Global Security backgrounder; JURIST news archive], accordin (More) |
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Italy police arrest former Uruguay officer for alleged 'Dirty War' crimes
Italian police have arrested former Uruguayan naval intelligence officer Nestor Jorge Fernandez Troccoli for crimes relating to the kidnapping and murder of Italian citizens and others who opposed South American military dictators during the 1980s, (More) |
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Argentina court convicts former military officials of 'Dirty War' crimes
A court in Argentina on Tuesday convicted eight formal officials for human rights abuses committed during the 1976-83 Dirty War . The seven former army officers and a former police official were tried in connection with the kidnapping, torture and d (More) |
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Former Uruguay military dictator indicted for alleged crimes against humanity
Former Uruguay military dictator and army chief Gregorio Alvarez was charged Monday with crimes against humanity allegedly committed during the country's 1973-85 period of military rule and specifically for his alleged role in the secret trans (More) |
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Argentina president fires coast guard chief following death of 'Dirty War' suspect
Incoming Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez Monday dismissed Argentinian coast guard head Carlos Fernandez, one week after former Argentinian coast guard officer and torture suspect Hector Febres was found dead in his military jail cell with (More) |
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Argentina president urges speedy trials of Dirty War suspects at memorial dedication
Argentinian President Nestor Kirchner dedicated a new monument to victims of the 1976-83 Dirty War in Buenos Aires on Wednesday. The monument, on which the names of thousands of victims are engraved, sits beside the Rio de la Plata, where drugged (More) |
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Former Argentina president charged over 2001 riot deaths
Argentinean federal judge Claudio Bonadio Tuesday charged former president Fernando de la Rua with five counts of manslaughter for failing to prevent the deaths of five demonstrators during 2001 confrontations with police in Buenos Aires. The death (More) |
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Argentina ex-coast guard officer on trial for 'Dirty War' torture
Former Argentinian coast guard officer Hector Febres went on trial Thursday on charges of kidnapping and torturing four people at the Navy Mechanics School during Argentina's Dirty War [Global Security backgrounder; JURIST news archive]. If con (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.
