Friday, March 25, 2011

Concentration in the Plaza de Mayo to commemorate the last coup

BUENOS AIRES, 25 Mar. A crowd gathered on Thursday (Friday in Spain) in the Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires to commemorate the date of the last coup, which took place on March 24, 1976. Several organizations signed a manifesto repudiating these facts and in defense of human rights. Thousands of people marched through the Avenida de Mayo to lead to the landmark square, carrying banners with pictures of the murdered and disappeared during Argentina's military dictatorship (1976-1983).

The march, as every year, was organized by the Mothers and Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo and Relatives of Disappeared Detainees, but had the presence of a broad representation of the political, social and cultural development. These organizations have underlined the progress made in recent years in terms of Human Rights through oral and public trials that were held throughout the country against those responsible for the dictatorship, which have led to 169 convictions among 865 defendants.

"This represents the end of impunity for those responsible for crimes against humanity." We are living a historic moment, the killings are being prosecuted, "reads the document read the leaders of these organizations, picked up by news agency Telam. However, asked the president, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, the "immediate opening" of the archives of the dictatorship.

"We will know what happened to our children and grandchildren and find the names of the oppressors who are still acting. The Argentine people have a right to justice and to know the truth," he asserted. In the same vein, urged judicial authorities to advance the criminal case against the civilian and ideological benefited from the economic model of the dictatorship, which tried to destroy the policy as a tool of change and struggle.

" In this sense, attacked the Catholic Church hierarchy, Justice, Rural Society, against companies Ford, Mercedes-Benz and Ingenio Ledesma, for being "complicit in genocide" and against the media " justified the coup, those who mentioned Grupo Clarín, La Nación and La Nueva Provincia. In particular, they referred to the investigation of 'case Clarín', on alleged illegal adoption by the owner of her two children, which could be stolen children during the military regime.

"We see Ernestina Herrera Noble uses all means to advance the truth. Many young people need to know the truth about their history," he argued. REMEMBER A KIRCHNER Although the president has not attended any of the events scheduled for this date, the organizers paid tribute to the memory of her predecessor and husband Nestor Kirchner, who died last October due to infarction.

"We claim the big fellow, activist, former President Nestor Kirchner, who at the UN was recognized as the son of Mothers. So from this historic place we say 'thank Nestor' and 'force Cristina,'" said the president of Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, Taty Almeida. Another member of this organization, emphasized the encouragement given by the president to the cause they espouse, while he expressed his gratitude.

"We never thought we were going to get what we get. We are proud to support the Government of Cristina and Kirchner told us," said Hebe de Bonafini.

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