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Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo

Argentine organization
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The Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo is an Argentine organization founded by mothers whose children were disappeared during the 1976–83 military dictatorship. These mothers held weekly vigils in Buenos Aires' central square to demand answers about their missing children. The organization's efforts, along with those of other human rights advocates, helped draw international attention to the abuses committed during this period. Emilio Fermin Mignone, a leading human rights advocate in Argentina, founded the Centre for Legal and Social Studies to document these abuses and provide legal assistance to victims and their families.12

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