38 years on, Argentina looking for its missing, launches international campaign

The dictatorship in Argentina from 1976 to 1983 not only saw massive human rights violations but the abduction of about 500 babies, girls and boys. These children, separated from their families, grew up with false identities, unknown as to who they were.

New Delhi: The shadows of history are difficult to leave, and when many are missing they become part of the present. Even after 38 years since the end of the civic-military dictatorship of Argentina in 1983 several remain missing. The country is still looking for them and has launched an international campaign for it. The Argentine government, the Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo, and relatives are still looking for more than 350 granddaughters and grandsons who live with their false identities. The dictatorship in Argentina from 1976 to 1983 not only saw massive human rights violations but the abduction of about 500 babies, girls and boys. These children, separated from their families, grew up with false identities, unknown as to who they were.