Argentina Dirty War

A Quiet Revolution

Edgardo David Holzman | Posted 05.29.2012

Edgardo David Holzman

In Argentina, a country whose painful past has been pivotal to the rise of the modern human rights movement, massive trials of perpetrators of atrocities committed three decades ago are setting a historic precedent.

Argentine Dirty War Spy 'Angel Of Death' Claims Political Persecution

AP | Posted 12.14.2011

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — An Argentine navy spy nicknamed "the Angel of Death" described himself Friday as a martyr and a victim of political pe...

Ex-Dictator Gets Life Sentence For Role In 'Dirty War'

AP | MICHAEL WARREN | Posted 05.25.2011

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Former dictator Jorge Videla was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday for the torture and murder of 31 prisoners, mos...