Argentinian activist who spent 50 years looking for ‘disappeared’ son dies
Lidia 'Taty' Almeida, the long-time president of the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo, has passed away at age 95. She became a symbol of human rights in Argentina after spending five decades searching for her son, who was forcibly disappeared during the country's military dictatorship.
Why it matters
Her death marks the loss of a pivotal figure in the global fight for accountability regarding state-sponsored atrocities and forced disappearances.
Taty Almeida (centre) during a weekly march at the Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires, in April 2017. Photograph: Eitan Abramovich/AFP/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Taty Almeida (centre) during a weekly march at the Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires, in April 2017. Photograph: Eitan Abramovich/AFP/Getty Images Argentina Argentinian activist who spent 50 years looking for ‘disappeared’ son dies Outpouring of public grief for Lidia ‘Taty’ Almeida, leader of group of mothers that has marched every week since 1977
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