Argentina Celebrates 40 Years of Democracy and Human Rights

EPISODE: Argentina Celebrates 40 Years of
Democracy and Human Rights


GUEST: Franco Metaza, Director-General for
Foreign Affairs of the Argentina National Senate.


BACKGROUND:


Last week, Argentina celebrated 40 years of democracy and human
rights by hosting the Third World Forum of Human Rights (March
20-24) scheduled in tandem with its National Day of Remembrance
for Truth & Justice. The Forum closed with a march and
rally on March 24 which marked 47 years since the US-backed
military coup that overthrew the democratically elected
government on March 24, 1976, and installed the bloodiest
dictatorship in the history of #Argentina remained in power until
1983.


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Franco Metaza: Twitter


ADDITIONAL LINKS:


III Foro Mundial de Derechos Humanos


Day of Remembrance for Truth & Justice


Argentina commemorates victims of military dictatorship on the
47th anniversary of US-back Coup


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