NORA CORTINAS, aged 94
A housewife whose oldest son was captured by the military in Argentina’s Dirty War, she became a key figure in the Mothers of the Disappeared protest movement.
DIANNA ORTIZ, aged 62
A Catholic nun working in Guatemala, she was kidnapped and brutally tortured. Convinced of CIA involvement, she spent the rest of her life fighting oppression.
HEBE DE BONAFINI, aged 93
An Argentinian housewife, both her sons were kidnapped and murdered during the Dirty War. She set up the ‘Mothers of the Disappeared to protest – but became a controversial character.
MIGUEL ETCHECOLATZ, aged 93
A policeman in Argentina in the 1970s and 1980s, he was a torturer and killer during the Dirty War. It took years to bring him to justice – but he never repented.
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