March against injustice, 1986

The horrors of the dirty war were not fully understood until the military government ceded power to a newly elected democratic government, and the National Commission on the Disappearance of Persons was formed to investigate the fate of the victims.

In the fragile early years of this new democracy, two notorious laws were passed granting amnesty to those involved in state sanctioned torture and murder.

As organizations such as the Madres de la Plaza de Mayo demanded justice and accountability for the disappearances of their children, public space became a battleground for human rights, and art an essential tool for communication and activism.

Photo: Monica Hasenberg
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