Human rights in Argentina

The history of human rights in Argentina is affected by the last civil-military dictatorship in the country (1976-1983) and its aftermath. The dictatorship is known in North America as the "Dirty War", a named coined by the dictatorship itself to justify their actions of State-sponsored terrorism against Argentine citizenry, which were backed by the United States as part of their planned Operation Condor,[1] and carried out primarily by Jorge Rafael Videla's de facto rule (1976-1981), but also after it and until democracy was restored in 1983. However, the human rights situation in Argentina has improved significantly since the end of the dictatorship.[2]

  1. ^ "Operation Condor: the cold war conspiracy that terrorized South America". the Guardian. 3 September 2020. Archived from the original on 17 February 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  2. ^ "ARGENTINA". www.hrw.org.