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Six dictatorship-era perpetrators convicted in Buenos Aires and Patagonia

Two received life sentences for crimes against humanity in Neuquén. A third got 16 years for 178 kidnappings at the ESMA torture center La entrada Six dictatorship-era perpetrators convicted in Buenos Aires and Patagonia se publicó primero en Buenos Aires Herald .

This week, six former military and intelligence personnel were convicted of crimes against humanity during Argentina's 1976-1983 dictatorship. Two were sentenced to life in prison for actions taken in the Patagonia provinces of Río Negro and Neuquén. Another received a 16-year term for involvement in 178 kidnappings at the notorious Navy School of Mechanics torture center in Buenos Aires, after evading justice for over a decade.

The convicted individuals are all linked to the systematic repression program carried out at the ESMA facility in the late 1970s.

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