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October 27, 2011

Argentina: 12 Dirty War Officials Sentenced To Life For Human Rights Abuses 
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Twelve former Argentinian officials have been sentenced to life in
prison for human rights abuses committed during Argentina's dirty war.
The convicted include Alfredo Astiz, known as Argentina's "Blond Angel
of Death." Astiz and the other men convicted were accused of horrific
crimes at the ESMA Naval Mechanics School, where about 5,000 dissidents
were held and tortured between 1976 and 1983. Few of the captives
survived.



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