By Press Area | Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo
With great joy, Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo announced in July the identity restitution of grandchild number 140, born in captivity at a clandestine detention center in the province of Buenos Aires. He was reunited with his sister, who had never stopped searching for him and is an active member of Abuelas in Mar del Plata's office.
As with every restitution, the news made headlines around the world and led to a surge in calls from people with doubts about their origins or information about possible children of the disappeared.
Each reunion gives us strength to continue the struggle. It is the result of tireless, daily work. But there is still much to be done: there are still 300 men and women who were forcibly disappeared as babies or young children and who have yet to learn the truth about their identity.
To that end, Abuelas continues to carry out a wide range of awareness-raising actions. Among other initiatives, we relaunched the "Cine por la Identidad", featuring screenings and discussions with directors and protagonists at the Casa por la Identidad, located in the former ESMA site, now a memory space. Films shown in recent months included "La búsqueda de Martina", "Ensenada ’55", "La larga noche de Francisco Sanctis", and "Sudeste".
In the same venue, we hosted the "Risas y Abrazos" festival during the winter school holidays, using art, play, and music to connect with potential great-grandchildren of those who were disappeared. We also continued offering guided visits for school groups to engage new generations in the search and to pass on the memory of what happened, as part of our ongoing commitment to "Nunca Más".
Along these lines, we continue to offer our quarterly course "Las Abuelas y el derecho a la identidad", with the first session held in March and the second taking place in August. Each edition has drawn over 600 participants eager to learn more about human rights.
In addition, we are still publishing our monthly institutional bulletin, which in July was distributed both digitally and in print.
These achievements are made possible thanks to the support of a segment of society that remains committed to sustaining the search even in the most difficult times. For this, we thank each and every one of you for your solidarity, and we share with you the joy of each reunion.
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