Argentina Identifies 140th 'Stolen Grandchild' from Dictatorship Era

Identification of the 140th Stolen Grandchild

• 🎯 A man, identified through a DNA test following an anonymous tip, has become the 140th "stolen grandchild" to be tracked down in Argentina.
• 👶 He was born in a dictatorship-era detention center and taken from his mother, later being raised by another family.
• 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 His biological parents were left-wing activists who disappeared after their arrest in 1976, at the beginning of the Argentine military dictatorship.

The Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo Group

• ✊ The discovery was made possible by the Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo group, who fight for the truth about disappeared family members.
• 📍 The group is named after their protests in Plaza de Mayo, demanding information about abducted relatives.
• 💔 Their relatives are among the estimated 30,000 people killed or disappeared during the dictatorship.

Ongoing Search and Political Context

• 🔎 The Grandmothers estimate that over 300 babies were stolen during the dictatorship and have yet to be found.
• 💰 The group has accused current President Javier Milei of defunding their research as part of his public spending cuts, despite the ongoing need to find more individuals.
• 🗣️ The current president, Javier Milei, disputes the figure of 30,000 people killed or disappeared.