Reunion ends Argentine family’s ‘dirty war’ trauma

Thousands of families continue to search for loved ones taken away by the military dictatorship in the 1970s.

Thousands of families in Argentina continue to search for loved ones taken by the military dictatorship in the 1970s.

Women accused of being leftists were imprisoned during what came to be known as the “Dirty War”. If they were pregnant, their babies were often taken away and given to pro-regime families.

Here is a story from Buenos Aires of one family – and a reunion years in the making.

Source: Al Jazeera