Ms. Cortiñas became a key member of a group of women whose children had been taken by the military dictatorship that led Argentina from 1976 to 1983.
Tag: Missing Persons
Where 3 Dead Tourists Were Found Fast, Thousands Remain Missing
In Mexico, where tens of thousands of people have disappeared, the robust operation to quickly find the remains of three foreigners, from Australia and the United States, felt like a rare exception.
3 Bodies in Mexico Are Identified as Missing Australians and American
Mexican officials said the identities of two Australians and an American had been confirmed by relatives. The men went missing during a surfing and camping trip.
After 3 Tourists Go Missing, Bodies Are Found in Baja California
Mexican authorities recovered the three bodies as a search went on for two Australian tourists and a U.S. citizen who disappeared while on vacation.
3 Men Rescued from Pacific Island After Writing ‘Help’ With Palm Leaves
American rescuers found the lost sailors on a tiny uninhabited island in Micronesia with a damaged boat and the word spelled out on the beach.
Dozens of Children Kidnapped in Nigeria Are Released, Officials Say
The military of the West African nation, which is plagued by kidnappings largely driven by demands for ransom payments, said 137 children had been freed in the country’s north.
In Ancient Bones, a Reminder That Northern Ireland’s Ghosts Are Never Far
When skeletal remains surfaced in Northern Ireland last year, the discovery was shaded with a discomforting question: Was this an archaeological site, or a crime scene?
Police Officer Charged With Murdering Two Men in Australia
The officer, Beaumont Lamarre-Condon, was charged Friday with killing Jesse Baird, 26, and Luke Davies, 29, who had been missing for more than a week and whose bodies were found on Tuesday.
In Russia, Knowing That Her Son Is Dead, and Waiting for Him Anyway
She watched, distressed, as Aleksei was sent off to war. Now, 14 months after he died in eastern Ukraine, Yulia Seleznyova holds a sliver of hope for a miracle.
Wildfires on Chile’s Coast Kill At Least 112 and Leave Hundreds Missing
Officials are warning of major destruction and loss of life after fast-moving fires swept through central Chile’s coastal hills.