Rosa Roisinblitt

Rice · September 11, 2025 at 11:27 AM

Las Madres de la Plaza de Mayo became a controversial group in the 21st century, but they started in 1977 as a very necessary and important group of women dedicated to finding their children and grandchildren who were “disappeared” by Videla’s military thugs. This woman is greatly to be admired for her lifelong pursuit of justice.

Rosa Roisinblit: Argentine human rights activist dies, aged 106 - BBC News

A leading member of the Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo, she helped convict men who abducted hundreds of babies.

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Splinter · September 11, 2025 at 11:55 AM

Unfortunately the group fell into disrepute and became totally partisan. Hebe Bonafini, the corrupt and violent ultra K, tarnished their reputation and I no longer follow the group, beneficial though its aims were.

Hebe de Bonafini: Co-founder of Argentina's Plaza de Mayo mothers group dies at 93

Hebe de Bonafini co-founded the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo group during Argentina's Dirty War.

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GlasgowJohn · September 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM

Splinter , you are totally right! Bonafini certainly tarnished the name and the reputation of the Madres de Mayo.

Her relationship with CFK made many people doubt about the real objectrives of the Madres de mayo

Rice · September 12, 2025 at 1:21 PM

Totally agree about Bonafini. But I never heard of Roisinblitt being connected to the scandals. Was she? Or is there a tendency to assume guilt by association and tar everyone in the group with the same brush? Surely we must admire the determination and hard work that led these women to track down the fates of the ‘disappeared’ young people - - and to find their stolen babies.

Beer to be spent?