Mothers of Plaza de Mayo: Maldonado Victim of ‘State Violence’
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The Grandmothers and Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo have blamed the Argentine government for the disappearance of Santiago Maldonado, an activist who disappeared after a military police raid on a Mapuche community Aug. 1.
The award-winning human rights group say Maldonado was a victim of “institutional state violence” and demand President Mauricio Macri recovers the activist alive.
“The Argentine community knows we have a disappearance in the democracy of Mr. Macri.” Estela de Carlotto, president of the Grandmothers and Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, said at a press conference.
The organization said it will occupy the Plaza de Mayo on Friday to pressure the government to deliver Maldonado.
Argentina’s Center for Legal and Social Studies and the Permanent Human Rights As...