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1. • • It is estimated that some 5,000 people were detained at the ESMA during the 1976-83 dictatorship, many of whom were tortured and later disappeared without a trace. It also housed many of the detainees who were later tossed alive from the “death flights” into the ocean or river in one of the most brutal aspects of the dictatorship.
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   What happened at ESMA Buenos Aires?

   • The ESMA former clandestine detention centre, Buenos Aires. Image: Adam Jones, Ph.D./Wikimedia Commons. Between 1976 and 1983, Argentina’s military dictatorship prosecuted a brutal ‘Dirty War’ against suspected dissidents that led to the incarceration and murder of thousands of people.

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   What happened at ESMA?

   • The crimes committed in the clandestine detention and torture center that functioned in the School of Naval Mechanics (Escuela de Mecánica de la Armada, ESMA) began to be prosecuted in two prior trials. The first one was carried out in December 2007, with only one defendant: Héctor Febrés.

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   Is ESMA a World Heritage Site?

   • (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) The ESMA Museum and Site of Memory stands on the day it was declared an UNESCO World Heritage Site in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. The museum was once the Argentine Navy School of Mechanics that was used as an illegal detention and torture center during the Argentina’s last military dictatorship.

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   What did Esma stand for?

   • The ESMA, a former navy mechanical school, was the most active of the dictatorship's clandestine detention centers, and the most feared. Its name is an acronym for Escuela Superior de Mecanica de la Armada.

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   What is Esma & why is it important?

   • The former Navy School of Mechanics, known as ESMA, housed the most infamous illegal detention center that operated during Argentina’s last brutal military dictatorship that ruled from 1976 through 1983. It now operates as a museum and a larger site of memory, including offices for government agencies and human rights organizations.

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   Why is ESMA a symbol of brutality?

   • Buenos Aires (AFP) – The ESMA, the most notorious murder and torture center among hundreds operated by Argentina's 1976-83 military dictatorship, stands today as a reminder of the brutality humans are capable of. Issued on: 19/09/2023 - 19:38 Modified: 19/09/2023 - 19:37

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3. www.gold.ac.uk › news › telling-the-story-ofThe problem with the truth: telling the story of Argentina’s ...

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   Dec 17, 2015 · Many victims of the Junta’s purges found themselves detained in a clandestine detention centres, including one located in Buenos Aires, at the naval training centre known as the ESMA located on the northern edge of the city.

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   Sep 19, 2023 · The ESMA, the most notorious murder and torture center among hundreds operated by Argentina's 1976-83 military dictatorship, stands today as a reminder of the brutality humans are capable of.

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   The crimes committed in the clandestine detention and torture center that functioned in the School of Naval Mechanics (Escuela de Mecánica de la Armada, ESMA) began to be prosecuted in two prior trials. The first one was carried out in December 2007, with only one defendant: Héctor Febrés.

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   Sep 19, 2023 · The ex-ESMA Navy Mechanics School, the most notorious clandestine murder and torture centre among hundreds operated by Argentina's brutal 1976-1983 military dictatorship, stands today as a reminder of the brutality humans are capable of.

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   2 days ago · A woman tries to prevent police from arresting a young man during an anti-government protest in Buenos Aires, during the final days of Argentina's Dirty War. Horacio Villalobos (Getty Images) Due to a miscalculation regarding the winds and tides, a handful of these bodies did not end up on the seabed but washed ashore.

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   Dec 7, 2023 · Known as 'the disappeared', they were taken to detention centres, such as Escuela Superior de Mecanica de la Armada, known as ESMA in the capital, Buenos Aires. Around 5,000 prisoners passed...