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**Argentina: **  **Primary Documents:** [|__http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2008/wha/119145.htm__] __Explanation__-A U.S. State of Department document report on human rights conditions in Argentina in 2008. The government has been generally respecting human rights and are commended for their prosecutions towards several human rights offenders from 1976-1983. Nevertheless, there were still many problems reported such as killings and use of excessive force by police, sex trafficking, life-threatening conditions in the prisons and jails, and domestic violence towards women. http://www.wmd.org/resources/whats-being-done/memory-projects/interview-patricia-t-de-valdez-director-memoria-abierta-a __Explanation__- This is an interview with Patricia T. de Valdez, the director of Memoria Abierta. This is a human rights organization that works to preserve the memory of injustices and human rights abuses from the "Dirty War". The coalition is made up of many groups, which all work to improve the nation's search for truth and justice. These groups include the Permanent Assembly for Human Rights, the Center for Social and Legal Studies, the Argentine Historical and Social Memory Foundation, Mothers of the Plazo de Mayo Founding Line, and the Peace and Justice Service. **Artifacts:** http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2010/08/10/argentina-guarantee-women-s-access-health-care __Explanation __- Many women and young girls are being abused by their health care because of a lack of services given (which they are entitled to), such as contraception, voluntary sterilization procedures, and abortion after rape. The poor health care that is given to women all over Argentina seems to be caused by the lack of oversight and accountability of carrying out policies built to help these issues. Because of this, women and girls are facing unhealthy pregnancies that lead to unhealthy abortions, resulting in the maternal mortality, which is the country's leading cause. [|__http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/former-argentine-leader-gets-25-years-crimes-against-humanity-2010-04-21__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">__Explanation__-This article reports that the former Argentine president, Reynaldo Bignone, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison due to his past acts against humanity while in office in the 1970s. Reynaldo Bignone, as well as five other military officers, are being held responsible for the events that went on at Campo de Mayo from 1976-1983, which had around 5,000 prisons being held in captivity who were victims of torture and enforced disappearance. At the end of June 2005, the amnesty laws, which protected security forces from prosecution for their wrongdoing, were put in void. This has helped over 600 people face criminal proceedings in their violations towards human rights by the end of 2009, showing that Argentina is taking the right steps towards finding justice in human rights. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[|__http://www.du.edu/korbel/hrhw/researchdigest/latinamerica/argentina.pdf__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">__Explanation__-This is an account of Argentina's past with human rights issues. It describes the "Dirty War" that occurred between 1976-1982. This resulted in over 15,000 people's "disappearance", 5,000 people who were identified as murdered. Many citizens' opinion toward the military forces changed dramatically as kidnapping, torture, and murder became a constant fear in their minds. Now, more recently, the victims have been given accountability, justice, and retribution as there has been a return in democratic elections.