Argentina’s supreme court repealed a series of amnesty laws yesterday, clearing the way for the prosecution of hundreds of military officers who took part in human rights abuses during the 1976-83 junta. In a 7-2 vote, the court declared the 1986 and 1987 amnesty laws passed by congress as “unconstitutional”. The laws were passed after the return of democracy but under the threat of a military coup if trials against officers continued.Full Story
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