The Secretary of Human Rights of the Nation recalled this Sunday the 19th anniversary of the annulment of the laws of Due Obedience and Full Stop, which allowed those responsible for crimes against humanity perpetrated during the last military dictatorship to be judged, and stressed that ” It was one of the first Memory, Truth and Justice policies promoted by President Néstor Kirchner”.
On August 21, 2003, the National Senate signed into law the annulment of the Due Obedience and Full Stop laws, which prevented those responsible for crimes against humanity committed during the last civic-military dictatorship from being judged. . pic.twitter.com/IGkUiydiWz
— Human Rights Secretariat (@SDHArgentina) August 21, 2022
“On August 21, 2003, the National Senate signed into law the annulment of the laws of Due Obedience and Full Stop, which prevented those responsible for crimes against humanity committed during the last civic dictatorship from being tried. military,” the agency posted on Twitter.
The message highlighted that “Law 25,779, enacted in September 2003, was one of the first policies for Memory, Truth and Justice promoted by President Néstor Kirchner.”
The body led by Horacio Pietragalla stressed that, in this way, “a new stage was opened in Argentine history, putting an end to decades of impunity.”
