Why Is Argentina Disappearing
Argentina is located in the South America. It covers most of the portion of the southern continent and a portion of Antarctica, in addition to several islands in the South Atlantic. It contains huge plains, deserts, tundra, forest, mountains, rivers, and many miles of ocean shoreline. It is consider the eighth largest country in the world, the second largest country in South America, and its one-third the size of the United States. Argentina is adjoined to the north by Bolivia and Paraguay, to the east by Uruguay and the South Atlantic Ocean, and to the west and south by Chile.
The Dirty War that occurred between 1976 and 1983 was organized and executed by military and dictatorship against suspected rebels. Approximately 30,000 Argentines were detained, tortured, and were never seen again. In addition they murdered their children or gave them away to be raised by others. Since then these Argentines have been known as the disappeared. …show more content…
In 1987 the Argentina government created and organized a genetic data bank that has made possible for 101 of the missing grandchildren to be located, while there continues to be 400 missing. The Argentina senate passed a law that permits authorities to collect DNA samples of people who are suspected to be part of the disappeared even against their will. Controversy has erupted from this mandatory genetic testing of suspected disappeared children, as some do not want to be found, this has become an ethical and legal
The Dirty War that occurred between 1976 and 1983 was organized and executed by military and dictatorship against suspected rebels. Approximately 30,000 Argentines were detained, tortured, and were never seen again. In addition they murdered their children or gave them away to be raised by others. Since then these Argentines have been known as the disappeared. …show more content…
In 1987 the Argentina government created and organized a genetic data bank that has made possible for 101 of the missing grandchildren to be located, while there continues to be 400 missing. The Argentina senate passed a law that permits authorities to collect DNA samples of people who are suspected to be part of the disappeared even against their will. Controversy has erupted from this mandatory genetic testing of suspected disappeared children, as some do not want to be found, this has become an ethical and legal