The Argentine human rights activist Rosa Roisinblit has died at the age of 106, her organization said. Urging gratitude for her unwavering dedication, the Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo highlighted her role in searching for grandsons and granddaughters until her last days.
Some 30,000 people were victims of forced disappearances and killings during Argentina's military dictatorship, with many children seized from their detained activist parents and placed for illegal adoptions.
Born in 1919 in Moises Ville, a town of Jewish immigrants, Rosa worked as an obstetrician. She became actively involved in the Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo after her daughter, Patricia, her son-in-law, and granddaughter were abducted, joining the effort seeking justice for those taken during the "Dirty War." Her devoted work as treasurer and vice-president until 2022 was marked by personal tragedy but also triumphs, including the reunion with her grandson Guillermo decades after his abduction.
Despite her passing, her legacy continues, as her grandson now serves as a human rights attorney, echoing her lifelong commitment to justice and accountability for atrocities committed against innocent lives during Argentina's dark past. This wound never heals... But to say I'm stopping? No, I'll never stop, she once expressed, embodying the enduring spirit of a family searching for closure and the resolution of a painful history.
Some 30,000 people were victims of forced disappearances and killings during Argentina's military dictatorship, with many children seized from their detained activist parents and placed for illegal adoptions.
Born in 1919 in Moises Ville, a town of Jewish immigrants, Rosa worked as an obstetrician. She became actively involved in the Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo after her daughter, Patricia, her son-in-law, and granddaughter were abducted, joining the effort seeking justice for those taken during the "Dirty War." Her devoted work as treasurer and vice-president until 2022 was marked by personal tragedy but also triumphs, including the reunion with her grandson Guillermo decades after his abduction.
Despite her passing, her legacy continues, as her grandson now serves as a human rights attorney, echoing her lifelong commitment to justice and accountability for atrocities committed against innocent lives during Argentina's dark past. This wound never heals... But to say I'm stopping? No, I'll never stop, she once expressed, embodying the enduring spirit of a family searching for closure and the resolution of a painful history.