The President of the Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo, Estela de Carlotto, voiced her indignation regarding President Mauricio Macri’s comments on the number of people disappeared during the last military dictatorship in Argentina. Nobel Peace Prize laureate Adolfo Pérez Esquivel has also shown his dislike for Macri’s statements, specifically the claim that he “does not know” the number. When the issue of the number of disappeared persons came up, Macri answered, “I don’t know [how many there were]. Read more: Macri Says He Doesn’t Know How Many People The Dictatorship DisappearedDuring the interview, Macri also called the military dictatorship the “Dirty War” — another detail that garnered a lot of criticism. I would recommend that the President attend a lecture on rights and human dignity,” said Adolfo Pérez Esquivel in an interview with FM UNO.

Source: The Bubble August 11, 2016 14:48 UTC