Overview

• Madres de Plaza de Mayo confirmed Díaz’s death on Sunday in posts that hailed her as an example of unwavering struggle.
• Her activism was driven by the disappearance of her son, Manuel Taján, on March 24, 1976 in Tucumán, where he worked as a day laborer and union leader at the Concepción sugar mill.
• Born in Tucumán and long settled in Gregorio de Laferrere in La Matanza, she was a constant presence at the weekly Thursday marches in Plaza de Mayo.
• H.I.J.O.S. Capital shared condolences on social media, recalling Taján’s abduction and honoring Díaz’s commitment.
• Buenos Aires Government Minister Carlos Bianco publicly mourned her, and in 2024 the provincial Senate’s Human Rights Commission named her a Distinguished Human Rights Personality.