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Rosa Tarlovsky de Roisinblit, Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo Honorary President, Dies at 106

Her leadership helped pioneer genetic identification methods that still guide ongoing searches.

Overview

  • Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo confirmed her death on Saturday and remembered her decades of human-rights work.
  • Roisinblit served as the group’s vice president until 2021, when she became its honorary president.
  • Her daughter Patricia and son-in-law José Pérez were disappeared in 1978; her grandson was born in the ESMA and she located him in 2000 after a tip and DNA testing.
  • She was a querellante in key cases, including 2016 convictions of ex–Air Force chief Omar Graffigna, RIBA director Luis Trillo and appropriator Francisco Gómez.
  • Abuelas reports 140 grandchildren have been identified to date, as tributes from public figures poured in and the organization vowed to continue the search.