Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo

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The Asociación Civil Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo (Civil Association of Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo) is a non-governmental organization whose purpose is to locate the children kidnapped during the era of political repression in Argentina (1976-1983), to restore these children to their legitimate families, to prosecute those responsible for their disappearance, and to prevent similar human rights violations from happening in the future.