Two former naval officers were among 29 people given life sentences Wednesday in Argentina for their involvement in human rights abuses carried out during the country's "Dirty War," a brutal period of ...

French Foreign Affairs Minister, Alain Juppé praised on Thursday the life sentence declared by the Argentine justice system against former navy spy, Alfredo Astiz, for the crimes against humanity, ...

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(New York) - Human Rights Watch today called on President Fernando De la Rúa of Argentina to extradite former naval officer Alfredo Astiz, who is wanted for trial in Italy for the kidnapping and ...

This week Britain celebrates the feast of the empty gesture. Millions who had nothing to do with slavery will pretend to apologise for it, largely because the BBC has gone potty. Tony Blair will ...

Former Argentinian death squad member Alfredo Astiz, also known as the "Blond Angel of Death," was jailed for life on Wednesday along with 11 others for their roles in torturing dissidents during the ...

Human Rights Watch today condemned the decision of the government of Fernando De la Rúa in Argentina not to extradite former naval officer Alfredo Astiz, an intelligence agent during the country's ...

Argentina has said it will not allow the extradition to Italy of a former naval officer alleged to have committed human rights abuses. It is the best way to preserve the essential principle of ...

An Argentine former naval officer has been ordered to remain in custody throughout the investigation into alleged crimes during the 1976-83 period of military rule. The judge, Sergio Torres, told Mr ...

STORRS, Conn. (March 27, 2007) - Sophomore swimmers Adrian Astiz (Bethesda, Md.) and Katie DeVinney (Avondale, Ariz.) will represent the University of Connecticut at the USS Senior Nationals on ...