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Argentina's former detention and torture site added to UNESCO World Heritage list
- The United Nations conference has designated the former ESMA Museum and Site of Memory in Argentina as a World Heritage site, recognizing its outstanding value to humanity.
- The ESMA was a notorious clandestine detention and torture center during Argentina's brutal military dictatorship from 1976 to 1983. It now operates as a museum and serves as a reminder of the state-sponsored terrorism that occurred.
- The inclusion of the ESMA in the World Heritage list is a significant step towards acknowledging the crimes of the dictatorship and ensuring that the memory of the victims is preserved. It is also a testament to Argentina's efforts to bring dictatorship-era crimes to trial.
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Argentine prison named World Heritage site
The former clandestine detention centre ESMA, used during Argentina's last military dictatorship (1976-1983), was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site on Tuesday (September 19), according to the UN agency and President Alberto Fernandez.
·Hobart, Australia
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The ESMA torture centre, where people were tortured and killed during Argentina's military dictatorship, has been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List.
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