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Santiago Maldonado was last seen during an Argentine military police eviction operation against the Pu Lof Mapuche community in the Chubut department of Cushamen on Aug. 1. Witnesses say they saw the police shove the 28-year-old into a van and drive away.
On Oct. 20 - almost 3 months later - family members confirmed that a body found days before in the Chubut River, was that of the missing activist.
The Maldonado family have insisted that he was forcibly disappeared by state police and are demanding clarity and justice in this case.
Mapuche Supporter Missing, Taken by Argentine Military Police
Argentina’s Center for Legal and Social Studies is calling on the UN Committee Against Forced Disappearances to take “urgent action for the Argentine State to immediately take all necessary measures to search and locate Santiago Maldonado." READ MORE
Maldonado Family Confirms Body is Missing Argentine Activist's
His brother Sergio told the media outside the morgue in Buenos Aires that they were able to make the identification by the markings and tatoos on the remains. READ MORE
Maldonado's Brother Accuses Argentina's Government of Hypocrisy
The late Argentine activist Santiago Maldonado's brother, Sergio, has denounced President Mauricio Macri's decision to phone his mother two days before the country's legislative elections. READ MORE
Top Human Rights Group Demands Justice for Santiago Maldonado
Santiago's family believes his body was placed in the Chubut River earlier this week, after he was taken during a protest in Mapuche territory that was cleared by police on Aug. 1. READ MORE
Family of Santiago Maldonado Questions President Macri's Silence for Nearly 80 days
The family of Santiago Maldonado, an activist whose body was found in the Chubut River earlier this week, have released a statement questioning the Argentine President Mauricio Macri’s silence for the past two months. READ MORE
Did the Argentine Government Play a Role in the Forced Disappearance of Santiago Maldonado?
Activists and family members insist that the investigation has been fraught with inconsistencies since the beginning. READ MORE
Maldonado disappeared after a confrontation with state police in Argentina's Patagonia during a protest by the local Mapuche Indigenous community. | Photo Página 12
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Maldonado's disappearance caused widespread protests in the country calling for his return. | Photo EFE
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Many blamed Argentine politicians, including President Mauricio Macri for Maldonado's disappearance. | Photo EFE
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Maldonado's disappearance caused widespread protests in the country calling for his return. | Photo Reuters
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Maldonado's disappearance caused widespread protests in the country calling for his return. | Photo EFE
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