Estela de Carlotto said of Bonafini’s death: “He had a strong character, but what matters is what he did and what he left”

President of the Plaza de Mayo Grandmothers, carlotto starlamented the death of the Anne couple this Monday, Hebe de BonafinHe pointed out that despite the “strong character” of a human rights leader, it is “what he does and what he leaves” that matters.

“The news of his death saddened me, of course, because although this solution of life, that is, death, can be expected with the age we live in, one thinks how much more could be done. Regarding what he has as an opinion on human rights”, Carlotto commented in this context.

During a radio interview SkyThe head of the grandmothers agreed with Bonafini of La Plata that “it is absolutely no accident in many things”, but stressed that “she is a woman recognized by the whole world, dedicated to proclaiming the need to condemn those responsible.” to search for those who did not return”.

“We walked together in the early days because we were just learning what to do in this situation, because although there are many dictatorships in the Argentine Republic, this last one, which should be the last one, was violent and the project they brought was so inhumane,” he recalled.

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In this sense, he argued that “later splits” between them and from that moment “left what mothers thought, the path to spread, not just in Argentina but around the world”. it only concerns the “Constituent Line”.

“Of course he had character and sometimes it was really impossible to understand or reason with each other because he had a strong character, but What matters is what he did and what he left.”he explained.

When asked about the early years of human rights struggles in the midst of de facto government, he explained that at first they decided that “it’s best to come together and do permanent work to find the answers”.

“Now speaking of grandmothers, we’ve created many opportunities for this to be known around the world so that those who have suffered from our suffering can also find ways to defend themselves: turn to the United Nations, the Council of Churches, the International Red Army. The Cross, the OAS, and all the organizations that make room for us and listen to each other. ” said.

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Finally, he spoke about the current situation in the country and said that “we are all Argentines and we should love the country and each other even if we don’t all think the same way, which would be terrible, but the differences don’t affect us.” make us enemies.”

“Hatred leads to nothing, I believe. The hate that many politicians want to spread leads to nothing. Love is not tolerance, it is understanding, I insist even if we think differently, we are not enemies.

Hebe de Bonafini died at the age of 93 on Sunday in the Italian hospital in La Plata, where he had been hospitalized for several days. Political leaders and various organizations in Argentina and other countries in the region, who learned the news, expressed their condolences.

At the local level, from the president Alberto FernandezLater criticized by Anneler’s Twitter account and his assistant, Cristina Kirchnereven CGT and CTA have made statements or expressed their regrets via messages on social networks.

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