ESMA detention center
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The ESMA detention center was a notorious clandestine torture and extermination facility run by Argentina’s military dictatorship during the Dirty War.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
clandestine detention center
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extermination center ⓘ former military facility ⓘ torture center ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
ESMA clandestine center of detention, torture and extermination
ⓘ
ESMA clandestine detention center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Argentine human rights movement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
crimes against humanity trials in Argentina ⓘ |
| controlledBy | military dictatorship of Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Argentina ⓘ |
| currentUse |
human rights center
ⓘ
memory site ⓘ museum ⓘ |
| endDate | 1983 ⓘ |
| function |
extermination of detainees
ⓘ
forced disappearance of persons ⓘ illegal detention of political prisoners ⓘ torture of detainees ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 2023 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | City of Buenos Aires NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | site of memory for human rights violations ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Avenida del Libertador
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Buenos Aires ⓘ Buenos Aires Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInBuilding | Casino de Oficiales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorializedBy | Espacio Memoria y Derechos Humanos (ex ESMA) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| methodOfKilling |
death flights
ⓘ
torture to death ⓘ |
| methodOfRepression |
forced labor
ⓘ
psychological torture ⓘ sexual violence ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large number of disappeared detainees
ⓘ
systematic human rights violations ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Argentine Armed Forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Argentine Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalFunctionOfComplex | naval mechanics school ⓘ |
| partOf | Escuela de Mecánica de la Armada complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetrators |
Argentine Navy officers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
security forces of the dictatorship ⓘ |
| significance | symbol of state terrorism in Argentina ⓘ |
| startDate | 1976 ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Dirty War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Reorganization Process NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | illegal appropriation of babies born in captivity ⓘ |
| victimCountEstimate |
around 5000 disappeared
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thousands of detainees ⓘ |
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