Emilio F. Mignone

Emilio Fermín Mignone (July 23, 1922 - December 21, 1998) was a "central figure of the most transcendental social movement of the last quarter of the twentieth century in Argentina, the human rights movement"[1] that strengthened and developed in the struggle against Argentina's military dictatorship of 1976-1983 and its aftermath.[2][3] He died of cancer in Buenos Aires at the age of 76.[4]

Early life

Emilio F. Mignone was born in Luján, Buenos Aires. He was educated as a lawyer, as the inaugural President of the National University of Luján.[5][6]

Career

Mignone spent 6 years from 1963 to 1969 as Argentina's representative to the OAS, Organization of American States, in Washington DC. He returned to Argentina and was the under-secretary of Education in the Peronist government. In 1976, Mignone was a practising lawyer in Argentina. His daughter Monica was one of many Argentinians who disappeared after being kidnapped and taken to a government facility.[7][8] Mignone was the founder and President of Center for Legal and Social Studies (CELS) Argentine human rights organization (1979) along with five other people who had evidence that their children were victims of state terrorism during the last Argentine military dictatorship.[9] He served as CELS president from 1979 until his death in 1998.[10]

The Emilio Mignone International Human Rights Prize has been created in his name.[11] in 2007, by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Argentina.[12]

References
  1. Carril, Mario del (2011). La vida de Emilio Mignone : justicia, catolicismo y derechos humanos (1a edición ed.). C.A.B.A. [Buenos Aires]. p. 9. ISBN 978-950-04-3325-9. OCLC 755909082.
  2. Kaufman, Michael (December 25, 1998). "Emilio F. Mignone, 76, Dies; Argentine Rights Campaigner". New York Times.
  3. "Book explores Pope Francis' Argentine origins". National Catholic Reporter, Arthur Liebscher, Jan. 14, 2015
  4. Emilio F. Mignone, 76, Dies; Argentine Rights Campaigner
  5. "Argentina 'Dirty War' accusations haunt Pope Francis". By Vladimir Hernandez BBC Mundo, 15 March 2013.
  6. Aryeh Neier (2003). Taking Liberties: Four Decades in the Struggle for Rights. PublicAffairs. pp. 178–. ISBN 978-1-891620-82-9.
  7. Iain Guest (1 October 1990). Behind the Disappearances: Argentina's Dirty War Against Human Rights and the United Nations. University of Pennsylvania Press. pp. 34–. ISBN 0-8122-1313-0.
  8. Argentina. Human Rights Watch. 2001. pp. 17–. GGKEY:3ZE9C3BECFK.
  9. Naomi Roht-Arriaza (24 November 2010). The Pinochet Effect: Transnational Justice in the Age of Human Rights. University of Pennsylvania Press. pp. 101–. ISBN 978-0-8122-0307-3.
  10. Kathryn Sikkink (26 September 2011). The Justice Cascade: How Human Rights Prosecutions Are Changing World Politics (The Norton Series in World Politics). W. W. Norton. pp. 66–. ISBN 978-0-393-08328-6.
  11. "India refuses entry to Philippines activist". UCA News, Joe Torres, Manila, Philippines, August 21, 2014
  12. "EMILIO F. MIGNONE" INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS PRIZE
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