Argentines rally for 'Dirty War' trials

More than 12,000 people demanding the safe return of a "Dirty War" prosecution witness missing since mid-September marched peacefully through the Argentine capital Buenos Aires on the night of Oct. 6. Led by the Mothers of the Plaza–a group still searching for loved ones missing from a 1976-83 military dictatorship–demonstrators jammed the downtown plaza outside the offices of President Nestor Kirchner, calling for the return of former torture victim Jorge Julio Lopez. The protest, the latest in a series, was more than twice as large as one on Sept. 27, which drew about 5,000 people. Police stood guard and no incidents were reported. "We are looking for justice, we are looking for Julio!" the crowd chanted, calling for prosecutors and judges to step up trials of suspected human rights violations from the dictatorship.