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of over 500 babies and children who were deprived of their identity , their family and their history . Today , now that our Grandmothers ’ association has recovered and restored the identity of 130 grandchildren , we know that the path of “ never again ” is long , that there is still far to go , and that nobody can bring loved ones back to their families or return missing citizens to the country . However , the creation of spaces like this one contributes to teaching about and the permanence of their legacy and memory .
In July 1998 , when Buenos Aires City Legislature approved by law the construction of the park and the monument , some laws were still in force in Argentina . These were the Law of Due Obedience and the Full Stop Law , which prevented those responsible for state terrorism crimes from being tried . The laws of impunity were declared unconstitutional by the Argentinian Supreme Court of Justice and void by the Congress of the Nation in 2003 . Over the years , this made it possible to put on trial hundreds of people who were guilty of genocide , repression and appropriation , members of the armed
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