Argentina performs his great march of memory, truth and justice against government Milei

Forty -nine years after the military coup in Argentina, the human rights movement marches to Plaza de Mayo in a historic act. For the first time in two decades, all organizations converge on a single manifestation, denouncing negationism and restrictions on democratic freedoms promoted by the Javier Milei government.

The theme of the military dictatorship is very sensitive to the Argentine families, a large portion of them hit by persecution. With this, the effort of negationism and historical revisionism of the Milei government has poked a wound not yet healed in Argentine society. A negative video I was published by Casa Rosada to remember and celebrate the birthday of the beginning of the most bloody dictatorship that Argentina has already suffered.

After that, Milei has given contradictory signs to try to counteract protests by disqualifying military documents on the grounds of contributing to memory, truth and justice, although without guarantees of transparency. Security Minister Patricia Bullrich indicated that the government will not implement an antiprotal protocol, opting for a discreet police presence. However, they warned of possible “violent infiltrates” and reinforced night surveillance. However, the gestures of retreat and caution have been seen as laughable in the face of the daily life of institutional dismantling and persecution of organizations and people fighting in defense of human rights.

Unprecedented unit

Thousands of Argentines already occupy the streets of Buenos Aires and other cities to remind the victims of the last civil-military dictatorship (1976-1983) and protest against the government of Javier Milei. Under the motto “Memory, Truth and Justice”, the march unified historical organizations such as the mothers and grandparents of Plaza de Mayo, Hijos (acronym for: children and daughters for identity and justice against forgetfulness and silence) and CELS (Center for Legal and Social Studies), as well as political parties and unions.

The main act occurs in the Plaza de Mayo, the symbolic stage of the manifestations during the dictatorship, where a document will be read at 4:30 pm by Carlotto and Adolfo Pérez Esquivel. For the first time in 19 years, organizations agreed in a joint text.

The March 24 March is traditionally the largest street mobilization of the year in the country, and the expectation is for record attendance. The closing event, at 4:30 pm, will be attended by historical figures such as Estela de Carlotto, Taty Almeida, Elía Eska and the Nobel Peace Nobel Prize Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, which will read the leams of the journey.

Massive mobilization and historical response

Carlos Lordkipanidse, survivor of the Esm (Detention, torture and extermination), highlighted the impact of the unit of the movement: “The announcement that we will march together had a huge impact; it met a longtime expectation of many sectors of the population that disagreed with separate marches. We believe the answer will be historical,” he told Page/12.

The comparison between the current government and the dictatorship of Jorge Videla dominates the speeches. Senator Oscar Parrilli (Union for the Fatherland) stated: “There is a government that, in many ways, resembles that of Videla,” echoing criticism of former President Cristina Kirchner about “institutional decomposition.” Victoria Montenegro, granddaughter recovered from kidnapping by military and deputy, pointed out: “Milei’s economic model is a cousin of the dictatorship, bringing unhappiness to the people.”

The unity in defense of democracy

The unification of human rights organizations and the Memory, Truth and Justice Meeting represents a political landmark. The division that emerged during the government of Nestor Kirchner was surpassed in the face of the severity of Milei government measures, which include dismantling human rights policies, public resources cuts and repression of popular demonstrations.

Even so, some political groups, such as the Workers Party, the Socialist Workers Party and the new, but decided to perform a separate act before joining the main march.

The Paths of the March

The concentration in the center of Buenos Aires begins at noon, with three main columns of protesters:

• Historical Human Rights Organizations gather on Avenida de Mayo and Tacuari.
• The Meeting Memory, Truth and Justice is concentrated in the North Diagonal.
• Union and social movements, such as CGT, CTA and human Argentina, enter the South Diagonal.

La Cámpora, led by Máximo Kirchner and Wado de Pedro, as Costume, will march from A Antiga Esma Até to Plaza de Mayo (16 km), Uma Vigília occurs from the previous one.

Response to Official Negationism

The Milei government intensified the revisionist rhetoric. He released an institutional video with a negationist view of state terrorism, starring the far -right writer Agustín Laje. Production repeats the narrative of a supposed “war” in the 1970s, ignoring the 323 judicial judgments that prove a systematic extermination plan. Since 2003, 1,200 repressors have been convicted of crimes against humanity.

Lawyer Pablo Llonto harshly criticized the video: “It is a compilation of lies edited with images of the advertising of the dictatorship.” Casa Rosada also announced the disqualification of documents from the former State Intelligence Secretariat (SIDE), a movement considered contradictory as the government had previously denied access to these files.

Carlos Pisoni (Hijos) warned: “We are still looking for 300 stolen grandchildren. While Milei denies the past, we insist: without memory, there is no future,” he says, who acts on one of the most scandalous themes involving the military: the kidnapping of children, children of missing politicians who were created by their parents’ killers.

There is also the proposal to close the Museum of Esc. Deputy Gabriel Chumbitaz (Pro) proposed to turn the site into a “emergency training center”, called the “historical erasure act”. Employees report layoffs, budget cuts and persecution. The Conti Cultural Center, a reference in human rights, has been inactive since the beginning of the new government.

Meanwhile, the front account renewing in the X He published a video in which they accuse President Javier Milei and his vice president Victoria Villarruel to deny the “systematic plan carried out by the last civil-military dictatorship”.

Today, more than ever, never again. pic.twitter.com/6hdCMfFGeh

– Renewing Front (@Frantrenorvador) March 24, 2025

The criticism of adjustment and repression
In addition to the battle for memory, the march denounced economic policies:

• Cut of Social Spells: Reduction of funds for Integral Education and Bolsa Familia.
• Pension under pressure: Social security spending reach R $ 1.09 trillion, while the Ministry of Economy promises cuts.
• Threat of general strike: CGT announced mobilizations in April, signaling conflict with the austerity plan.

Horacio Pietagalla Corte, former Secretary of Human Rights, summed up: “We resist a government that attacks historical achievements. Mothers taught us how to knock on the doors until justice arrived.”

Between the past that does not pass and the future in dispute
March 24, 2025 has marked a watershed: in front of a government that minimizes dictatorship crimes and advances with exclusion policies, Argentine society reaffirmed on the streets that “never again” is not just a slogan, but a commitment. The question that remains, according to journalist Eduardo Aliverti, is: “How long will Milei’s negationism be able to survive the weight of the story that insists not being erased?”.

Today’s march reaffirms the commitment of Argentine society to memory, truth and justice. Despite threats and government rhetoric, the massive response on the streets symbolizes resistance to authoritarianism and the uncompromising defense of democratic rights.

Throughout the country, simultaneous demonstrations reinforce the struggle for justice and against state terrorism, in an increasingly hostile environment to civil freedoms.

What comes ahead:

• General strike on April 10: CGT promises stoppage against adjustment.
• May 1st: promises to become another big stage of protests
• Legislative elections: The opposition challenge will be to channel the discontent of the streets in votes.
• Dictatorship crimes judgments: 11 cases await debate in court, test for the independence of the judiciary under Milei.