Members of the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo human rights organization take part in a march in Buenos Aires. (file photo)
The 35th anniversary of the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, which seeks justice for those who disappeared between the 1970s and early 1980s, has been held in Argentina.
Under the leadership of General Jorge Videla in 1976, a military junta took control of Argentina, launching a period of terror and brutality throughout the country.
More than 30,000 people were kidnapped and murdered by extremist right-wing groups or the military government, human rights groups say.
Since 1977, the Argentinean women wear white headscarves with the name of their children kidnapped during the junta and walk every Thursday around the Plazo de Mayo square in Buenos Aires to mark the event.
With their white headscarves, the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo group has become known around the world.
One of the mothers, Uranga Almeida said the concept of "the disappeared" was unknown, state-run BBC reported.
"We thought our sons had been imprisoned and kept in solitary confinement, but were surely alive," she said.
The Mothers of Plaza de Mayo have become a symbol of human rights and courage in Argentina. For the last 35 years, they have marched with pictures of their loved ones to show that their pain has yet to end.