Argentinian court recognises indigenous peoples massacre
In Argentina, a court has found the state responsible for the massacre of more than 400 indigenous people nearly a century ago.
The Qom and Moqoit communities had been protesting inhumane living and working conditions on a reservation they were living on when they were shot in 1924. Until now, no one had been held responsible for the massacre.
The judge, Zunilda Niremperger, said the state needed to take action to help heal the damage caused by the massacre.
Newsday spoke to Carlos Salamanca, from the Argentinian National Scientific and Technical Research Council who has extensively researched the massacre.
(Photo: A woman holds a Wiphala flag during the landmark trial for the massacre of indigenous people who were protesting living and working conditions on cotton plantations back in 1924, on the 10th of May, 2022, at the Cultural Center of Memory, in Buenos Aires. Credit: Luis Robayo / AFP via Getty Images)
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