Argentina

Patricia Isasa has fought for justice and transparency for over 30 years. At the time of her kidnapping, July of 1976, architect Patricia Isasa was 16 years old. She was abducted by an Argentine commando group of the provincial police and taken to one of the 375 clandestine detention and torture centers set up during the dictatorship.

The heads of Wal-Mart's local Argentine affiliate recently embarked on a multimillion-dollar investment surge aimed at expanding the company's commercial base in the country. Meanwhile, the mega-store chain was purging pro-union personnel and hiring thugs associated with the country's last military dictatorship.

The police killing of a public school teacher on April 4 in the southern province of Neuquén has sparked massive protests in Argentina and reawakened the slogan: "Que Se Vayan Todos" (Throw them all out!). Argentina's teachers and trade unions participated in a nationwide strike Monday, April 9, to protest police violence against teachers in Neuquén. Some say the province is at the brink of a wider rebellion, with a deep political crisis shaking up Patagonia.

Argentina has opened several high profile criminal cases charging former military officers for human rights abuses during the 1976-1983 military dictatorship. For the first time in the nation's history, an Argentine court sentenced a military officer to life for crimes against humanity earlier this month. As the South American country re-evaluates its dark history, new skeletons in the closet have reappeared.

During Argentina's Dirty War of the 1970s, the Ford Falcon became the single most recognizable icon of repression. Robert presents how workers' unions, including that of Ford, struggled and charged private corporations for human rights violations.