Head of rights group during Argentina’s military dictatorship dies at 93

Hebe de Bonafini co-founded Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo in 1977 after her two sons were arrested and then disappeared

Hebe de Bonafini, who became a human rights campaigner when her two sons were arrested and then disappeared under Argentina's military dictatorship has died, her family and authorities have reported. She was 93.

The death on Sunday was confirmed by her only surviving child, Alejandra, who expressed thanks for expressions of support her mother had received while hospitalised in the city of La Plata. Local officials said she had suffered from unspecified chronic illnesses.