Miriam Lewin

Miriam Lewin (1957 - Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a radio and television journalist based inBuenos Aires who has worked in Argentine radio and television for over 20 years. Miriam was apolitical activist during Argentina's military dictatorship and in 1977 she was kidnapped and"disappeared" in a torture centre. After a year she was taken to the Navy Mechanical School(known as ESMA) in Buenos Aires where she spent another 10 months. ESMA was the largest ofthe many detention and torture camps in Argentina, where almost 5,000 people died. Miriam isone of the few survivors. In 1987, Miriam testified as a witness at the trial of the leaders of theoppressive regime known as "The Trial of the Juntas". The trial led to the dictators beingconvicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for their crimes against the Argentine people.