In 1980, Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, a Catholic human rights activist who had organized the Servicio de Paz y Justicia (Peace and Justice Service) and suffered torture while held without trial for 14 months in a Buenos Aires concentration camp, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in the defense of human rights.
Pada 1980, Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, seorang aktivis hak asasi manusia Katolik yang telah mengorganisasi "Servicio de Paz y Justicia" dan mengalami siksaan sementara ditahan tanpa pernah diadili selama 14 bulan di sebuah kamp konsentrasi di Buenos Aires, diberikan Penghargaan Perdamaian Nobel atas usaha-usahanya untuk membela hak-hak asasi manusia di Argentina.