Nora Morales de Cortiñas (born March 22, 1930 in

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), better known as Nora (or "Norita") Cortiñas, is a social psychologist, activist and defender of Argentine

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. She is a co-founder of

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and later of "Madres de Plaza de Mayo Línea Fundadora".

Career

Cortiñas is a social psychologist and professor at the Faculty of Economic Sciences at the

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. Since 1998, she has held the chair of "Economic Power and Human Rights". Her son, Gustavo Cortiñas, a member of the

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and the

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organization in Villa 31 neighborhood of

. was arrested and disappeared in

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, on April 15, 1977, when he was working in the

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after having previously passed through

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and the National Securities Commission, by members of the Armed Forces. Since 1977, Cortiñas has been part of the Madres de Plaza de Mayo Línea Fundadora, who demand that the authorities punish those guilty of the kidnappings, torture and forced disappearances of approximately 30,000 people during the

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from 1976 to 1983. She travels through all continents calling for solidarity with the families of the disappeared and the punishment of those guilty of crimes against humanity in their country. As a university professor, she has carried out analyses and studies on the relationship between the military dictatorship, foreign debt and the economic crisis in Argentina. She showed her support for the cause of legal abortion, being a speaker at the

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march on June 4, 2018 in favor of it.7

Awards and honours

* 2000, Doctor Honoris Causa, Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgium * 2004, Doctor Honoris Causa,

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* 2012, Doctor Honoris Causa, University of Buenos AiresLa UBA distinguió a Nora Cortiñas con el Doctorado Honoris Causa, 11/12/2012 * 2019, Doctor Honoris Causa,

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* 2019, Human Rights Award, shared with

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