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His wife died in the 1970s after being forced to listen to his torture during the regime of Gen. Alfredo Stroessner. Years later, Almada's discoveries helped him bring legal claims on her behalf.
This column profiles important historical events which took place during this week 25 years ago, 50 years ago, 75 years ago and 100 years ago.
Five decades ago, he was a feared policeman nicknamed "the Whip," an enforcer of Paraguay's military dictatorship.This was a year of mass arrests at the height of "Operation Condor" that saw South America's military dictatorships club together to hunt down and eliminate left-wing dissidents across national borders.
Impoverished residents in Mexico City and suburbs face continuing water shortages while 13,000 teachers in Saskatchewan walked out last week over low wages and underfunding of education.
A smuggling crackdown has threatened the livelihoods of the people who are just scraping by in this South American arbitrage economy.