[4] It was the first publication that advocated for human rights during the Dirty War and National Reorganization Process, and it regularly criticized the government.

Nueva Presencia was the first[5] and one of the only publications to advocate for human rights during the Dirty War and the National Reorganization Process.

[6] In 1981, the presses that produced Nueva Presencia were bombed twice, but Schiller did not tone down his criticism of the National Reorganization Process.

[4] In November 2007, the legislature of Buenos Aires honored the publication "for its commitment to human rights and struggle against the recent military dictatorship".

Schiller gave a speech at the unveiling of a plaque at the former editorial offices of Nueva Presencia on December 9, 2008, describing it as having been dedicated "to taking up the revolutionary tradition of Jewish workers".