Memory in Latin America

...the news headlines include a number of stories that reflect the persistence of a past that is everlasting and does not wish to pass... (Jelin, State Repression and the Struggles for Memory, 2003)

Friday, 31 October 2008

Peru: State of Fear in Quechua

UPDATE FEBRUARY 2011: Spanish-language version of State of Fear/Estado de Miedo can now be viewed online here What fantastic news (thanks to...

Thursday, 30 October 2008

Argentina: 25 Years of Democracy

For the Spanish speakers among you, Pagina/12 has a whole special supplement to commemorate the return to democracy . Clarin has some great ...

Colombia: Military Killings

Julián Oviedo, a 19-year-old construction worker in this gritty patchwork of slums, told his mother on March 2 that he was going to talk to ...

Argentina: Obtaining DNA of Disappeared Children

The DNA results of samples taken from sheets, clothes, and toothbrushes will now be confirmed, according to Pagina/12. The Supreme Court jud...

Wednesday, 29 October 2008

Blog Round-Up

Public Prosecutor's Office presents declassified documents from the US embassy in Lima (Fujimori on Trial) Greg Weeks reviews another b...

Monday, 27 October 2008

Peru: Interview with Ricardo Soberón Garrido

I’m afraid that far from resolving the problem, Plan VRAE is going to provoke greater problems and distrust in the region. In circumstances ...

Argentina: Road to Democracy

Clarin has started a special section on its website to commemorate the return to democracy in 1983, twenty-five years ago. I particularly li...

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