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)

Sunday, 1 March 2009

Peru: Articles on Museum of Memory (2) and (3)

Also in La Republica today, columnist Rocio Silva Santisteban considers the issue of places, and museums, of memory in her article, ¿Museos?...

Peru: Articles on Museum of Memory (1)

La Republica has a trio of articles on the potential Museum of Memory today. In an interview, former head of the TRC Salomon Lerner accuses ...

Peru Ombudswoman on Museum

First off, I want to say that if you speak Spanish and are interested in human rights in Peru, you really need to add the Blog de la Coordin...

Saturday, 28 February 2009

Peru: More on that Museum Donation

Peru's apparent rejection of a German donation to build a museum of memory has reached the ears of the English-language media. Says the ...

Argentina: Civil Courts for Armed Forces

I've mentioned repeatedly that I'm in favour of civilian trials for military officials accused of human rights offences. In Argentin...

Thursday, 26 February 2009

Guatemala: President Apologises

The Guatemalan President has apologised for state failings during the civil war and called the deaths of an estimated 200,000 people genocid...

Latin America: Disappearances

From Otto : images speak louder than words.

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