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)

Tuesday, 27 July 2010

Chile: Church Amnesty Call Rejected

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As a follow-up to my last post , Piñera has rejected calls for an amnesty for human rights criminals. This is good news, and shouldn't r...

Thursday, 22 July 2010

Chile: Church Calls for Amnesty

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Chile's bishops' conference is calling for an amnesty which could affect some members of the military imprisoned for Pinochet-era cr...

Wednesday, 21 July 2010

Peru Round-up

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1) U.S. State Department offers reward for Shining Path leaders (Peruvian Times) US offers up to $5 million for Peru's "Artemio...

Friday, 16 July 2010

Peru: Consequences for Children of Imprisoned Mothers

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The recent Peruvian film La teta asustada focused on how violence inflicted on a Peruvian woman continued to have repercussions in the next...

Argentina: Gay Marriage

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- The Chilean Church wants an amnesty for the [military] human rights abusers. - What odd people... you kill a load of people, they want to ...

Thursday, 15 July 2010

Spain: Against Impunity

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Here's a video from Spain with famous figures including Pedro Almodóvar and Javier Bardem drawing attention to the disappeared from th...

Peru: Lugar de la Memoria

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Here's an interview with Fernando Carvallo, who is involved with the development of the Lugar de la Memoria in Peru. He discusses the po...

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