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)

Monday, 7 December 2009

News Round-Up

Peru: Violence Targets Anti-Mining Activists (Upside Down World)

Six to face trial in Chile ex-president murder case (Reuters)

Historic first sentence against former member of Guatemalan military for crime of forced disappearance (Guatemala Solidarity Network)

Suriname Dictator's Trial Resumes with New Testimony (Impunity Watch)
Posted by Lillie Langtry at 21:51
Labels: Chile, disappeared, Guatemala, legal proceedings, Peru, Suriname

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