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Nunca Más: An Introduction
Demonstration on 24 March, Argentina's National Day for Memory ‘Nunca Más’ has become a mantra, a warning. Although the phrase was originally coined as the name for final report of the Argentine...
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The Challenge of Burying the Ley de Caducidad in Uruguay
‘Without truth or justice, there is no reconciliation’ (Source: Wiki Commons) Uruguay has recently taken several important steps towards dealing with the human rights violations perpetrated throughout...
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A Significant Confession by the Argentine Church
Document obtained by Horacio Verbitsky from the Episcopate's headquarters in Buenos Aires (Source: Página/12) One of the most controversial aspects of Argentina’s last military dictatorship was the...
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Desaparecidos
Nicolás Guagnini – 30.000, Parque de la Memoria, Buenos Aires To mark the International Day of the Disappeared, I would like to share this poem by Mario Benedetti ‘Desaparecidos’, to which I was...
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Uruguay’s Culture of Impunity Continues to Rear its Head
The decision by Uruguay’s Supreme Court of Justice to transfer Judge Mariana Mota is evidence that the country’s culture of impunity for the crimes of the 1973-85 dictatorship still endures. ‘Supreme...
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Justice Beyond Borders
The Plan Condor trial that began on March 5, 2013 in Buenos Aires is an unprecedented opportunity for many victims of the human rights violations committed by South American military regimes in the...
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