News from the ICA Human Rights Working Group - 2015-03 (March) - Peterson, Trudy Huskamp (ICA, 2015)

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El derecho a la privacidad y las empresas de servicios de gestión documental - Barrientos, Lizbeth (Comma, 2021)
El presente artículo tratará de aproximarse a las diversas formas de gestión de la información y su administración y a la capacidad de los Estados para controlar y vigilar el cumplimiento del respeto a la privacidad de las personas por parte de las empresas, tanto en sus propios negocios, como en su calidad de suministradoras de servicios en apoyo a la administración pública. Profundizaremos especialmente en cómo se utiliza la información de las personas y en qué medida la inexistencia de sistemas nacionales de archivos o la ausencia de leyes de protección de datos personales pueden menoscabar el derecho a la protección de las personas contra injerencias arbitrarias en su vida privada, su familia, su domicilio o su correspondencia, o contra ataques a su honra o a su reputación, definido en el artículo 12 de la Declaración Universal de Derechos Humanos.
Keywords: Comma 2020 1-2; Archives and Human Rights; August 2021

Records management at the Council of Europe (2): the digital turn - Büttner, Gesa (Comma, 2021)
The implementation of electronic records management at the Council of Europe was a crucial step in leading the intergovernmental human rights organization towards comprehensive corporate information management. The motivation for introducing records management was to improve access to information. Finding information proved to be difficult due to the fragmented information landscape, combined with a lack of governance for digital information. To amend this situation, corporate control and standardization were introduced along the whole information life cycle, involving the information producers as key players. The article describes this implementation, covering roughly the decade from 2008 to 2018, from its foundations and preparations to the deployment, awareness-raising and training activities. Special emphasis is put on the instruments that support a standardized records management approach, such as business classification scheme, retention and disposal schedules, and metadata. The success and failure points are briefly presented. It appears that records management can be a catalyst for corporate-wide information management.

Du groupe de travail à la Section Archives et droits de l’Homme. Le Cap 2003 - Adelaïde 2019* - Canavaggio, Perrine (Comma, 2021)
A la mémoire de Cristina Bianchi (1957-2017), membre actif du groupe jusqu’à sa disparition prématurée en 2017, et de Louis Joinet (1934-2019) dont le soutien a été déterminant. La création de la Section Archives et droits de l’Homme du Conseil International des Archives est l’occasion de faire le bilan du travail accompli par le groupe de travail dont elle est issue et de tenter d’en évaluer l’impact. Les actions de sensibilisation menées depuis 2003 en direction des défenseurs des droits de l’Homme ont permis aux archivistes de bénéficier de leur soutien. Ils ont ainsi pu obtenir des Nations Unies la reconnaissance de l’importance des archives pour l’exercice du droit à la vérité dans les sociétés en transition démocratique. Des actions de professionnalisation ont été engagées pour aider les organisations non gouvernementales à préserver leurs archives et les archivistes à traiter les fonds concernant la défense des droits de l’Homme. La nouvelle Section aura la légitimité et les moyens nécessaires pour mener à bien des projets plus ambitieux.
Keywords: Comma 2020 1-2; Archives and Human Rights; August 2021

Archives and the Atlantic Pact: how the NATO Archives preserves and protects the records of an Alliance* - Deserno, Ineke; Roche, Nicholas; Viallet, Barbara; Wintenberger, Etienne (Comma, 2021)
In 2019, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) celebrated 70 years of consultation, consensus and conflict prevention. The same year also marked 20 years since NATO first opened access to its archives to the public. The establishment of the NATO Archives in 1999 was hailed by then Secretary General Javier Solana as an important signal of the Alliance’s commitment to transparency and openness. NATO declassified and publicly disclosed thousands of documents and opened a dedicated Reading Room at NATO Headquarters in Brussels. Behind the scenes, the establishment of the NATO Archives and of the Archives Committee also changed the way in which NATO managed its historical records. Up to this point, there was no NATO-wide policy on archives, no organizational archives and no consistency in any of the traditional archival functions. Starting in 1999, NATO could boast a professional archives programme, implemented by trained archivists and governed by a committee of national experts. The programme can claim a string of successes over the last 20 years, implementing archival strategy in novel and unique ways to respond to NATO’s organizational structure. While the Archives are part of NATO’s political headquarters, NATO itself is composed of multiple formal entities under the overall direction of the North Atlantic Council and the Military Committee, including military commands, civilian agencies, military operations etc. Before 1999, each managed their archival material locally, according to internal procedures. This article outlines the Archives’ strategic policies and its governance, involving national experts of all its 30 member nations; presents its increasingly larger and more robust acquisition programme based on a strong and actively managed retention and disposition strategy; assesses its digital preservation activities; and provides an update on NATO’s declassification and public disclosure programme.

The World Trade Organization’s Records and Archives Management Policy: an overarching framework for ensuring information continuity - Galán, Jesús; Bressi, Maria (Comma, 2021)
This article describes the process of creation and discussion of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Records and Archives Management Policy, the first such policy ever issued by the Secretariat, after 25 years of existence. It outlines, firstly, the methodology followed to assemble and articulate the Policy, and its alignment with the standards and best practice followed by other international organizations; secondly, how the Policy was presented to different stakeholders and approved; and thirdly, the structure and contents of the Policy which aims to be a comprehensive, cross-organizational records and archives management strategy to ensure accountability and transparency at all levels of the WTO. The lack of a regulatory framework and the specificity of Intergovernmental Organizations’ (IGO) institutional structures can represent a challenge for archivists and records managers with regard to the creation and control of informational assets in a systematic and verifiable manner; the article suggests a methodology for the drafting and implementation of records and archives management principles in the context of such international organizations.

The world’s repository at 75: a history of the United Nations Archives* - Gelfand, Aleksandr (Comma, 2021)
Seventy-five years ago (1945), the United Nations (UN) was founded in San Francisco by 50 nations. There, a small archives unit served to assemble the first records of the organization; this was the first iteration of today’s Archives and Records Management Section (ARMS). Throughout its history, the fortunes of the UN Archives have waxed and waned, while its role has continuously evolved. Trying to carve out a place for itself within the largest international organization in the world, its physical and administrative structures have undergone profound changes, as has its mission, number of staff, the type of records it holds and its users. This paper examines significant events in the development of the UN Archives, the challenges it has faced and what may be learned from them.

Records management at the Council of Europe (1): three years of shock therapy - Lisney, Tim (Comma, 2021)
While the Council of Europe as an Intergovernmental Organization has proven remarkably resilient, its archives and records appear to be increasingly fragile. This article documents and analyses the development of records management and archives management within the Council of Europe between 2000 and 2003. This was a period that saw major changes in the way that records were treated in the organization, notably the preparation and implementation of an organization-wide archives policy, and the introduction of an archives management training programme for Council of Europe staff. The concept of archives and records was extended from paper to electronic and audio-visual materials. An internal network of archive correspondents was introduced to increase communication, consultation, co-ordinate RM and facilitate the implementation of the archives policy, and a series of measures was taken to improve access to the archives and records. It was during this period that the first steps were taken in the introduction of archives and records management standards ISAD(G) and ISO 15489. The article highlights the lack of continuity of RM and the increasing vulnerability of records within the organization, suggesting that the lack of professional staff is the most critical issue; the analysis of the developments in this period also illustrates the impact that personal initiatives can have in such a context.

Promoting the archives of the Alliance: a case study of outreach at the NATO Archives* - Nguyen, Nicholas (Comma, 2021)
Following the institutionalization of the Policy on the Public Disclosure of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Information in 2008, the NATO Archives tasked itself to regularly exhibit publicly disclosed NATO documents, video, audio, photos, publications and artifacts to promote the increasing accessibility of its collection. The success of these exhibitions, which were all initially displayed at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, led not only to a boost in the visibility of the NATO Archives within the organization, but also resulted in their expansion as part of the promotional activities of the Alliance itself, leading up to its 70th anniversary celebrations in 2019. This paper presents an overview of the outreach activities of the NATO Archives, discussing its origins and evolution in an institutional context, highlighting its role in communicating the mission of the NATO Archives and, by extension, of NATO itself. While this case study illuminates a specific experience that is heavily determined by the political and security demands of its particular environment, the resulting narrative is intended to be broadly applicable and perhaps even inspirational for archivists who recognize similar challenges at their respective international organizations.

L’utilisation de la documentation dans la reconnaissance des droits des Peuples Autochtones - Orsier, Rémi; Wuidar, Mathias; Docip, Fondation du (Comma, 2021)
L’article présente les étapes historiques du mouvement autochtone international, notamment depuis sa revivification dans les années soixante-dix. Les délégués autochtones venus défendre leurs droits devant diverses institutions ou mécanismes se sont alors rendu compte de la nécessité de la conservation de leur parole au niveau mondial, conservation nécessaire à leur plaidoyer. Si cette conservation peut paraître neutre par nature, elle est au contraire très sensible, ce qui explique pourquoi une organisation telle que le Docip, hors des groupes de pression ou des instances étatiques nationales ou internationales, ait été créée à la demande des délégués autochtones eux-mêmes. Parmi les nombreux exemples existants de l’utilisation qui a été faite de cette documentation, certains sont détaillés et expliquent l’importance de cette conservation dans des conditions optimales afin que les documents puissent être retrouvés et que leur nature ne soit pas altérée soit par les techniques de conservation, soit par des choix effectués par l’entité conservatrice. Enfin, l’article soulève les défis à venir, notamment liés à la multiplication des conférences se tenant sur une base de dialogue interactif, qui pose notamment un problème de conservation, du fait de l’absence, le plus souvent, de document écrit par l’orateur. L’article conclut sur la nécessité et l’importance de poursuivre malgré tout ce travail de conservation qui a été essentiel aux progrès accomplis par les Peuples Autochtones pour la reconnaissance de leurs droits.
Keywords: Comma 2020 1-2; Archives and Human Rights; August 2021

El acceso a los archivos como antídoto a los abusos empresariales - Palacios, Blanca I. Bazaco (Comma, 2021)
Desde la última década del siglo XX, los informes de los relatores de las Naciones Unidas como Joinet, Orentlicher o Pablo de Greiff han tomado conciencia del papel de los archivos en el esclarecimiento de la verdad, la impartición de la justicia, la reparación a las víctimas y las garantías de no repetición en el caso de las violaciones de derechos humanos. Sin embargo, los derechos humanos no solo se violan en guerras y regímenes dictatoriales. Las empresas, especialmente las transnacionales, son cada vez más las protagonistas de casos flagrantes de violaciones de derechos humanos que, amparándose en el respeto a la propiedad privada y empresarial, y con la dificultad que supone su actuación en diferentes puntos del planeta, se cometen con total impunidad. Las Naciones Unidas, conscientes de ello, emitieron los Principios Rectores sobre las Empresas y los Derechos Humanos, conocido como Informe Ruggie, y está trabajando en la actualidad en un Tratado Vinculante para luchar contra esta lacra. Para asombro de la profesión, ninguno de estos documentos está contemplando el valor que el acceso a los archivos puede aportar para la aplicación de estos principios, corriendo el riesgo de quedarse en una simple declaración de intenciones. A través de este artículo, se analizarán en qué puntos, tanto de los Principios como del Tratado, el acceso a los documentos de archivo es esencial para llevar a cabo una verdadera política para proteger, respetar y reparar a las víctimas de estos abusos.
Keywords: Comma 2020 1-2; Archives and Human Rights; August 2021

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: an archival commentary* - Peterson, Trudy Huskamp (Comma, 2021)
On 10 December 1948 the Third General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: a universal declaration, not a United Nations declaration. The Preamble of the Declaration begins by proclaiming that “recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world”. As archivists know, the nexus between human rights and archives is strong and complex, because records are essential both to protecting these rights and to obtaining recourse when these rights are violated. This essay illuminates some of the relationships of records to rights, looking at each of the 30 Articles in turn.
Keywords: Comma 2020 1-2; Archives and Human Rights; August 2021

Viejos y nuevos retos para los archivos en la defensa de los derechos humanos - Quintana, Antonio González (Comma, 2021)
La relación entre archivos y derechos humanos ha sido intensa desde que se elaborara la Declaración de Derechos del Hombre y del Ciudadano, en 1789. La creación del Registro Civil o de los registros de propiedad junto con otros archivos públicos respondían al reto de hacer posible el ejercicio de aquellos derechos. A ese reto inicial han seguido otros como el de la lucha contra la impunidad de los crímenes contra los derechos humanos, auspiciada por Naciones Unidas. Fue la ocupación de los archivos de la Stasi, en 1990, durante las jornadas de movilización social que precedieron al fin de la República Democrática Alemana, el acontecimiento que marcó una nueva época para los archivos. De ser poderosos instrumentos del poder en los países totalitarios, los archivos de los organismos represivos pasaron a convertirse, en la transición democrática, en herramientas esenciales para la reparación de esas violaciones. Los archiveros, desde el Consejo Internacional de Archivos, se plantearon en 1993 el reto de conservar y proteger el gigantesco legado documental que testimonia la actuación de las policías políticas de estos estados y hacerlo accesible en favor de las políticas de “Justicia Transicional”. Desde entonces, los derechos humanos se han incorporado a la agenda de los archiveros de modo irreversible. Esa agenda incorpora ahora el uso de los archivos para afrontar nuevos retos en defensa de los derechos humanos, como el de luchar contra su violación en el mundo de los negocios o el de garantizar su uso en el entorno electrónico.
Keywords: Comma 2020 1-2; Archives and Human Rights; August 2021

Project MIRRA: Memory - Identity - Rights in Records - Access - Shepherd, Elizabeth; Hoyle, Victoria; Lomas, Elizabeth (Comma, 2021)
Many people who grew up in care have gaps in their childhood memories and unanswered questions about their early lives. In the absence of family photos and stories they turn to records held by the local authorities and charities that looked after them. Accessing these records is a practically and emotionally challenging process. Response times are often long and the records received are redacted because they include confidential information about “third parties’” who are often family and carers. The language and ideas contained reflect the prejudices and assumptions of previous times. Some files are extremely long and confusing, whereas others only have a few pages to cover a whole childhood. Records may have been lost or destroyed altogether. Very few services are available to support people through the experience. MIRRA: Memory-Identity-Rights in Records-Access is a participatory action research project carried out at the Department of Information Studies at University College London since 2017 that explores these issues. It considered how child social care records have been created, kept and used in public and voluntary organizations in England from 1970 to the present. The research is co-produced with care leavers in partnership with The Care Leavers’ Association and reflects on how what it is recorded about a childhood can affect the individual concerned throughout their life. This article republishes edited blog posts produced during the research project. The original blogs in full are available at https://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/mirra/.
Keywords: Comma 2020 1-2; Archives and Human Rights; August 2021

Safe havens for archives at risk: a new international initiative - Sutton, David C. (Comma, 2021)
Over the years, internationally-minded archivists have had to consider the possibility of taking custody of archives from another country because the archives are at risk in their country of origin. The risks may take many forms, but archives in war-zones and other disaster areas, and archives at environmental risk (including risks of climate change) provide striking examples. The removal of archives from one country to another is always likely to be controversial, however, and even well-intentioned attempts at “archival rescue” in the past have been strongly criticized. It has been clear for a long time that international standards are needed. The “Guiding Principles for Safe Havens’” for Archives at Risk are a set of principles providing guidance on archival and ethical factors to be taken into account when planning the transfer of analogue or digital archives (or copies) to another institution for safekeeping. The principles have been drawn up by a group of experts in meetings held in Berne, Amsterdam, Geneva, and virtually, over the past four years, and have been endorsed and approved by various international organizations, including several ICA Sections. Past bilateral agreements between sending institutions and hosting institutions governing “safe haven” solutions have often failed to address fundamental questions, such as data protection, access, succession solutions, obligations to return or the often asymmetrical relationship between the sending institution and the hosting institution. The need for new and definitive principles is outlined in this essay, and the “Guiding Principles” themselves are then described, explained and justified.
Keywords: Comma 2020 1-2; Archives and Human Rights; August 2021; References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

Introduction: Challenges of managing records and archives in Intergovernmental Organizations around the world - Katuu, Shadrack (Comma, 2021)

Archives and Human Rights - Boel, Jens; Canavaggio, Perrine; Quintana, Antonio González (Routledge, 2021)
Why and how can records serve as evidence of human rights violations, in particular crimes against humanity, and help the fight against impunity? Archives and Human Rights shows the close relationship between archives and human rights and discusses the emergence, at the international level, of the principles of the right to truth, justice and reparation.Through a historical overview and topical case studies from different regions of the world the book discusses how records can concretely support these principles. The current examples also demonstrate how the perception of the role of the archivist has undergone a metamorphosis in recent decades, towards the idea that archivists can and must play an active role in defending basic human rights, first and foremost by enabling access to documentation on human rights violations.Confronting painful memories of the past is a way to make the ghosts disappear and begin building a brighter, more serene future. The establishment of international justice mechanisms and the creation of truth commissions are important elements of this process. The healing begins with the acknowledgment that painful chapters are essential parts of history; archives then play a crucial role by providing evidence. This book is both a tool and an inspiration to use archives in defence of human rights. The Open Access version of this book, available at https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429054624, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.
Keywords: Archives; Human rights; Political aspects; References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights; References - Comma (2020 1-2); Archives and Human Rights; Transitional justice

Public invitation to comment: Draft guidance note for national mechanisms for missing and disappeared persons on the coordination between the search and criminal investigations - swisspeace

OHCHR | Calls for Input - OHCHR (OHCHR)