UNESCO Women in Africa History - Unesco (Unesco, 2019)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

Los ODS en Acción. ¿Qué son los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible? - UNDP (UNDP)
En 2015, la ONU cumplió con la Agenda 2030: una oportunidad para que los países emprendan un nuevo camino con el que mejore la vida de todas las personas para no dejar a nadie atrás
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2); Archives and Human Rights

Women’s Land & Property Rights - UN Women (UN Women – Asia-Pacific)
In many countries around the world, women’s property rights are limited by social norms, customs and legislation hampering their economic status and opportunities to overcome poverty. Even in countrie
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2); Archives and Human Rights

People of African descent facing ‘immense challenges’ in public square - UN OCHCR (UN News, 2023)
Members of the African diaspora continue to face immense challenges participating in public life in many countries, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) said in a new report on Tuesday.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-09 September

Building a digital army: UN peacekeepers fight deadly disinformation - UN News (UN News, 2023)
With smartphones, editing apps, and innovative approaches, some UN peacekeeping operations across the world are building a “digital army” aimed at combating mis- and disinformation on social media networks and beyond.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-08 August

Des experts de l’ONU veulent des informations sur des défenseurs des droits humains tibétains détenus - UN News (UN News, 2023)
Le gouvernement chinois doit fournir des informations sur neuf défenseurs des droits humains tibétains qui purgent des peines de prison allant jusqu’à 11 ans, ont indiqué jeudi des experts indépendants des Nations Unies.
China
Keywords: 2023-08 August

Expertos de la ONU piden aclaraciones a China sobre nueve activistas tibetanos - UN News (UN News, 2023)
Expertos en derechos humanos de la ONU* declararon este jueves que el gobierno chino debe proporcionar información sobre nueve defensores tibetanos de los derechos humanos medioambientales que cumplen penas de prisión de hasta 11 años.
China
Keywords: 2023-08 August

Explainer: What is international humanitarian law? - UN News (UN News, 2023)
While aid workers serving conflict-affected civilian populations depend on a set of laws to protect them, some warring parties violate these global agreements, from targeting hospitals and schools to blocking aid workers from reaching civilians with lifesaving goods and services.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-10 October

First Person: ‘Born fighting’ for rights of Black Brazilians | UN News - UN News (UN News, 2023)
For Valdecir Nascimento, 63, the Black movement in Brazil was a “turning point” for her as a young woman, leading her from the revolutionary stilt houses in Alagados, to joining more than 1,000 participants last week at UN Headquarters for the second session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent.
Brazil
Keywords: 2023-06 June

Good morning, Mogadishu! Preserving Somalia’s cultural history, one tape at a time - UN News (UN News, 2023)
Historic audio recordings covering the recent history of Somalia are being preserved for future generations thanks to UN support.
Somalia
Keywords: 2023-12 December

‘Increasingly brazen’ war crimes evident in Myanmar, reports Independent Mechanism - UN News (UN News, 2023)
The Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM) on Tuesday revealed compelling evidence of the country’s military and affiliate militias engaging in more frequent and audacious war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Myanmar
Keywords: 2023-08 August

La impunidad persiste en los crímenes contra las activistas de derechos humanos en México - UN News (UN News, 2023)
Tres expertas de la ONU denuncian los brutales ataques a dos defensoras de las garantías fundamentales inscritas en el mecanismo de protección que otorga el país a esas personas. Las agresiones ocurrieron en marzo y mayo pasados y aún continúan las investigaciones. Las relatoras instan al gobierno mexicano a garantizar la seguridad de quienes trabajan en favor de los derechos humanos.
Mexico
Keywords: 2023-08 August

La violence sexiste ne disparaît pas avec l'âge : elle passe inaperçue (Experts de l'ONU) - UN News (UN News, 2023)
Le manque de données et d'informations fiables sur l'ampleur de la violence sexiste à l'égard des personnes âgées est un obstacle majeur à la lutte efficace contre cette violation flagrante des droits de l'homme dans toutes les sociétés, a déclaré un groupe d'experts des droits de l'homme de l'ONU.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-06 June

Las madres de Srebrenica y su batalla continua en busca de justicia | Noticias ONU - UN News (UN News, 2023)
Las zapatillas de punta eran un testimonio de esperanzas incumplidas. Pertenecían a una joven bailarina de ballet de Bosnia y Herzegovina cuya vida cambió para siempre por el brutal conflicto que estalló en el corazón de Europa a finales del siglo XX. Se expusieron en la sede de la ONU en Nueva York para educar a los visitantes sobre los horrores de la guerra y el genocidio.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Genocide; Justice; Mothers of Srebrenica

Le chef de l'ONU appelle à une nouvelle ère d'intégrité des médias sociaux pour endiguer la désinformation - UN News (UN News, 2023)
Les pays doivent s'attaquer au « grave préjudice mondial » causé par la prolifération de la haine et des mensonges en ligne, a déclaré lundi le Secrétaire général de l'ONU, António Guterres, lors du lancement d'un rapport clé conçu pour renforcer l'intégrité de l'information sur les plateformes numériques.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-06 June

Mères de Srebrenica : « Malheureusement, les tueries continuent dans le monde » | ONU Info - UN News (UN News, 2023)
Les chaussons de danse témoignent d'espoirs insatisfaits. Ils appartenaient à une jeune danseuse de ballet de Bosnie-Herzégovine dont la vie a été changée à jamais par le conflit brutal qui a éclaté au cœur de l'Europe à la fin du XXe siècle et qui ont été exposés au siège de l'ONU à New York pour éduquer les visiteurs sur les horreurs de la guerre et du génocide.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Genocide; Justice; Mothers of Srebrenica

Mexico: Rights experts ‘outraged’ over attacks on women activists - UN News (UN News, 2023)
A group of UN independent human rights experts on Wednesday urged the Government of Mexico to investigate and prosecute those who attack and kill women activists searching for their missing relatives. |
Mexico
Keywords: 2023-08 August

Mothers of Srebrenica: ‘Sadly, the killing continues in the world’ | UN News - UN News (UN News, 2023)
The pointe shoes were a testament to unfulfilled hopes. They belonged to a young ballet dancer from Bosnia and Herzegovina whose life was forever changed by the brutal conflict that broke out in the heart of Europe at the end of the 20th century and were on display at UN Headquarters in New York to educate visitors about the horrors of war and genocide.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Genocide; Justice; Mothers of Srebrenica

Myanmar : un mécanisme d’enquête de l’ONU révèle une hausse spectaculaire des crimes de guerre - UN News (UN News, 2023)
Un mécanisme d’enquête de l’ONU a annoncé mardi disposer de solides preuves d’une « hausse spectaculaire » des crimes de guerre et contre l’humanité au Myanmar.
Myanmar
Keywords: 2023-08 August

Regulation essential to curb AI for surveillance, disinformation: rights experts - UN News (UN News, 2023)
Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered spyware and disinformation is on the rise, and regulation of the space has become urgent, according to UN-appointed independent rights experts.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-06 June

Right to information still an ‘empty promise’ for billions - UN News (UN News, 2023)
The UN-appointed expert on freedom of opinion and expression has called for governments to strengthen efforts to close the “digital divide” and remove all barriers to the right to information.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-10 November; Freedom of the Press

UN chief calls for new era of social media integrity in bid to stem misinformation - UN News (UN News, 2023)
Countries must address the “grave global harm” caused by the proliferation of hate and lies online, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday, launching a key report designed to shore up information integrity on digital platforms.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-06 June

UN experts demand information on nine imprisoned human rights defenders - UN News (UN News, 2023)
UN-appointed independent rights experts have called on the Chinese Government to provide information about nine Tibetan human rights defenders serving prisoner sentences of up to 11 years.
China
Keywords: 2023-08 August

Mechanism Information Programme launches Guide for History Teachers - UN International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals; EuroClio (UN International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, 2023)
Today, the Mechanism Information Programme for Affected Communities (MIP) was pleased to launch its latest informational product, entitled: Guide for History Teachers: How to Use Archival Material of the ICTY and Mechanism in Teaching the History of the 1990s conflicts (Guide).
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-06 June

Rights expert appeals for action to tackle elder abuse - UN Human Rights Council (UN News, 2023)
A UN-appointed human rights expert on Friday called for urgent action and better data to stamp out the widespread problem of elder abuse.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-09 September

UN rights office calls on France to address ‘deep issues’ of racism in policing - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) (UN News, 2023)
Following a third night of riots and protests across France over the police shooting of a teenager of Algerian and Moroccan descent, the UN rights office (OHCHR) said it was time for the country to reckon with its history of racism in policing.
France
Keywords: 2023-06 June

Nations must triple efforts to reach 2°C target, concludes annual review of global emissions, climate action - UN Environment programme (UN Environment, 2018)
Section: News and Stories
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2); Archives and Human Rights

Preguntas frecuentes - ubpdbusquedadesaparecidos.co (UBPD)
La UBPD es una entidad del Estado colombiano, de carácter extrajudicial y humanitario, autónoma, independiente y de régimen especial, que, por los próximos 20 años se encarga de dirigir, coordinar y contribuir a la implementación de acciones humanitarias de búsqueda de las personas dadas por desaparecidas en el contexto y en razón del conflicto armado.
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

Gobierno de EE.UU. desclasifica los informes diarios del Presidente referentes a Chile, de los días 8 y 11 de septiembre de 1973 - U.S. Embassy in Chile (U.S. Embassy in Chile, 2023)
Traducción extraoficial de la declaración dada a conocer por la Oficina del Portavoz del Departamento de Estado.
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-08 August

Gobierno de EE.UU. desclasifica los informes diarios del Presidente referentes a Chile, de los días 8 y 11 de septiembre de 1973 - U.S. Embassy in Chile (U.S. Embassy in Chile, 2023)
Traducción extraoficial de la declaración dada a conocer por la Oficina del Portavoz del Departamento de Estado.
Chile
Keywords: 2023-08 August

U.H.Rights Law - U.H.Rights Law (U.H.Rights)
The most generally accepted way of classifying these rights is by distinguishing “first, second, and third generation” rights, so we will go that way for now, although we will soon see that this classification can be applied with reservations, and sometimes simply misleading.
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2); Archives and Human Rights

Liberation, reconciliation and the importance of the record - Tutu, Desmond (Comma, International Journal on Archives., 2004)
Other Publications

The Rainbow People of God: The Making of a Peaceful Revolution - Tutu, Desmond (Image, 1996)
The Rainbow People Of God traces South Africa's glorious victory over apartheid in the writings and speeches of one its central figures, Archbishop Desmond Tutu. From the graveside of Steven Biko to the triumphant inauguration of Nelson Mandela as President of South Africa, Tutu's words and presence helped shape events and led South Africa toward justice and freedom. This astonishing tapestry of narrative is not only a valuable historical document of those significant events, but it also showcases the unique sense of spirit of one of the foremost spiritual leaders in the world. Tested through the greatest adversity, these writings will endure for generations to come by their truly powerful combination of compassion and strength.
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

South Sudan Ratifies Crucial African Women’s Rights Treaty - Tut Pur, Nyagoah (Human Rights Watch, 2023)
This week, South Sudan finalized ratification of the Maputo Protocol, ending years of delay. While this ratification signals a commitment to gender equality, South Sudanese authorities need to adopt effective policies and strategies to ensure the protocol makes a difference in people’s lives.
South Sudan
Keywords: 2023-06 June

Políticas públicas de reparación en España. La ley 52/2007 sobre memoria histórica en relación a la identificación y localización de las víctimas desaparecidas durante la Guerra Civil y la dictadura - Turrión García, María José (Alcores: revista de historia contemporánea, 2013)
Publisher: Fundación Fermín Carnero Section: Alcores: revista de historia contemporánea
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

The Final Comprehensive Report - Truth & Dignity Commission (The Final Comprehensive Report, 2019)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa report - Truth and Reconciliation Commission (1998)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

Gaza: L'armée israélienne détruit les archives de la ville - TRT Français (TRT Français, 2023)
La ville de Gaza n’a plus d’archives. elles ont toutes disparu suite au bombardement du siège central des archives centrales
Palestine (permanent observer to the UN)
Keywords: 2023-12 December

The Routledge Handbook of Privacy and Social Media - Trepte, Sabine; Masur, Philipp (Routledge, 2023)
This volume provides the basis for contemporary privacy and social media research and informs global as well as local initiatives to address issues related to social media privacy through research, policymaking, and education.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-08 August; Social Media

This time it’s different? The rush to mine Indigenous lands - Trahant, Mark (ICT News (Indian Country Today), 2023)
The Aspen Institute: The mining industry has a long history of failing to respect community interests, breaking agreements, destroying sacred sites, and forcing displacements. Indigenous communities have been ‘disproportionately impacted’.
United States
Keywords: 2023-06 June

Home Office secretly lobbied for facial recognition ‘spy’ company - Townsend, Mark (The Observer, 2023)
Officials reflected policing minister’s enthusiasm to roll out controversial technology across the country, particularly in retail settings
United Kingdom
Keywords: 2023-09 September; Chris Philp; Facial recognition; Home Office; Police; Politics; Surveillance; Technology; UK news

Casi 141.000 personas pidieron refugio en México en 2023, la mayor cifra en 10 años - Torres, Mauricio (CNN, 2024)
En 2023, 140.982 personas solicitaron refugio al Gobierno de México por diferentes motivos —como la inseguridad o sentir que son perseguidas en sus países de origen—, lo que representa la cifra más alta registrada en una década, de acuerdo con las estadísticas más recientes publicadas por la Comisión Mexicana de Ayuda a Refugiados (Comar)
Mexico
Keywords: 2024-01 January

Activists say the human rights movement is failing - Toosi, Nahal (POLITICO, 2023)
At the Oslo Freedom Forum, dissidents and rights defenders seek solidarity as their movements struggle.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-06 June

Clarification Commission in Guatemala - Tomuschat, Christian (Human Rights Quarterly, 2001)
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

Oral History as a Mechanism for Dealing with the Past. - Toma, Marijana (Comma, International Journal on Archives, 2005)
Other Publications

Hunger for Truth - Tkach, Andrew (Kyiv Post, 2023)
Ukraine commemorated the 90th anniversary of the Holodomor, or death by hunger, when millions starved to death in Europe's breadbasket after Stalin ordered the seizure of farmers' crops and food. This film is based on a Canadian reporter's unauthorised truth-telling trip through the starving Soviet heartland. It's interwoven with the story of a Ukrainian prisoner of war from Russia's invasion.
Ukraine
Keywords: 2023-10 November; Holodomor

'All Of It Must Be Recorded': Still No Justice Three Years After Crackdown On Belarus Protests - Tizard, Will (2023)
On the third anniversary of a disputed presidential vote in Belarus, opposition activists demanded justice for protesters jailed and beaten in a brutal crackdown.
Belarus
Keywords: 2023-08 August

New Communism Museum Invites Visitors To 'Travel Back' To Cold-War Bulgaria - Tizard, Will (2023)
Faded Communist Party signs, chipped kitchenware, and political speeches on a dusty record player are on display at Evgeni Mladenov's newly opened communism museum in the Bulgarian mountain village of Banite. The time capsule brings visitors back to the 1980s and immerses them in the Cold War past.
Bulgaria
Keywords: 2023-08 August

Jewish Claims against East Germany: Moral Obligations and Pragmatic Policy - Timm, Angelika (Central European University Press, 1997)
This is the first comprehensive history of Jewish negotiations with East Germany regarding restitution and reparations for Nazi war crimes. Angelika Timm analyzes the politics of old and new anti-Semitism and the context in which they grew under the officially propagated ideology of antifascism. Investigating the mass of unpublished, newly available archival data from the United States, Israel, and the former German Democratic Republic, and more than forty personal interviews, Timm fills a critical gap in the scholarship on postwar Germany. She analyzes the role of the Holocaust and the image of Jews in the historical consciousness and political culture of East Germany and chronicles the efforts of Jewish organizations, especially the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, to negotiate reparations with the East German state. The unique relationship between ideology and Realpolitik defined the manner in which East Germany confronted the crimes of its past and allowed anti-Semitism to reemerge.
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

Bolsonaro barred from political office for eight years - Timerman, Jordana (Latin America Daily Briefing, 2023)
Four judges of Brazil’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal have voted to bar former President Jair Bolsonaro from holding political office for eight years. A majority of the court’s seven magistrates ruled that Bolsonaro had violated Brazil’s election laws when, less than three months before last year’s vote, he summoned diplomats to the presidential palace and made baseless claims that the nation’s voting systems were likely to be rigged.
Brazil
Keywords: 2023-07 July

Trinidad and Tobago's femicide crisis - Timerman, Jordana (Just Caribbean Updates, 2023)
Trinidad and Tobago’s femicide rates are at an all time high, reports the Guardian. “As of May, this year’s death toll was at 280, already overtaking the same period of 2022 – a year which saw 614 violent deaths.” The trend is part of a broader increase in homicides and crime — the Caribbean nation, with a population of about 1.5 million, now has the sixth-highest crime rate in the world.
Trinidad and Tobago
Keywords: 2023-06 June

Venezuela accused of crimes against humanity in Argentine court - Timerman, Jordana (Latin America Daily Briefing, 2023)
A legal complaint filed in Argentina accuses Venezuelan security forces of crimes against humanity against government opponents since 2014.
Argentina
Keywords: 2023-06 June

Putting Pākehā in the shoes of a colonised people - Tihema, Baker (E-Tangata, 2023)
“I wanted to write something that puts Pākehā in the shoes of a colonised people. I want them to imagine a world in which their principles and values are routinely laughed at.”
New Zealand
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Aotearoa; Colonialism; Maori; Public Service; Racism

Admissibility of electronic documentation as evidence in U.S. courts - Thomson, Lucy L (Human Rights Electronic Evidence Study, Center for Research Libraries, 2011)
Other Publications

A New York Museum's House of Bones - Thompson, Erin L. (Hyperallergic, 2023)
The American Museum of Natural History holds 12,000 bodies — but they don’t want you to know whose.
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-10 October

Ahmed Timol: the quest for justice for people murdered in apartheid's jails - Thomas, Kylie (The Conversation, 2019)
In South Africa’s criminal justice system post-1994, the Timol case is the first to enact what can be properly understood as restorative justice.
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

Justice et droit d'exception en guerre d'Algérie (1954-1962) - Thénault, Sylvie (Les Cahiers de la Justice, 2013)
Résumé Pendant la guerre d'indépendance algérienne, la justice constitua une des armes du combat contre les nationalistes et ceux qui les soutenaient. Fondée sur des législations d'exception, cette intervention fut massive et impliqua d'emblée les tribunaux militaires. L'ensemble de la guerre fut d'ailleurs marqué par un processus de militarisation de la justice. Cette répression judiciaire eut pour principal effet la multiplication des peines capitales dont 200, environ, furent suivies d'exécution. La magistrature d'Algérie fut d'une certaine façon mobilisée contre l'ennemi algérien, dans un contexte où ces magistrats, issus de familles européennes, jouaient aussi leur sort personnel.
Place: Paris Publisher: Dalloz
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

Une drôle de justice : Les magistrats dans la guerre d'algerie - Thénault, Sylvie (La Découverte, 2001)
De 1954 à 1962, au nom de la lutte contre la " subversion " du FLN, au nom du rattachement de l'Algérie à la France qui interdisait d'y appliquer le droit de la guerre et de considérer les nationalistes comme des combattants, la justice et son personnel prirent une part active à la guerre d'Algérie : instruction des affaires, condamnations par milliers infligées par les tribunaux correctionnels et militaires, rappel de magistrats sous les drapeaux, etc. Les seules condamnations à mort atteignirent les 1 500, dont près de 200 furent exécutées. Dans ce livre passionnant et très documenté, Sylvie Thénault montre que cette insertion de la justice dans un vaste système de répression la priva de fait de son droit de regard sur les arrestations, les gardes à vue, les détentions et les interrogatoires pratiqués par l'armée. S'appuyant sur des archives jusque-là inaccessibles de l'Armée de terre - instructions, directives, fiches de renseignements, etc. - et du ministère de la justice, notamment la correspondance entre les procureurs généraux d'Algérie et la Chancellerie parisienne, elle met au jour une justice amputée et réformée par les législations d'exception. Une " drôle de justice ", à l'image de la " drôle de guerre ", cette guerre qui n'en était pas vraiment une. Il est temps, aujourd'hui, que ce passé proche entre dans l'Histoire. Pour les magistrats qui l'ont vécue, appelés à jouer un rôle inédit, confrontés au partage de compétence avec la justice militaire et à la torture, la période reste douloureuse. C'est pour l'aborder sereinement, sans juger ni céder aux injonctions d'un " devoir de mémoire " culpabilisant, que l'auteur a écrit ce livre.
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

The Herculean task of digitizing Mexico’s vast Indigenous history - Thelmadatter, Leigh (Mexico News Daily, 2023)
The National Institute of Indigenous Peoples faces a monumental challenge: preserving over a century of documentation before it deteriorates.
Mexico
Keywords: 2023-08 August; Digitization; Preservation

Global Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Scaling Up Investment Plan 2015-2024 - The World Bank (World Bank)
Global Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Scaling Up Investment Plan 2015-2024
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

President Biden Issues Executive Order on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence - The White House (The White House, 2023)
US President Biden issued an Executive Order establishing new standards for AI safety and security, protecting Americans’ privacy, advancing equity and civil rights, standing up for consumers and workers, promoting innovation and competition.
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-10 November

Figures at a Glance - The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR, 2022)
At least 89.3 million people around the world have been forced to flee their homes. Among them are nearly 27.1 million refugees, around half of whom are under the age of 18.
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2); Archives and Human Rights

data.org Partners With the World Health Organization on Global Health Response - The Rockefeller Foundation (The Rockefeller Foundation, 2023)
This partnership will drive the development and deployment of digital public goods for pandemic and epidemic intelligence.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-10 November

Modern Slavery Act 2015 - The Parliament of the United Kingdom (2015)
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2); Archives and Human Rights

Q&A: The civil servant documenting sexual violence in Sudan’s conflict - The New Humanitarian (The New Humanitarian, 2023)
Support for survivors is limited and the majority of cases aren’t reported.
Sudan
Keywords: 2023-06 June

Brazil Truth Commission Releases Report - The National Security Archive (The National Security Archive, 2014)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

The Executive Board of the ICA endorsed “Guiding Principles for Safe Havens for Archives at Risk” - National Archives of Finland - The National Archives of Finland (arkisto.fi, 2018)
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2); Archives and Human Rights

Lower House discusses draft amendments for Right to Access Information in Jordan - The Jordan Times (The Jordan Times, 2024)
The Joint Lower House Committee approved the 2023 amendments, incorporating modifications after discussions with experts and relevant bodies.
Jordan
Keywords: 2024-01 January

Internet access a human right - The Jamacia Gleaner (The Jamaica Gleaner, 2024)
Minister with responsibility for Information, Robert Morgan, says the Government sees internet access as a human right that should be available to citizens wherever they reside.
Jamaica
Keywords: 2024-01 January

The Herald has a proud history of telling Australia’s story. But on Myall Creek, we failed dismally - The Herald's View (The Sydney Morning Herald, 2023)
We agree truth is an essential force for reconciliation, and on the 185th anniversary of the massacre offer an apology for our unacceptable historical coverage.
Australia
Keywords: 2023-06 June

Unearthed: journal gives eye witness account of slavery - The Herald (HeraldScotland, 2010)
The account in the Scottish Catholic Archives underlines the complexity of Victorian attitudes towards race and slavery, hard on the heels of the historian Professor Tom Devine of Edinburgh University arguing that Scots have been guilty of collective amnesia over our involvement in slavery.
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2); Archives and Human Rights

California dreamin’: scenes of Black joy and leisure in the Jim Crow era – in pictures - The Guardian (The Guardian, 2023)
Historian Dr Alison Rose Jefferson has collected archival photos from the Jim Crow era that bring to life the stories of African Americans who settled by the beach, creating popular gathering places that challenged white supremacy.
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-08 August; California; Race; US news

Elon Musk’s X sues California over new social media transparency laws - The Guardian (The Guardian, 2023)
The company, formerly known as Twitter, argued an assembly bill violates its free speech rights under the first amendment.
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-09 September; California; Elon Musk; Internet; Media; US news; X (formerly known as Twitter)

Fashion’s unseen stories: the homeworkers of Tirupur – in pictures - The Guardian (The Guardian, 2023)
Homeworkers in an all-female cooperative in Tirupur, Tamil Nadu – known as India’s knitwear capital – took part in a photography project where they were given cameras to document their work. All the women belong to the Anukatham union, which is fighting for recognition by the Tamil Nadu government, as well as better wages and conditions
India
Keywords: 2023-09 September; Art and design; Fashion; Garment workers; Global development; India; Photography; Society; South and central Asia; Women; World news

Canada’s broken information laws keep history in the dark - The Globe and Mail (2023)
It can be incredibly frustrating trying to get access to historical records in Canada. There are often lengthy delays and confusing inconsistency. That’s in large part because Canada’s historical records are tied up in our access to information system, which has a lot of problems.
Canada
Keywords: 2023-10 November

Investigating Buffy Sainte-Marie’s claims to Indigenous ancestry - The Fifth Estate (CBC News / The Fifth Estate, 2023)
Music icon Buffy Sainte-Marie’s claims to Indigenous ancestry are being called into question by family members and a Fifth Estate investigation that includes genealogical documentation, historical research and personal accounts. The Fifth Estate examines the harms of “pretendians” — those faking Indigenous heritage.
Canada
Keywords: 2023-10 November

Colombian Truth Commission: Switzerland retains archive copy - The Federal Council (Confédération Suisse - Conseil fédéral, 2023)
At its meeting on 21 June, the Federal Council approved an agreement to retain a digital backup copy of the archives of the Colombian Truth Commission. Dealing with the past is a key focus area of Switzerland's long-standing peace policy work in Colombia. In safeguarding such sensitive data, Switzerland is supporting the peace process in the long term.
Colombia
Keywords: 2023-06 June

A scientist makes the case for the power of DNA - The Economist (The Economist, 2018)
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2); Archives and Human Rights

Why trade unions are declining - The Economist (The Economist, 2015)
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2); Archives and Human Rights

Drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights - The Dag Hammarskjold Library of the United Nations
An Historical Record of the Drafting Process of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights The Drafting Committee on an International Bill of Human Right was established by the Commission on Human Rights. Its members were Eleanor Roosevelt, Pen-Chun Chang, Charles Malik, John Humphrey, William Hodgson, Hernán Santa Cruz, René Cassin, Alexander
Publisher: United Nations. Dag Hammarskjöld Library
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2); Archives and Human Rights

History - The Conference on Jewish Material Claims against Germany (Claims Conference, 2011)
A history of the Claims Conference since its founding in 1951 and the formation of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

Guidance Note on Data Responsibility and Accountability to Affected People in Humanitarian Action - The Centre for Humanitarian Data (The Centre for Humanitarian Data, 2023)
Data responsibility is the safe, ethical, and effective management of personal and non-personal data for operational response and is therefore central to the humanitarian system’s Accountability to Affected People (AAP).
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-08 August

The Catholic Church defended human rights during Chile’s dictatorship. An archive tells the story - The Associated Press; Hernández, Maria Teresa (Toronto Star, 2023)
Dozens of shelves preserve an archive that gives account of a painful episode in Chile’s history: 47,000 instances of human rights violations during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet.
Chile
Keywords: 2023-09 September

Indigenous searchers turned to sacred ritual - The Associated Press (ICT News (Indian Country Today), 2023)
Indigenous men who were among search teams hoping to find four children aboard a plane that crashed in the Amazon jungle in Colombia say one of their most sacred rituals played a role in rescue efforts.
Columbia
Keywords: 2023-06 June

Indigenous Voice to Parliament vote set in Australia - The Associated Press (ICT News, 2023)
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the referendum date, triggering just over six weeks of intensifying campaigning by both sides of the argument
Australia
Keywords: 2023-08 August

World Court Settles a Latin Border Dispute - The Associated Press (The New York Times, 1992)
Keywords: BOUNDARIES AND TERRITORIAL ISSUES; El Salvador; GULF OF FONSECA; Honduras; International Relations; Latin America; Nicaragua; References - Comma (2020 1-2); Archives and Human Rights; United Nations

State of the Archives: An Analysis of South Africa’s National Archival System, 2014 - The Archival Platform (The Archival Platform, 2015)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

Conference - 2023 International Conference of Indigenous Archives, Libraries, and Museums - Textile society of America (TextileSocietyofAmerica, 2023)
The 2023 International Conference of Indigenous Archives, Libraries, and Museums will take place October 24-26 at the four-star Omni Hotel in downtown Oklahoma City. Join tribal cultural leaders, federal agencies, funders, and others to discuss the most relevant topics related to preserving and advancing Native languages, culture, and life ways.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-06 June

Restitution des œuvres d'art : le cas spécifique des archives - Texier, Bruno (Archimag, 2023)
Un rapport commandé par le président de la République estime que la numérisation des archives patrimoniales conservées en France et à l’étranger doit constituer la base d’une politique de restitution.
France
Keywords: 2023-06 June

Les objets africains pillés pendant la colonisation: voyage aller et retour - Tervonen, Taina (2023)
Alors que le retour du patrimoine africain sur le continent s'impose progressivement à l'Europe, l'autrice franco-finlandaise Taina Tervonen est partie entre la France et le Sénégal, sur les traces d'un fascinant trésor.
Western Africa
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Colonialism; Decolonization; France; Podcast; Senegal

Miecz i tarcza komunizmu. Historia aparatu bezpieczeństwa w Polsce 1944-1990 - Terlecki, Ryszard (Wydawnictwo Literackie, 2013)
Pierwsza popularna książka o służbach specjalnych PRL. Efekt siedmioletniej pracy naukowej jednego z pierwszych pracowników IPN-u. Pełna wstrząsających faktów, przystępnie napisana, historia służb sp...
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

As comissões da verdade e os arquivos da ditadura militar brasileira - Tenaglia, Mônica (SciELO - Editora UnB, 2023)
Esta obra explora o contexto histórico-legal das comissões da verdade no Brasil e no mundo e reconstrói as estratégias e ações das comissões brasileiras para o acesso aos arquivos da ditadura militar (1964-1985). A partir da análise da emergência do reconhecimento dos arquivos para as investigações sobre violações dos direitos humanos e a efetivação do direito à informação, à verdade e à memória, o livro discute o fenômeno da criação de comissões da verdade em todo o território nacional brasileiro e as relações das comissões com os arquivos. Nesse sentido, evidenciam-se a insuficiência das políticas de gestão documental e um quadro de negação, ocultamento e destruição dos arquivos do período da ditadura militar. Todavia, identifica-se que, apesar dos problemas e limitações, as comissões da verdade conseguiram criar estratégias e implementar ações para superar essas dificuldades, dentre elas, parcerias com as universidades, especialmente com os cursos de Arquivologia. Como lacuna na atuação das comissões da verdade no Brasil, o livro constata que foram poucas as ações educativas realizadas fora dos círculos acadêmicos e voltadas a uma parcela mais ampla da população brasileira.
Brazil
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Dictatorship; Truth and Reconciliation Commission - Brazil

Ethiopian Prince Alemayehu's lock of hair returned after 140 years in UK - Temuari, Hannah (BBC News, 2023)
Prince Alemayehu, who was taken to the UK aged seven, died at 18 after an unhappy upbringing.
Ethiopia
Keywords: 2023-09 September

Chile: Investigators Pursue Sexual Abuse Cases in Rectory Raids - Telesurenglish.net (Telesurenglish.net, 2018)
Police raids revealed boxes of papers detailing investigations led by the Catholic church against five priests suspected of sexual abuse.
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2); Archives and Human Rights

Corte Suprema panameña declara inconstitucional contrato minero - teleSUR; DRL (teleSUR, 2020)
La decisión, reclamada por las protestas de gremios de varias ramas podría ser una inflexión a una crisis nacional.
Panama
Keywords: 2023-10 November

Tribunal de Perú ordena liberación de dictador Alberto Fujimori - teleSUR- YSM (teleSUR, 2023)
La resolución fue firmada por tres de los seis integrantes del TC, con el voto del presidente del organismo, Francisco Morales.
Peru
Keywords: 2023-12 December

Comisión del Congreso peruano archiva denuncia contra Boluarte - teleSUR (teleSUR, 2023)
La decisión de la Comisión Permanente se tomó un día después de que Boluarte fuera interrogada por la fiscal general, Patricia Benavides. La Comisión rechazó un pedido de reconsideración que presentó la legisladora Sigrid Bazán.
Peru
Keywords: 2023-06 June

Dictan formal prisión contra 8 militares mexicanos por caso Ayotzinapa - teleSUR (teleSUR, 2023)
Encinas reveló además la detención del extitular de la Unidad Antisecuestros, Gualberto Ramírez Gutiérrez, también en relación con el caso Ayotzinapa.
Mexico
Keywords: 2023-06 June

Investigan a agencia bolsonarista que espió a políticos brasileños - teleSUR (teleSUR, 2023)
La Policía Federal de Brasil refirió este viernes que durante el mandato del expresidente Jair Bolsonaro, la Agencia Brasileña de Inteligencia (Abin) espió a políticos y periodistas a través de sus dispositivos móviles.
Brazil
Keywords: 2023-10 October

Justicia chilena condena a exrepresores en proceso histórico - teleSUR (teleSUR, 2023)
En un fallo considerado como histórico, la Segunda Sala Penal de la Corte Suprema de Justicia condenó a los exjefes de la DINA Juan Hernán Morales y Pedro Octavio Espinoza y otros 35 acusados.
Chile
Keywords: 2023-06 June

Lula veta parte del marco temporal para las tierras indígenas - teleSUR (teleSUR, 2023)
El proyecto aprobado por el Senado establecía que los pueblos indígenas solo podrían reclamar la propiedad de las áreas que ocupaban de forma permanente antes del 5 de octubre de 1988.
Brazil
Keywords: 2023-10 October

Presidente Petro desmiente haber recibido dinero del narcotráfico - teleSUR (teleSUR, 2023)
Al respecto, Petro asegura que llegó a la Presidencia "solo para lograr más justicia social en mi país. Es eso lo que me mueve y obsesiona". El contenido de las grabaciones causó inmediato repudio en sectores políticos mientras el diplomático involucrado en el escándalo aseguró que los audios fueron manipulados.
Colombia
Keywords: 2023-06 June

Rechazan extensión de prisión a ambientalistas en El Salvador - teleSUR (teleSUR, 2023)
El tribunal salvadoreño postergó la audiencia preliminar hasta febrero del año siguiente a petición de la Fiscalía. “Dicha prórroga es innecesaria, porque hasta ahora la Fiscalía no ha presentado pruebas reales contra nuestros compañeros y difícilmente las tendrá alargando injustificadamente el proceso. Su única prueba son las declaraciones contradictorias de un testigo criteriado”, señala el comunicado de ADES.
El Salvador
Keywords: 2023-08 August

Supremo de Brasil aplaza juicio sobre demarcación de tierras indígenas - teleSUR (teleSUR, 2023)
La medida se tomó luego de que el magistrado André Mendonça pidiera más tiempo para analizar el caso. El proceso se pospuso por 90 días. El STF juzga el caso del territorio Ibirama-Laklanõ, de los pueblos Xokleng, Kaingang y Guaraní, en el estado de Santa Catarina, en el sur del país.
Brazil
Keywords: 2023-06 June

Peru braces for protests after former President Fujimori's release from prison - Tegel, Simeon (NPR, 2023)
The release from prison of the former authoritarian leader has triggered uproar in the Andean country. He had been serving a 25-year sentence for directing death squads against supposed subversives.
Peru
Keywords: 2023-12 December

These twins were born 4 minutes apart. But only one is a U.S. citizen - Tchekmedyian, Alene (Los Angeles Times, 2018)
The two envelopes, one for each twin brother, arrived in the mailbox on the same day in March of last year.
Section: California
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2); Archives and Human Rights

Ottawa releases action plan to implement UNDRIP, despite calls for more consultation | CBC News - Taylor, Stephanie (CBC News, 2023)
The federal government has released its action plan on implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Canada
Keywords: 2023-06 June; United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Pensionnats pour enfants autochtones: Le négationnisme des tombes anonymes doit cesser, dit Kimberly Murray - Taylor, Stephanie (La Presse, 2023)
L’interlocutrice spéciale indépendante sur les tombes anonymes estime qu’il est « urgent » d’envisager des mécanismes juridiques pour permettre au Canada de lutter contre le négationnisme entourant l’existence des pensionnats fédéraux pour enfants autochtones.
Canada
Keywords: 2023-06 June

US court hears case against Germany over Namibia genocide - Taylor, Howard Rechavia (aljazeera.com, 2018)
Lawyers for Herero and Nama people and for the German government present argument in lawsuit demanding reparations.
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2); Archives and Human Rights

Child marriage in Egypt reaches 117,000 children: CAPMAS - Tawfeek, Farah (Egypt Independent, 2018)
An official CAPMAS report announced that 117,000 children under the age of 18 in Egypt are or have been married, even as Egypt has been battling child marriage. The report, which was released on the occasion of World Child Day, announced that Egypt has 39 million children, accounting for 40 percent of the total population. …
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2); Archives and Human Rights

Counting the Dead: The Culture and Politics of Human Rights Activism in Colombia - Tate, Winifred (University of California Press, 2007)
At a time when a global consensus on human rights standards seems to be emerging, this rich study steps back to explore how the idea of human rights is actually employed by activists and human rights professionals. Winifred Tate, an anthropologist and activist with extensive experience in Colombia, finds that radically different ideas about human rights have shaped three groups of human rights professionals working there–nongovernmental activists, state representatives, and military officers. Drawing from the life stories of high-profile activists, pioneering interviews with military officials, and research at the United Nations Human Rights Commission in Geneva, Counting the Dead underscores the importance of analyzing and understanding human rights discourses, methodologies, and institutions within the context of broader cultural and political debates.
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

The overlooked story of the incarceration of Japanese Americans from Hawaii during World War II - Tasevski, Olivia (The Conversation, 2023)
When US President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, he paved the way for the incarceration of Japanese Americans on the mainland and Hawaii
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-06 June

Turkmenistán continúa siendo inseguro para las mujeres - Tarp Nurmagambetova, Mia (Global Voices en Español, 2023)
Una de cada seis mujeres ha sufrido violencia por parte de su pareja actual, o expareja, según la primera encuesta nacional de violencia doméstica realizada en 2020.
Turkmenistan
Keywords: 2023-12 December

Turkménistan : les femmes toujours en proie à l'insécurité. - Tarp Nurmagambetova, Mia (Global Voices en Français, 2023)
Une femme sur six a subi des violences de la part de son partenaire actuel ou ancien, selon la toute première enquête nationale sur la violence domestique en 2020
Turkmenistan
Keywords: 2023-12 December

Turkmenistan remains unsafe for women - Tarp Nurmagambetova, Mia (Global Voices, 2023)
One in every six women experienced violence from their current or former partner, according to the first-ever national survey of domestic violence in 2020.
Turkmenistan
Keywords: 2023-12 December

UK government concedes on Online Safety Bill's controversial spy clause, companies optimistic - Tar, Julia (Euractiv, 2023)
Following concessions on the UK’s Online Safety Bill, the government has conceded that their controversial wish for platforms to scan messages for harmful content, is not “technically feasible”, leaving tech companies hopeful it will not be enforced.
United Kingdom
Keywords: 2023-09 September

Archivos y Organizaciones de Defensa de los Derechos Humanos en Argentina. - Tappatá de Valdez, Patricia (Comma, International Journal on Archives, 2004)
Other Publications

Training - Archives and Climate Change - Tansey, Eira (UCLA California Rare Book School, 2023)
Climate change is one of the greatest contemporary threats to archives. This online course will run 5 August – 9 August, 2024. The tuition cost is $1,200.00
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-12 December

La recherche en bibliothèque à l’ère de la décolonisation - Tanguay, Sébastien (Le Devoir, 2023)
L’Université Laval met à jour le lexique de son catalogue pour être plus respectueuse des peuples autochtones.
Canada
Keywords: 2023-06 June

The Tismaneanu Report: Romania Revisits Its Past - Tanasoiu, Cosmina (Problems of Post-Communism, 2007)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

La Suprema Corte de Justicia de México ordena la despenalización federal del aborto - Tamés, Regina; Quijano Carrasco, Cristina (Human Rights Watch, 2023)
La Suprema Corte de Justicia de México dictaminó esta semana que el Congreso debe eliminar el aborto del código penal federal, lo que significa que todas las instituciones federales de salud tienen la obligación de proporcionar servicios de aborto en todo México - una gran victoria para los derechos humanos.
Mexico
Keywords: 2023-09 September

Mexico’s Supreme Court Orders Federal Decriminalization of Abortion - Tamés, Regina; Quijano Carrasco, Cristina (Human Rights Watch, 2023)
Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled this week that Congress must eliminate federal criminal penalties for abortion, which means all federal health facilities should provide abortion care, a massive victory for human rights.
Mexico
Keywords: 2023-09 September

Tuskegee Syphilis Study: The US Government's Infamous 40-Year Experiment on African Americans - Talk Africana (TalkAfricana, 2023)
For 40 years, from 1932 to 1972, the United States government conducted a controversial and unethical experiment known as the Tuskegee Syphilis Study. This study targeted a vulnerable population - African American men - and exploited their trust, resulting in tragic consequences.
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-07 July; African American; Medical Experimentation; Syphilis; Tuskegee Syphilis Study

Yasukuni Shrine: History, Memory, and Japan’s Unending Postwar - Takenaka, Akiko (University of Hawai'i Press, 2015)
This is the first extensive English-language study of Yasukuni Shrine as a war memorial. It explores the controversial shrine's role in waging war, promoting peace, honoring the dead, and, in particular, building Japan's modern national identity. It traces Yasukuni's history from its conceptualization in the final years of the Tokugawa period and Japan's wars of imperialism to the present. Author Akiko Takenaka departs from existing scholarship on Yasukuni by considering various themes important to the study of war and its legacies through a chronological and thematic survey of the shrine, emphasizing the spatial practices that took place both at the shrine and at regional sites associated with it over the last 150 years. Rather than treat Yasukuni as a single, unchanging ideological entity, she takes into account the social and political milieu, maps out gradual transformations in both its events and rituals, and explicates the ideas that the shrine symbolizes. Takenaka illuminates the ways the shrine's spaces were used during wartime, most notably in her reconstructions, based on primary sources, of visits by war-bereaved military families to the shrine during the Asia-Pacific War. She also traces important episodes in Yasukuni's postwar history, including the filing of lawsuits against the shrine and recent attempts to reinvent it for the twenty-first century. Through a careful analysis of the shrine's history over one and a half centuries, her work views the making and unmaking of a modern militaristic Japan through the lens of Yasukuni Shrine. Yasukuni Shrine: History, Memory, and Japan's Unending Postwar is a skilled and innovative examination of modern and contemporary Japan's engagement with the critical issues of war, empire, and memory. It will be of particular interest to readers of Japanese history and culture as well as those who follow current affairs and foreign relations in East Asia. Its discussion of spatial practices in the life of monuments and the political use of images, media, and museum exhibits will find a welcome audience among those engaged in memory, visual culture, and media studies.
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

Does the U.S. Need a Truth and Reconciliation Commission?: A Philosophical Investigation - Táíwò, Olúfẹ́mi (Routledge, 2023)
Written from the perspective of a philosopher and African immigrant, this book makes a forceful moral argument for the need for a Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in the United States to address the long history of injustice to African-Americans. It shows that a TRC—similar to those established in South Africa and Chile—would rescue the ideals embodied in the U.S. Constitution while expanding their promise. Rejecting more recent views of the country’s founding as an embodiment of incorrigible racial oppression, Olúfẹmi Táíwò sees in the U.S. Constitution, and the original utopia that was at its foundation, the best available means for achieving liberty and justice. But he simultaneously shows how only a TRC can successfully open the path to moving the U.S. past its long legacy of anti-black racism in particular and racial oppression, generally, towards a more perfect union. Written with an immigrant’s love of his new homeland but a clear-eyed view of its major shortcomings, the book rejects the idea of American exceptionalism in prescribing a solution that has worked elsewhere.
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-06 June

Towards a ‘common’ view of difficult past? The representation of atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in trilateral teaching materials - Szczepanska, Kamila (Journal of Peace Education, 2017)
The centrality of atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japanese collective memory has been often perceived by the country’s neighbours, i.e. the People’s Republic of China and South Korea, as a pillar of the country’s (alleged) ‘victim consciousness’ and amnesia in regard to the suffering inflicted on others. For this reason, the matter of how Hiroshima and Nagasaki’s fate is discussed on the pages of joint teaching materials is an interesting puzzle. The article uses two supplementary history teaching materials published within a framework of trilateral cooperation between non-governmental actors from the PRC, South Korea and Japan (History that Opens the Future [Mirai o hiraku rekishi] and The New Modern and Contemporary History of East Asia [Atarashi Higashi Ajia no kingendaishi]) as case studies to investigate how the fate and meaning of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are represented in the above-mentioned books. The article discusses traces of contestation and negotiation over the representation of the atomic bombings emerging from relevant descriptions, and the extent to which the narrative on Japanese wartime suffering is included in these materials. The findings concerning the atomic bombings are discussed in relation to broader topic of reconciliation and alleviating the burden of wartime past in East Asia for the purpose of building peaceful future.
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

On dealing with the past, transitional justice and archives - Syrri, Despina (Balcanica, 2008)
This paper aims to explore initiatives in dealing with the past in South East Europe, particularly with regard to archives, and to reflect on discussions about the documentation of atrocities and sufferings and the shift from war to peace, ongoing in the Balkan countries affected by the 1991–1999 wars while the countries are still struggling to find the best way(s) to deal with the past and its consequences. Transitional justice may be framed as opening up different approaches to create collective memories, to share and to transfer these through time-space. New technologies used in archiving are assumed to open new avenues to democratization and accountability, in communication and free circulation of information, and to create a much broader negotiating process, with significant opportunities for the preservation of memory(ies), documentation and contestation — a far more multi-sited, multi-scalar and multi-level board where novel alliances, formations and mediations might arise. One particular case is that of the digitization and public accessibility of the tribunals’ archives, which are supposed to constitute an important legal and cultural heritage that belongs to the world community, as well as to the states and the citizens involved. The information contained in these archives is expected to be made available for new forms of use, such as scientific research and investigation by/for surviving relatives, while respecting different legal constraints. The archives would also serve the advancement of the international justice system by explaining the workings of the tribunals to the general public. Consequently the important question that arises is the ownership of these archives. The reciprocal “production” and “consumption” (shaping) of the colonial narrative of history and identity entail that the former colonizers and colonized are a community of records, sharing a common archival heritage. Therefore, what in Western archival practice is called the subject of the record has to be reconsidered as a full partner in the record-creating process, as a co-creator of the record. These archives thus seem to constitute a “joint heritage” shared by a number of “communities of records”, contributing to the possible formation of new identities and politics.
Other Publications

Labour to table vote calling for release of Rwanda deportation plan documents - Syal, Rajeev (The Guardian, 2024)
Party to ask for details of individual relocation costs and any payments to the Rwandan government.
United Kingdom
Keywords: 2024-01 January; Africa; Conservatives; Immigration and asylum; Politics; Refugees; Rishi Sunak; Rwanda; UK news; World news; Yvette Cooper

Safe Havens for Archives at Risk Initiative - swisspeace.ch (swisspeace.ch)
In the framework of the Mandate “Archives and Dealing with the Past” by the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), swisspeace initiated a policy debate on the topic of Safe Havens for Archives at Risk in 2015. This process resulted in the development and the endorsement of Guiding Principles for Safe Havens for Archives at Risk by the International Council on Archives (ICA) in autumn 2018. The work of the international working group “Safe Havens for Archives at Risk” is still ongoing and in September 2019, it was transformed into an Advisory Committee for Safe Havens for Archives at Risk.
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2); Archives and Human Rights

Swiss Peace - swisspeace.ch (swisspeace)
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2); Archives and Human Rights

A Conceptual Framework for Dealing with the Past - Holism in Principle and Practice - Swisspeace (Swisspeace, 2012)
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2); Archives and Human Rights

Archives & Dealing with the Past - Swisspeace (Archives and Dealing with the Past)
The project Archives and Dealing with the Past provides support to actors in the field of transitional justice and dealing with the past related to the protection, preservation, and management of human rights archives.
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights; References - Comma (2020 1-2); Archives and Human Rights

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

The 272 - Swarns, Rachel L. (PenguinRandomHouse, 2023)
In 1838, a group of America’s most prominent Catholic priests sold 272 enslaved people to save their largest mission project, what is now Georgetown University. Through the saga of the Mahoney family, professor Rachel L. Swarns illustrates how the Church relied on slave labor and slave sales to sustain its operations and to help finance its expansion.
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-08 August

Access and democratisation of information: the documentation of war atrocities by the Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission. - Svärd, Proscovia (Comma, International Journal on Archives., 2008)
Other Publications

The importance of ‘Othering’ in China's national identity: Sino-Japanese relations as a stage of identity conflicts - Suzuki, Shogo (The Pacific Review, 2007)
Recent studies have increasingly argued that the Chinese leadership uses Japan’s imperialistic past as a tool for domestic and political bargaining. However, this argument fails to appreciate the embedded nature of negative memories within China. This article forwards an alternative argument by situating Japanese militaristic history within Chinese national identity. By examining a wide range of Chinese primary sources often underutilized by International Relations (IR) analysts, it moves beyond narrow, elite-centred explanations. The article argues that modern China’s national identity has been characterized by an acute sense of ‘victimhood’ arising from its turbulent interactions with International Society, and that Japan plays an important role as an ‘Other’ which enhances China’s self-image as a ‘victim’. Furthermore, it claims that Japan’s emergence as an ‘Other’ in China’s national identity is a by-product of China’s attempts to regain its social and moral legitimacy within a post-Cold War International Society increasingly dominated by the Western powers. By highlighting the deeply entrenched nature of Japanese imperialist history in China’s national identity, the article also shows that history is more than just part of a ‘toolkit’ that can be rationally utilized by the political elite, and that states are moral agents that are deeply affected by history.
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

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

ICARUS and EURBICA joint conference, Trogir, Croatia - Sutton, David (Literary and Artistic Archives: the blog of the Section on Literary and Artistic Archives of the International Council on Archives, 2018)
ICARUS Hrvatska, together with the ICARUS4all community (the International Centre for Archival Research), EURBICA (the European Regional Branch of the International Council on Archives), the State Archives of Split, and other partners, have organised the 4rd Croatia ICARUS days under the theme European archival landscape: Reaching out for new horizons. The conference will take place at the Hotel Medena, Trogir, Croatia, 14-16 March 2018.
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2); Archives and Human Rights

Shocking images show why many Aussies are no longer celebrating Australia Day - Sutton, Candace (Daily Mail Online, 2024)
January 26 is 'Australia Day'. It marks the 1788 landing of the First Fleet and raising of the Union Flag of Great Britain on the southern shore of Sydney Harbour. It is also a day the day of remembrance of the start of the violent colonization of Australia. The item describes the shocking genocidal process that started on that day.
Australia
Keywords: 2024-01 January

Staatssicherheit am Ende. Warum es den Mächtigen nicht gelang, 1989 eine Revolution zu verhindern: Warum es den Mächtigen nicht gelang, 1989 eine Revolution zu verhinden - Süß, Walter (Ch. Links Verlag, 1999)
Die »Tschekisten« der DDR hatten geschworen, die SED-Herrschaft unter Einsatz ihres Lebens zu verteidigen. Doch statt ein letzte Schlacht zu schlagen, zogen sie sich im Herbst 1989 eher kopflos zurück und stellten sich wenig später geduldig um ihre Entlastungspapiere an. Was war mit ihnen geschehen? Wie haben die Offiziere die Situation damals wahrgenommen, welche Taktiken entwickelten sie und welche Aufgabe war den offiziellen Mitarbeitern in der Bürgerrechtsbewegung zugedacht? Walter Süß hat fünf Jahre lang die einschlägigen Akten ausgewertet und Zeitzeugen befragt. Minutiös rekonstruiert er den inneren Zerfallsprozeß des Ministeriums für Staatssicherheit und die vielfätigen Ursachen dafür. Manche Legende von der Allmacht der SED-Geheimpolizei wird dabei demontiert. Geschildert werden die vergeblichen Versuche, den revolutionären Umbruch aufzuhalten, dann sich ihm anzupassen und schließlich von ihm zu profitieren.
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

Aadhaar: India Supreme Court upholds controversial biometric database | CNN - Suri, Manveena (CNN, 2018)
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2); Archives and Human Rights

Press Conference by the Chief Cabinet Secretary June 3, 2016 (PM) - Suga, Yoshihide (Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet, 2016)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

Press Conference by the Chief Cabinet Secretary November 9, 2015 (AM) - Suga, Yoshihide (Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet, 2015)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

Press Conference by the Chief Cabinet Secretary October 13, 2015 (AM) - Suga, Yoshihide (Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet, 2015)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

Press Conference by the Chief Cabinet Secretary October 14, 2016 (PM) - Suga, Yoshihide (Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet, 2016)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

Press Conference by the Chief Cabinet Secretary October 27, 2017 (AM) - Suga, Yoshihide (Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet, 2017)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

Press Conference by the Chief Cabinet Secretary Wednesday, June 11, 2014 (AM) - Suga, Yoshihide (Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet, 2014)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

Dissolution des Soulèvements de la terre : le collectif annonce un recours devant le Conseil d’État - SudOuest.fr; Agence France-Presse (SudOuest.fr, 2023)
Dissous en Conseil des ministres ce mercredi, le groupement écologiste annonce déposer un recours devant le Conseil d’État.
France
Keywords: 2023-06 June

Mort de Nahel : quand la police française va-t-elle enfin changer ? - Süddeutsche Zeitung (Courrier International, 2023)
La mort de Nahel M., abattu par un policier à Nanterre le 27 juin, émeut la presse internationale. Pour ce quotidien de centre gauche allemand, il est grand temps que la France change de cap dans la question récurrente des violences policières. Car, dans l’Hexagone, les forces de sécurité protègent d’abord l’État et non ses citoyens.
France
Keywords: 2023-06 June

The Workings of Human Rights, Law and Justice: A Journey from Nepal to Nobel Nominee - Subedi, Surya (Routledge & CRC Press, 2024)
Drawing on the personal experience of a leading international jurist, this book provides insights into the workings of international law and human rights from a global perspective. The work follows the author’s remarkable journey from a simple village in Nepal to becoming an international jurist acclaimed for his innovative academic and influential practical legal work and nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize. While much has been written on international human rights law, this inspirational memoir casts a new light on the working of human rights, law, and justice through the eyes of a leading actor. It provides a valuable contribution to the study of justice and human rights and the importance of individual action.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2024-01 January

¿Existe un lugar seguro para proteger tu rostro? - Stroehlein, Andrew (Human Rights Watch, 2023)
¿Ha tenido alguna vez la sensación de que alguien te sigue? Tus temores pueden estar justificados, ya que las nuevas tecnologías facilitan más que nunca la vigilancia.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-10 October; Government; Social Security

Global Demand for Universal Social Security - Stroehlein, Andrew (Human Rights Watch, 2023)
Governments and international financial institutions should make a commitment to create social security systems that enable everyone to realize their rights.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-10 October; Government; Social Security

La denuncia de genocidio contra Israel ante la Corte Internacional de Justicia - Stroehlein, Andrew (Human Rights Watch, 2024)
Mañana será un día importante para el gobierno de Israel y el pueblo palestino, así como para la historia de la justicia internacional. El más alto tribunal del mundo iniciará las audiencias sobre las acusaciones de genocidio en Gaza.
Israel
Keywords: 2024-01 January; Gaza; Isreal

La denuncia de genocidio contra Israel ante la Corte Internacional de Justicia - Stroehlein, Andrew (Human Rights Watch, 2024)
Mañana será un día importante para el gobierno de Israel y el pueblo palestino, así como para la historia de la justicia internacional. El más alto tribunal del mundo iniciará las audiencias sobre las acusaciones de genocidio en Gaza.
South Africa
Keywords: 2024-01 January; Gaza; Isreal

Une pierre angulaire des droits humains - Stroehlein, Andrew (Human Rights Watch, 2023)
Il est logique de qualifier la sécurité sociale de « pierre angulaire » des droits humains, car de nombreux autres droits en dépendent, comme le droit à l'éducation ou à la santé.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-10 October; Government; Social Security

Treading the ground of contested memory: archivists and the human rights movement in Chile - Strauss, Amanda (Archival Science, 2015)
This article proposes a new definition of social justice that is based in liberation theology. It questions the relationship between archival practice and social justice and asks how (and whether) social justice can (or should be) a transformative force in the archival profession. These theoretical questions are examined through a case study of human rights archives. The author travelled to Chile in December 2011 to interview archivists and human rights activists and visit human rights archives, museums, and memorials. The article identifies three archival processes by which archivists in Chile engage in social justice activism: the act of documenting human rights violations that dictator Augusto Pinochet perpetrated during his rule from 1973 to 1990; by continually acquiring new documents that bear witness to these violations; and by providing, indeed encouraging and promoting, access to these materials. The article argues that the way that human rights archivists carry out these archival processes allows the community to participate in building both the archives and the memory of the dictatorship. It concludes by stating that this connection between the archives and the community is one of the primary ways in which social justice can be integrated into the archival profession.
Other Publications
Keywords: A&DwP website; Chile; Human rights; Liberation theology; Memory; Social justice

Archival Landscape: Archives and Human Rights - Stinnett, Graham (Progressive Librarian: A Journal for Critical Studies & Progressive Politics in Librarianship, 2009)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

For families of LGBTQ+ hate crime victims, our tragic loss was compounded by NSW police who turned away with a ‘sorry, mate’ - Steve Johnson (The Guardian, 2024)
Dozens of cases profiled by special commission are studies in police tactics to erase LGBTQ+ murders from the history books.
Australia
Keywords: 2024-01 January; Australia news; Australian police and policing; LGBTQ+ rights; New South Wales

'Canadians would be shocked': Survivors describe treatment at Nanaimo Indian Hospita - Sterritt, Angela; Dufresne, Manjula (CBC, 2018)
Survivors and experts say the treatment at the second-largest Indian hospital in Canada was allegedly harsh and abusive, and claim patients weren't told why they were being physically restrained and sometimes held for many years.
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2); Archives and Human Rights

Q & A: Why US advocates want more power to probe Indigenous boarding schools - Stepansky, Joseph (Al Jazeera, 2023)
Ben Barnes, chief of the Shawnee Tribe, tells Al Jazeera that advocates do not want the truth ‘sifted through a sieve’. Starting from around 1819 and continuing through the 1960s, generations of Indigenous children were separated from their families and sent to the institutions, run by government or missionary organisations. Washington released the results of a first-of-its-kind investigation into the boarding schools and their policies.
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-09 September; Boarding schools; Forced child removal; Shawnee Tribe

La Isla: Archives of a Tragedy - Stelzner, Uli (2009)
In July 2005 a huge explosion in the Guatemalan Capital leads to the discovery of the historic archive of the National Police. On the grounds of the today's Police Academy used to be located the island, the secret prison of notori...
IMDb ID: tt1590791 event-location: Germany, Guatemala
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

Naomi Klein on “Selective” Information About Israel and Gaza (2023)
Host Brian Stelter joins Naomi Klein to discuss how right-wing podcasters helped create “a parallel reality,” and the challenges of understanding what’s happening on the ground in Israel and Gaza as an information war plays out alongside the carnage.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-10 November

Harassment and attacks on human rights activists in Palestine are rarely punished. - Stein, Sam (The Progressive Magazine, 2023)
A recent trial of an attack by an Israeli settler on a U.S. citizen shows how difficult it is to obtain justice when harassment and attacks on human rights activists are committed.
Palestine (permanent observer to the UN)
Keywords: 2023-10 October; Israel

The potential and challenges of open data for crisis information management and aid efficiency - Stauffacher, Daniel; Hattotuwa, Sanjana; Weekes, Barbara (ICT for Peace Foundation, 2012)
Other Publications
Keywords: A&DwP website

Constitution of the Republic of South Africa [No. 108 of 1996] - STATUTES OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA-CONSTITUTIONAL LAW (STATUTES OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA-CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, 1996)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

Post-Communist Transitional Justice: Lessons from Twenty-Five Years of Experience - Stan, Lavinia; Nedelsky, Nadya (Cambridge University Press, 2015)
Taking stock of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the collapse of the communist regimes of Central and Eastern Europe, this volume explores the ways these societies have grappled with the serious human rights violations of past regimes. It focuses on the most important factors that have shaped the nature, speed, and sequence of transitional justice programs in the period spanning the tumultuous revolutions that brought about the collapse of the communist dictatorships and the consolidation of new democratic regimes. Contributors explain why leaders made certain choices, discuss the challenges they faced, and explore the role of under-studied actors and grassroots strategies. Written by recognized experts with an unparalleled grasp of the region's communist and post-communist reality, this volume addresses far-reaching reckoning, redress, and retribution policy choices. It is an engaging and carefully crafted volume, and it covers a wide variety of cases and discusses key transitional justice theories using both qualitative and quantitative research methods.
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

Prezentul trecutului recent: Lustraţie şi decomunizare în postcomunism - Stan, Lavinia (Curtea Veche, 2010)
Read reviews from the world’s largest community for readers. O lucrare de anvergura, volumul de fata examineaza modul in care toate tarile est europene pos…
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

Transitional Justice in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union: Reckoning with the communist past - Stan, Lavinia (Routledge, 2010)
During the last two decades, the countries of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union have attempted to address the numerous human rights abuses that characterized the decades of communist rule. This book examines the main processes of transitional justice that permitted societies in those countries to come to terms with their recent past. It explores lustration, the banning of communist officials and secret political police officers and informers from post-communist politic, ordinary citizens’ access to the remaining archives compiled on them by the communist secret police, as well as trials and court proceedings launched against former communist officials and secret agents for their human rights trespasses. Individual chapters explore the progress of transitional justice in Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, Slovenia and the successor states of the former Soviet Union. The chapters explain why different countries have employed different models to come to terms with their communist past; assess each country’s relative successes and failures; and probe the efficacy of country-specific legislation to attain the transitional justice goals for which it was developed. The book draws together the country cases into a comprehensive comparative analysis of the determinants of post-communist transitional justice, that will be relevant not only to scholars of post-communist transition, but also to anyone interested in transitional justice in other contexts.
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

Truth Commissions in Post-Communism: The Overlooked Solution? - Stan, Lavinia (The Open Political Science Journal, 2009)
Despite their increased popularity in Latin America, Africa and Asia, truth commissions have remained an overlooked solution to coming to terms with the recent human rights abuses perpetrated in communist Europe. Since the start of the democratization process in the early 1990s, only Germany, the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, and Romania have employed truth commissions as methods to reckon with communist crimes. These five commissions share important similarities and differences in terms of their organizational structure, goals, activity, and efficacy. The scarcity of truth commissions in post-communist Europe is explained by the nature of communist repression, the legitimacy of the communist regime as a home-grown versus an externally-imposed political set of institutions and practices, and the use of lustration and access to secret files as methods to obtain truth, justice and reconciliation in posttotalitarian times.
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

Declassified protocols indicate Golda Meir considered Palestinian statehood - Staff, Toi (The Times of Israel, 2023)
Documents show that former prime minister gave serious thought to possibility of formation of a Palestinian entity, despite public comments.
Israel
Keywords: 2023-08 August; Golda Meir; Palestine; Palestinian Statehood

EU sanctions Russians over Ukraine war disinformation - Staff Writer (2023)
"We are targeting those carrying out information manipulation and interference as part of a broader hybrid campaign by Russia against the EU and the member states," EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said
Europe
Keywords: 2023-07 July

Mapping with deep meaning: Preserving memory in El Salvador - Stacey, Megan (Western News, 2023)
Western University Libraries (London, Ontario, Canada) is contributing to Surviving Memory in Postwar El Salvador by capturing the history of Salvadoran Civil War
El Salvador
Keywords: 2023-10 November

Indian child brides sold in 'package deals' to Gulf men - Srivastava, Roli (news.trust.org, 2017)
"I was 14 and our neighbour told us that a rich Arab boy was looking for a bride. We went to meet him. He was not a boy. He was 62"
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2); Archives and Human Rights

Beware the ‘botshit’: why generative AI is such a real and imminent threat to the way we live - Spicer, André (The Guardian, 2024)
With pivotal global elections approaching, experts warn of AI's capability to influence outcomes through the production of deceptive content, a phenomenon termed "botshit." There is an urgent need for measures to mitigate AI's negative effects on political discourse and the information landscape.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2024-01 January; Artificial intelligence (AI); Computing; Politics; Technology; UK news; US news; US politics; World news

Silence, Accessibility, and Reading Against the Grain: Examining Voices of the Marginalized in the India Office Records - Sowry, Nathan (InterActions: UCLA Journal of Education and Information Studies, 2012)
This paper deals with issues of power and silencing of the “Other” within colonial archives, particularly regarding British East India Company records of an attempted mutiny of Bengali sepoys and Javanese aristocrats in 1815, now housed in the India Office Records of the British Library. It recommends incorporating a postcolonial approach and reading records against the grain in order to recover these marginalized voices. The body of this paper is broken into three sections. The first section introduces the historical context of the attempted mutiny, questions the incomplete nature of archival and colonial records, and discusses the archivist’s responsibility to present as complete a record as possible. The second section discusses the introduction and importance of postmodern theory to the archival field. Particularly significant are arguments by practicing archivists who advocate reading records against the grain to recover voices of the marginalized, how this can be incorporated into archival practice, and the ensuing difficulties which may emerge. Finally, the third section discusses problems of access to colonial records such as those held in the India Office Records, and how the practices of digitization, international cooperation and preservation, and reading records against the grain are able to produce a plurality of voices.
Other Publications
Keywords: A&DwP website

Tutu and his role in the Truth & Reconciliation Commission | South African History Online - South African History Online: Towards a People’s History (sahistory.org.za)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

Digital Rights and Privacy - Sonneborn, Liz (Greenhaven Publishing, 2024)
It is almost impossible to avoid having a digital footprint. Social media, streaming websites, navigation applications, online shopping websites, and search engines generate a large amount of data about users' digital habits. Tech companies have used this data to “optimize” their products and allow them to better predict users' behaviors, but the collection and use of data has raised new questions about the right to digital privacy.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2024-01 January

Le Paraguay : la terreur racontée par elle-même - Solis Azuaga, Gabriela (Gazette des archives, 2007)
Le Paraguay : la terreur racontée par elle-même. ; Gabriela Solís Azuaga présente dans cet article son témoignage vécu du stronisme, régime despotique du général Stroessner que le Paraguay a subi pendant 35 ans. Après avoir présenté brièvement le Paraguay et son histoire, l’auteur tente de définir ce régime, atypique à plus d’un titre. La découverte en 1992 des archives de la police politique du stronisme, archives dites de la terreur, a permis à certaines familles de connaître la vérité sur le sort de leurs disparus et d’obtenir justice. Mais l’intérêt de ce fonds dépasse le cadre national puisqu’on y trouve les fichiers et dossiers de l’Opération Condor qui concernent les pays d’Amérique latine impliqués dans ce plan coordonné de répression. L’auteur conclut en constatant que le temps du travail de mémoire n’est pas encore arrivé au Paraguay, alors que la compréhension du passé permettrait de résoudre les difficultés auxquelles il est toujours confronté.
Other Publications

Encoded Archival Description (EAD) - Society of American Archivists (Society of American Archivists, 2015)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

L'affaire Papon - Slitinski, Michel (Editions Alain Moreau, 1983)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

Zimbabwe’s ‘Patriotic Act’ erodes freedoms and may be a tool for repression - Sithole, Tinashe (The Conversation, 2023)
Opposition activists have previously been accused of treason and unpatriotic behaviour for expressing concerns about human rights abuses.
Zimbabwe
Keywords: 2023-07 July

Traditional Knowledge Database strengthening weather forecasting and observations in the Pacific - Siosinamele Lu (Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme, 2023)
There is a lot of data in our traditional knowledge. Our chants, songs, artefacts, and tattoos all hold data that only we can interpret and understand. However, there has been limited integration of this knowledge into our policies and decision-making processes.
Oceania
Keywords: 2023-12 December

Sixty years of sound: The cassette’s past, present and future in Egypt - Simon, Andrew (Al Jazeera, 2023)
On its birthday, Al Jazeera looks beyond the cassette’s invention in Europe and at its life in Egypt. Adawiya, Imam and Kishk used the technology to circumvent censorship and reach a mass audience in the absence of Egyptian radio, which came under state control in 1934 and refused to give them airtime.
Egypt
Keywords: 2023-09 September

Little space for dissent as Algeria sends researcher, journalist to jail - Simon Speakman Cordall (Al Jazeera, 2023)
Canadian-Algerian researcher among those sentenced for ‘publishing sensitive information’.
Algeria
Keywords: 2023-08 August; 2023-09 September

Exhibition - ‘Women in Revolt!’ at Tate Britain is a deliciously angry tour de force of feminist art - Silver, Hannah (wallpaper.com, 2023)
‘Women in Revolt!’ puts feminist art from 1970 – 1990 under the spotlight at Tate Britain - Until 2024-04-07 at Tate Britain, London
United Kingdom
Keywords: 2023-10 November

State Coordinated Violence in Chad under Hissène Habré - Silva, Romesh; Klingner, Jeff; Weikart, Scott (Human Rights Data Analysis Group, 2010)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

Fighting to the End of Life Without Parole in the US: “We Aren’t our Worst Mistake” - Sibbald, Kristen (Human Rights Watch, 2023)
Joseph Bell was 26 years old when a California judge sentenced him to life without the possibility of parole (LWOP) for his role in a murder and robbery. He didn’t pull the trigger, but was sentenced to LWOP under the “felony murder rule.”
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-06 June

The Remorse That Follows Wartime Actions Against Civilians - Shore, Zachary (TIME, 2023)
The U.S. learned this lesson during World War II—and it should guide those countries at war in 2023.
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-12 December; Japanese American Internment

History textbooks and the wars in Asia: divided memories - Shin, Gi-Wook; Sneider, Daniel C. (Routledge, 2011)
OCLC: ocn651914367
Keywords: 20th century; East Asia; Historiography; History; Military Historiography; History; Military Study and teaching (Secondary); History; Military Textbooks; Nationalism and education; Nationalism and historiography; References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights; Social aspects

Personal data stolen in British Library cyber-attack appears for sale online - Sherwood, Harriet (The Guardian, 2023)
The library said it was “aware that some data has been leaked, which appears to be from files relating to our internal HR information”. Academics and researchers who use the library have been told that disruption to the institution’s services after the serious ransomware attack was likely to continue for months.
United Kingdom
Keywords: 2023-10 November; Books; British Library; Cybercrime; Data and computer security; Internet; Libraries; London; Technology; UK news

Rethinking Heritage in Precarious Times Coloniality, Climate Change, and Covid-19 - Shepperd, Nick (Routledge, 2023)
Rethinking Heritage in Precarious Times sets a fresh agenda for Heritage Studies by reflecting upon the unprecedented nature of the contemporary moment. In doing so, the volume also calls into question established ideas, ways of working, and understandings of the future. Presenting contributions by leading figures in the field of Heritage Studies, Indigenous scholars, and scholars from across the global north and global south, the volume engages with the most pressing issues of today: coloniality, the climate emergency, the Covid-19 pandemic, structural racism, growing social and economic inequality, and the ongoing struggle for dignity and restitution.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Colonialism; Covid-19; Pandemic

Towards a human-centred participatory approach to child social care recordkeeping - Shepherd, Elizabeth; Hoyle, Victoria; Lomas, Elizabeth; Flinn, Andrew; Sexton, Anna (Archival Science, 2020)
In 2019, there were over 75,000 children and young people in out-of-home care in England and Wales. Recent estimates suggest that up to half a million British people were in state or voluntary care as children, around 1% of the adult population. While individual experiences vary enormously by time and place, care-experienced people share in common the intensive documentation of their lives by social workers, educators, health professionals and associated practitioners. A complex, fragmented legislative and regulatory framework governs the creation and use of these records at the national level. Under UK law, a ‘care file’ must be retained for at least 75 years, so that a substantial legacy of care data is held across the public, voluntary and private sectors. MIRRA: Memory—Identity—Rights in Records—Access, a participatory research project co-produced with care leavers, investigated recordkeeping practices in child social care from multiple perspectives. Interviews, focus groups and workshops with stakeholders identified critical failings in the creation, use, management and access to care records, which do not account for the needs and capabilities of multiple stakeholders. These failings have a direct impact on the well-being and health of care-experienced people throughout their lives. MIRRA researchers developed a human-centred participatory recordkeeping approach to child social care, which this article describes. The approach combines the participatory continuum model (Rolan in Arch Sci 17(3):195–225. https://doi.org/10.1007/ s10502-016-9267-7, 2017) and the capabilities approach to social work, rooting child social care recordkeeping in information rights principles. The article makes a contribution to the literature that discusses archival science within a human rights and ethics framework and reflects on trauma-informed practice for information professionals. It also provides guidance on practice improvements for child social care recording.
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2); Archives and Human Rights

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

Heritage, Indigenous Doing, and Wellbeing: Voices of Country - Sheehan, Norm; Jones, David S; Creighton, Joss; Harrington, Sheldon (Routlledge, 2024)
Heritage, Indigenous Doing and Wellbeing presents an Aboriginal Australian relational understanding of the world that offers a counter-narrative to the Western notion of heritage and new insights into the potential for sustaining the complex systems that support all life. From an Indigenous Australian perspective, the Western concept of heritage is intentionally exclusionary and supports social, political, economic, and environmental injustice.
Australia
Keywords: 2023-12 December

Mojgan Ilanlou, documentariste iranienne, raconte le combat des femmes dans une société patriarcale - Shamsodinnezhad, Vahic (RFI, 2023)
Mojgan Ilanlou est l’une des premières cinéastes iraniennes à être sortie sans voile au début du mouvement Femme, Vie, Liberté. Elle a ensuite partagé des photos d’elle accompagnées du hashtag « cette ville doit s’habituer à me voir ». Un acte qui lui a valu cinq mois d’emprisonnement. La réalisatrice croit à la force de documentaire dans le changement des mentalités et des traditions.
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Keywords: 2023-08 August

Humiliation and violence in Kenya’s colonial days – when old men were called 'boy' and Africans were publicly beaten - Shadle, Brett (The Conversation, 2023)
Colonialists daily reinforced a hierarchy that allowed white people to abuse Africans.
Kenya
Keywords: 2023-12 December