On the Edge of Greatness, Volume I: The Diaries of John Humphrey, First Director of the United Nations Human Rights Division, Volume I. - Hobbins, A.J. (McGill-Queen's University Press, 1995)
The first of three projected volumes of Humphrey's diaries, Volume 1 (1948-49) covers the meetings in Geneva and Paris leading to the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (of which Humphrey had prepared the first draft); the daily activities of the UN Secretariat in Lake Success, N.Y.; and his visit to Strasbourg for the first Council of Europe. Humphrey details his interactions with international officials such as Trygve Lie and Henri Laugier, national representatives, including Eleanor Roosevelt, Pierre Mendès-France, and René Cassin, and a social circle that included Gabrielle Roy, F.R. Scott, and Hugh MacLennan. The Humphrey diaries represent an important primary source for the study of the international law of human rights and the development of the postwar UN human rights program.
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2); Archives and Human Rights

On the March on Washington's 60th anniversary, watch how CBS News covered the Civil Rights protest in 1963 - CBS News - CBS News (CBS News, 2023)
On Aug. 28, 1963, Walter Cronkite began his evening news broadcast with a vivid description of the March on Washington. The day would come to be a watershed moment in the equal rights movement for Black Americans - Includes an 18-minute video recording.
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-10 October

On the Persistence of the Japanese History Problem: Historicism and the International Politics of History - Koyama, Hitomi (Routledge, 2018)
In Japan, people often refer to August 15, 1945 as the end of
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

Online Harassment 2017 - Duggan, Maeve (Pew Research Center: Internet, Science & Tech, 2017)
Roughly four-in-ten Americans have personally experienced online harassment, and 62% consider it a major problem.
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2); Archives and Human Rights

Online News Act could see Google, Meta pay combined $234 million to Canadian media - Deschamps, Tara (CBC News, 2023)
The federal government has put a price tag on what it would like to see Google and Facebook spend under an act requiring the tech giants to compensate media for news articles.
Canada
Keywords: 2023-09 September; Indigenous Matters

Ontario’s information watchdog is considering ‘potential next steps’ on alleged deleted Greenbelt emails - McIntosh, Emma (The Narwhal, 2023)
An audit found political staffers in the Ontario government allegedly deleted records and used personal emails during interactions with development lobbyists
Canada
Keywords: 2023-08 August; Government; Ontario

Open letter to Spanish judiciary authorities in solidarity with Justice Baltasar Garzón - Human Rights Defenders (International Federation for Human Rights, 2010)
Judges of the Supreme Court, Criminal chamber General Prosecutor of the State Cándido Conde-Pumpido Tourón As jurists, lawyers, judges, academics (...)
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2); Archives and Human Rights

Open Memory: Using inter-institutional cooperation to facilitate access to human rights. - Ferrari, Damian (New Tactics Project of the Center for Victims and Torture., 2005)
Other Publications

Opinion: De-dollarisation is the new decolonisation - Lo, Alex (South China Morning Post, 2023)
Opinion: Everyone, whether America’s vassals or enemies, needs to move away from the dollar when their greenback-denominated assets can be taken from them on Washington’s say-so.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-09 September

Opinion: Israel's Government Has Declared a War on Women - Gouri, Hamutal (Haaretz, 2023)
As it is poised to pass another bill that will roll back women's rights, Israel's far-right government should not underestimate the power of the rage and courage of women who refuse to see their rights usurped in the name of a conservative, religious and messianic agenda.
Israël
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Benjamin Netanyahou; Democracy; Judicial Coup; Judicial Reform

Opinion | Leave No One Behind: We Need a Rights-Based Approach to Climate Displacement - Baldi, Stefano; John, Anju Anna (Common Dreams, 2023)
Migration needs to be approached as a form of reparation by countries and businesses that have historically contributed most to the problem we face today.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Climate Displacement; Migration; Refugees

Opinion: The global human rights regime has collapsed - Guesmi, Haythem (Al Jazeera, 2023)
Opinion: Amid a climate emergency, seemingly endless conflict, and consequent refugee crises, the glaring absence of an effective global strategy to safeguard the most fundamental rights of impoverished and marginalised populations across the world has made it clear that the concept of “human rights”, as sacralised by the liberal West, has lost all meaning and purpose – for everyone, but especially for those of us in the Global South.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-09 September

Oral History and Collective Memory: Documenting Refugee Voices and the Challenges of Archival Representation - Dudman, Paul (Atlanti, 2019)

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

Osočení – Pravdivé příběhy lidí z "Cibulkova seznamu" - Salivarová-Škvorecká, Zdena (Nakladatelství Host, 2000)
Publicistika.
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

Ottawa présente sa feuille de route pour donner plus de droits aux Autochtones - Zone Politique- ICI.Radio-Canada.ca (Radio-Canada.ca, 2023)
Ottawa dévoile 181 mesures, portant notamment sur l'autonomie gouvernementale et les traités, qui devraient donner plus de droits aux Autochtones.
Canada
Keywords: 2023-06 June; Déclaration des Nationa Unies sur les droits des peuples autochtones

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

‘Our god was locked in a US museum’: the heritage hunters bringing home Nepal’s lost treasures - Adhikari, Rojita (The Guardian, 2024)
Thousands of ancient artefacts have been taken out of the country. These Nepalese citizens are determined to get them back.
Nepal
Keywords: 2024-01 January; Culture; Global development; Heritage; Nepal; South and central Asia; World news

‘Our history is rotting away’: the newspaper archivists preserving Nigeria’s past - Adetayo, Ope (The Guardian, 2023)
Coups, civil wars, dictators, democracy … all the headlines that tell the country’s story since independence in 1960 are to be saved for posterity by an ambitious archive project
Nigeria
Keywords: 2023-08 August; Africa; Global development; Media; Newspapers; Newspapers & magazines; Nigeria; World news

Our land died so others could live - Hele, Christopher-Ikimotu (E-Tangata, 2023)
“New Zealand’s history of colonialism with Banaba should be part of the current education curriculum. Students should understand how Banaba had to die for New Zealand’s grazing agriculture to live.”
New Zealand
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Aotearoa; Banaba; Pacific Island

Our Purpose - Outright International - Outright International (outrightinternational.org)
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2); Archives and Human Rights

Overcoming the apartheid legacy: the special case of the Freedom Charter - Dominy, Graham (Archival Science, 2004)
Other Publications

Overcoming the apartheid legacy: the special case of the Freedom Charter - Dominy, Graham (Archival Science, 2013)
This paper outlines the construction of the ‘‘ofﬁcial’’ archives of the South African apartheid state and the distorted view they contain concerning social and political realities. Therefore, the colonial and apartheid legacies are examined in a broader context as an oppressive social and political system, as well as in the more speciﬁc context of how their legacy is reﬂected in the ofﬁcial archives. The development and popular endorsement of the Freedom Charter of 1955 was a seminal moment of challenge to the increasing oppression of the apartheid state. In later decades, the Freedom Charter became an iconic reference point in the antiapartheid struggle and the inspiration for the construction of a constitutional democracy in the 1990s. The process of its creation stands in stark contrast to the processes of creation of ofﬁcial records and archives. The paper also examines the survival of the Freedom Charter and the struggle to save it from auction in London and secure its safe passage to the National Archives of South Africa. Finally, questions of meaning and ideological signiﬁcance are asked in relation to the role of a National Archives in the current dominant historical narrative.
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

Overview: South African Human Rights Commission: PAIA 2011/12 annual report - Parliament of the Republic of South Africa (Parliament of the Republic of South Africa, 2012)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

Oxford University appoints UK’s first professor of LGBTQ+ history - Weale, Sally (The Guardian, 2023)
Matt Cook, who has written on queer urban life and the Aids crisis, takes up the new post at Mansfield College.
United Kingdom
Keywords: 2023-06 June; Education; Higher education; LGBTQ+ rights; UK news; Universities; University of Oxford

P. C. Chang and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights - Roth, Hans Ingvar (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2016)
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is one of the world's best-known and most translated documents. When it was presented to the United Nations General Assembly in December in 1948, Eleanor Roosevelt, chair of the writing group, called it a new "Magna Carta for all mankind." The passage of time has shown Roosevelt to have been largely correct in her prediction as to the declaration's importance. No other document in the world today can claim a comparable standing in the international community. Roosevelt and French legal expert René Cassin have often been represented as the principal authors of the declaration. But in fact, it resulted from a collaborative effort involving a number of individuals in different capacities. One of the declaration's most important authors was the vice chairman of the Human Rights Commission, Peng Chun Chang (1892-1957), a Chinese diplomat and philosopher whose contribution has been the focus of growing attention in recent years. Indeed, it is Chang who deserves the credit for the universality and religious ecumenism that are now regarded as the declaration's defining features. Despite this, Chang's extraordinary contribution has been overlooked by historians. Peng Chun Chang was a modern-day Renaissance man-teacher, scholar, university chancellor, playwright, diplomat, and politician. A true cosmopolitan, he was deeply involved in the cultural exchange between East and West, and the dramatic events of his life left a profound mark on his intellectual and political work. P. C. Chang and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is the first biography of this extraordinary actor on the world stage, who belonged to the same generation as Mao Zedong and Chiang Kai-shek. Drawing on previously unknown sources, it casts new light on Chang's multifaceted life and involvement with one of modern history's most important documents.
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2); Archives and Human Rights

Pakistan. Le gouvernement doit cesser de harceler et d’arrêter arbitrairement les Afghan·e·s en quête de refuge - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2023)
Il est très préoccupant de constater que la situation des réfugié·e·s afghans au Pakistan ne reçoit pas l'attention nécessaire au niveau international.
Pakistan
Keywords: 2023-06 June

Pakistan: Training journalists on fact-checking in a humanitarian crisis - International Committee of the Red Cross (International Committee of the Red Cross, 2023)
Factual and responsible reporting by the media can help affected communities cope better by enhancing their knowledge, connecting them with first responders, highlighting their needs and providing access to authorities.
Pakistan
Keywords: 2023-08 August

Pandemic treaty talks: Is there room for Indigenous knowledge? - Geneva Solutions - Dupraz-Dobias, Paula (Geneva Solutions, 2023)
Even as global temperatures rose at increasingly alarming rates, it took years before anyone began to listen to their message. Yet year after year, representatives of Indigenous communities attended global climate and biodiversity summits, striving to share their experience with climate change and their traditional knowledge as guardians of vast natural areas. Three years after the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, it could seem like a case of déjà-vu. In spite of being the most affected by the hea
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-06 June; Pandemic

Paper Wars: Access to Information in South Africa - Allan, Kate (Wits University Press, 2009)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

Paradigm Initiative joins the National Coalition on Freedom of Expression and Content Moderation in Kenya - Zawya (Zamya, 2023)
The national coalition aims to address critical issues surrounding freedom of expression, content moderation and dis/misinformation in the digital age
Kenya
Keywords: 2023-08 August

Parliament to vote on groundbreaking EU 'compensation right' against pollution - Elissaiou, Annita (www.euractiv.com, 2023)
Environment and health groups are pushing for more robust measures to protect EU citizens’ fundamental right to health and clean air, in a joint letter sent to MEPs on Thursday.
Europe
Keywords: 2023-07 July

Paroles sollicitées, interprétées, abusées. La problématique des témoignages dans les procès pour crimes contre l’humanité - Pantz, Sylvie (Gazette des archives, 2007)
Paroles sollicitées, interprétées, abusées. La problématique des témoignages dans les procès pour crimes contre l’humanité ; Après avoir travaillé au Tribunal pénal international pour l’ex-Yougoslavie pendant quatre ans, de 1996 à 1999, l’auteur est retournée à La Haye préparer son intervention. Elle porte un regard neuf sur le TPIY qu’elle avait quitté dans la phase de «cueillette des preuves » et qu’elle retrouve très bien rôdé et doté de moyens sophistiqués à quelque temps de sa fermeture. Plus qu’aux archives du TPIY, bien conservées, c’est aux témoins qui ont déposé à La Haye et particulièrement aux témoins «potentiels » qu’elle s’intéresse. Elle craint qu’à la fermeture du Tribunal ils ne soient laissés pour compte parce qu’on a estimé inutile de les appeler à témoigner lors d’un procès. Elle souhaite que les justices nationales s’approprient ces affaires qui ne relèvent pas de la compétence du TPIY, ce qui donnerait l’occasion à ces témoins négligés de témoigner. Elle estime en conclusion qu’il serait légitime de restituer ces preuves, non pas aux Nations unies mais à leurs «propriétaires » . Elle s’interroge sur le lieu où les déposer, sans pouvoir apporter de réponse.
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Pasado y presente de la violencia en Colombia | Daniel Ricardo Peñaranda Supelano | Universilibros - Sánchez, Gonzalo; Peñaranda, Ricardo (La Carreta Editores E.U., 2007)
📚 Durante los últimos veinte años Pasado y presente se convirtió en un referente de los estudios sobre La Violencia. Cuando aún no se hablaba entre
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

Patrick Ball, PhD - Human Rights Data Analysis Group (HRDAG - Human Rights Data Analysis Group)
Patrick Ball has spent thirty years doing quantitative analysis for truth commissions, non-governmental organizations, international criminal tribunals, and United Nations missions. His work has been conducted in El Salvador, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Haiti, South Africa, Chad, Sri Lanka, East Timor, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Kosovo, Liberia, Perú, ...
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

Patrick Baudoin, président de la Ligue des droits de l'homme: «Le génocide, c'est le crime des crimes» - Gauquelin, Igor (RFI, 2023)
Entretien avec Patrick Baudouin, président de la Ligue des droits de l'homme (LDH), autour de la notion même de génocide ainsi que des autres outils juridiques mis à la disposition de la justice internationale.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-10 November

Patrimoine partagé : universalité, restitutions et circulation des œuvres d’art - Martinez, Jean-Luc (Présidence de la République Française, 2023)
Catherine Colonna, ministre de l’Europe et des Affaires étrangères et Rima Abdul Malak, ministre de la Culture, ont reçu ce mardi 25 avril 2023 Jean-Luc Martinez, ambassadeur pour la coopération internationale dans le domaine du patrimoine et Président-directeur honoraire du Louvre, qui leur a remis le rapport commandé par le Président de la République afin de préparer les contours d’une loi-cadre sur la restitution à leur pays d’origine de biens culturels appartenant aux collections publiques françaises , qui, en l’état actuel du droit, sont inaliénables et ne peuvent être restitués que sur la base d’une loi spéciale.
France
Keywords: 2023-06 June

Paying for the Past: The Struggle over Reparations for Surviving Victims of the Nazi Terror by Christian Pross - Pross, Christian (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1824)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

Pays-Bas. La loi a été modifiée pour reconnaître qu’un rapport sexuel sans consentement est un viol : une «victoire historique» - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2023)
« L’adoption de ce projet de loi est une victoire historique pour les victimes de violences sexuelles.
Netherlands
Keywords: 2023-07 July

“Peace, order and good government”: archives in society - Wilson, Ian E. (Archival Science, 2012)
The phrase “peace, order and good government,” common to the definition of federal powers in both the Australian and the Canadian constitutions, has defined the relationship of the Crown and the citizen for more than five centuries. The archival record is fundamental to that relationship, providing its authoritative legal basis, documenting its evolution and continuing as a reminder of both our proudest achievements and our most dismal failures as a society. This paper reflects on the role of archives in recent Canadian human rights issues, highlighting both the strengths and the weaknesses of the record, the perception of archives as an agency of the state and the role of archives in helping society address highly contentious issues.
Other Publications
Keywords: A&DwP website; Canadian archives; Human rights; Indigenous human rights

Película sobre el Tribunal Europeo de Derechos Humanos - European Court of Human Rights (European Court of Human Rights, 2023)
Dirigido a una amplia audiencia, este vídeo explica el funcionamiento del Tribunal, recuerda los desafíos a los que se enfrenta y demuestra el alcance de su actividad a través de ejemplos jurisprudenciales.
Europe
Keywords: 2023-10 November

“Pensé que nos llevaban para matarnos”: los niños que fueron separados de su familia injustamente como resultado del trabajo de una ONG estadounidense - Francavilla, Chiara; Afreh-Nuamah, Kwakye; Boateng, Kyenkyenhene (BBC News Mundo, 2023)
El trabajo de la ONG International Justice Mission en Ghana fue puesto en cuestión por una investigación de BBC Africa Eye que reveló irregularidades en la forma en la que separan a algunos niños de sus familias.
Ghana
Keywords: 2023-07 July

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

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

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

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

Peuples autochtones dans le monde. Les enjeux de la reconnaissance. - Bellier, Irène (L’Harmattan, 2020)
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2); Archives and Human Rights

Philippines: Marcos Failing on Rights - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2023)
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will mark his first year in office on June 30, 2023, having done little to improve human rights protections in the Philippines.
Philippines
Keywords: 2023-06 June

Pierre Elliott Trudeau avait une unité secrète pour espionner les indépendantistes - Serebrin, Jacob (La Presse, 2023)
De nouvelles révélations au sujet d’une unité ultrasecrète créée au sein du cabinet du premier ministre Pierre Elliott Trudeau pour espionner les souverainistes québécois témoignent de l’ampleur de ce qu’on ignore encore concernant la réponse d’Ottawa au mouvement indépendantiste.
Canada
Keywords: 2023-08 August

Pierre Elliott Trudeau had a secret unit to spy on Quebec separatists - Serebrin, Jacob (DayFR Euro, 2023)
According to an article that has just been published in English in an academic journal, Prime Minister Trudeau’s office created an espionage unit in the 1970s to monitor Quebec sovereignists. The firm had also asked the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to pass on information to it – a request the defunct RCMP security service reportedly resisted.
Canada
Keywords: 2023-08 August

Pío XII | ¿El “Papa de Hitler” o “salvador de los judíos”?: quién era el pontífice y por qué su papel en la Segunda Guerra Mundial sigue generando controversia - Alonso, Juan Francisco (BBC News Mundo, 2023)
El reciente hallazgo de una carta, fechada en 1942, en la que un sacerdote alemán informaba al Vaticano sobre el exterminio de los judíos en Polonia reaviva el debate sobre la actuación del pontífice durante este período histórico.
Germany
Keywords: 2023-09 September

Plan national d'action pour la mise en œuvre des principes directeurs des Nations unies relatifs aux droits de l'Homme et aux entreprises - Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères (France Diplomatie - Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères)
Les droits de l'Homme font partie des principes fondamentaux de la République française. La promotion des plus hauts standards de protection en la matière constitue un objectif fondamental de son action nationale, européenne et internationale.
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2); Archives and Human Rights

Planned EU laws on child sexual abuse have sparked a privacy row. Why? - Jones, Mared Gywn (euronews, 2023)
Some have argued the proposed EU law could usher in mass surveillance in the bloc through the scanning of all communications, including encrypted messages.
Europe
Keywords: 2023-10 October

Playing with Marked Cards, or Using Documents as a Tool for Historical Manipulation: the Case of Russian 'Archive Websites' - Zawistowski, Andrzej (Institute of European Network Remembrance and Solidarity, 2021)
Can genuine archival documents be used to manipulate our knowledge of the past? Of course, only three steps suffice: restrict historians' access to archives, select sources according to a desired premise and make sure your message reaches a wide audience, especially non-historians.
Other Publications

Poland’s Media Transparency Under Threat: State Archives Allegedly Destroyed - Zylm, Wojciech (BNN Breaking, 2023)
The archives of public broadcasters, TVP (Telewizja Polska) and Polish Radio, have been allegedly destroyed according to the National Broadcasting Council of Poland (KRRiT).
Poland
Keywords: 2023-12 December

Política Pública de Archivos de Derechos Humanos, Memoria Histórica y Conflicto Armado - Centro Nacional De Memoria Histórica (Centro Nacional De Memoria Histórica, 2017)
Libro Política Pública de Archivos de Derechos Humanos, Memoria Histórica y Conflicto Armado facebook twitter whatsapp Luego de la firma del acuerdo de paz entre el gobierno nacional y la guerrilla de las Farc, después de más de cinco décadas de conflicto armado interno, la sociedad colombiana y sus instituciones asisten a un momento histórico …
Section: Libros
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

Political Effects: Trust in Government - Roman, David (Lustration and Transitional Justice: Personnel Systems in the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland., 2011)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

Political Forgiveness - Digeser, Peter (Cornell University Press, 2001)
What does forgiveness mean when it appears in politics, and what is its relationship to other ideas in political philosophy? In Political Forgiveness, P. E. Digeser defends a conception of forgiveness against those who are skeptical of its desirability as a political idea. While much of the previous work on forgiveness reflects theological or psychological perspectives, Digeser offers a concept of political forgiveness that is secular and public rather than religious or personal. It centers on the capacity of victims and creditors to release transgressors and debtors from their moral and financial debts. "If justice is a matter of receiving one's due", he says, "then political forgiveness entails releasing one's due". Nevertheless, political forgiveness remains connected to justice in important ways.Exploring the limits and possibilities of political forgiveness, Digeser considers not only its relationship to justice, but also such issues as who has authority to forgive, the connection between forgiveness and reconciliation, the meaning and scope of group responsibility, the idea of pardoning as a form of political forgiveness, and whether there is an obligation to forgive.
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Keywords: Political Science / General; Political Science / History & Theory; References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

Political Survival and Yasukuni in Japan's Relations with China - Cheung, Mong (Routledge, 2018)
What role does the political survival of prime ministers play in Japan’s relations with China over the Yasukuni issue? Three Japanese prime ministers, including Nakasone Yasuhiro, Hashimoto Ryutaro and Abe Shinzo, complied with China’s demands and stopped visiting the controversial Shrine in 1986, 1997 and 2007, respectively. By contrast, the Yasukuni controversy intensified between 2001 and 2006 when a popular Prime Minister Koizumi Junichiro was determined to pay regular homage to the Yasukuni Shrine annually. Prime Minister Abe, who previously demonstrated restraint over the issue in his first term between 2006 and 2007, visited the Yasukuni unexpectedly in 2013 but not in 2014 or 2015. To explain this variation, this book presents an alternative interpretation of Japan’s official responses toward China’s pressure over the Yasukuni issue between 1985 and 2015 by applying a political survival approach that highlights the domestic political legitimacy of the Japanese prime minister or the ruling party.This book will be of great interest to students and researchers of Sino-Japanese relations, Japan’s foreign policy and international relations.
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

POLÍTICAS ARCHIVÍSTICAS PARA LA DEFENSA DE LOS DERECHOS HUMANOS - Quintana, Antonio González (Consejo Internacional de Archivos, 2008)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights; References - Comma (2020 1-2); Archives and Human Rights

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

POLITIQUES ARCHIVISTIQUES POUR LA DÉFENSE DES DROITS DE L’HOMME - Quintana, Antonio González (Conseil International des Archives, 2009)
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2); Archives and Human Rights

Politiques du pardon - Lefranc, Sandrine (Presses Universitaires France, 2002)
Dans de nombreuses démocraties ayant récemment succédé à des régimes autoritaires, bourreaux et victimes continuent de coexister. La haine est toujours présente malgré la mise en place de processus de "réconciliation" par les gouvernements actuels en Amérique du Sud comme en Afrique du Sud. Des réparations et l'établissement de la vérité sur les crimes commis devaient pallier l'absence de poursuites judiciaires, des lois d'amnistie devaient également représenter une première étape vers le pardon et la réconciliation. Faut-il pardonner aux agents d'un régime autoritaire qui ont torturé et fait disparaître des opposants par milliers ? Un pardon politique est-il possible ?Collection : La collection « Fondements de la politique », dirigée par Yves-Charles Zarka, Directeur de recherche au CNRS, accueille, dune part, des éditions de textes importants où les concepts fondamentaux de la politique peuvent être ressaisis dans leurs moments doctrinaux de formation, dinfléchissement ou de crise, dautre part, des travaux de recherche sur les auteurs ou les uvres de philosophie politique, enfin, des essais visant à renouveler la pensée politique contemporaine.
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

Post‐totalitarian national identity: public memory in Germany and Russia - Forest, Benjamin; Johnson, Juliet; Till, Karen (Social & Cultural Geography, 2004)
Through a comparative analysis of Germany and Russia, this paper explores how participation in the memorialization process affects and reflects national identity formation in post‐totalitarian societies. These post‐totalitarian societies face the common problem of re‐presenting their national character as civic and democratic, in great part because their national identities were closely bound to oppressive regimes. Through a comparison of three memorial sites—Sachsenhausen concentration camp memorial in Germany, and Lubianka Square and the Park of Arts in Russia—we argue that even where dramatic reductions in state power and the opening of civil society have occurred, a simple elite–public dichotomy cannot adequately capture the nature of participation in the process of memory re‐formation. Rather, mutual interactions among multiple publics and elites, differing in kind and intensity across contexts, combine to form a complex pastiche of public memory that both interprets a nation's past and suggests desirable models for its future. The domination of a ‘Western’ style of memorialization in former East Germany illustrates how even relatively open debates can lead to the exclusion of certain representations of the nation. Nonetheless, Germany has had comparatively vigorous public debates about memorializing its totalitarian periods. In contrast, Russian elite groups have typically circumvented or manipulated participation in the memorialization process, reflecting both a reluctance to deal with Russia's totalitarian past and a emerging national identity less civic and democratic than in Germany.
Publisher: Routledge _eprint: https://doi.org/10.1080/1464936042000252778
Keywords: Germany; References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights; Russia; monuments and memorials; politics of memory; public memory

Postcolonial Archives and the Question of Justice - Richards, Jill (The Cambridge Journal of Postcolonial Literary Inquiry, 2019)

Postguerra: Una historia de Europa desde 1945 - Judt, Tony (Taurus, 2006)
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2); Archives and Human Rights

Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945 - Judt, Tony (Penguin Books, 2006)
Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize • Winner of the Council on Foreign Relations Arthur Ross Book Award • One of the New York Times' Ten Best Books of the Year“Impressive . . . Mr. Judt writes with enormous authority.” —The Wall Street Journal“Magisterial . . . It is, without a doubt, the most comprehensive, authoritative, and yes, readable postwar history.” —The Boston GlobeAlmost a decade in the making, this much-anticipated grand history of postwar Europe from one of the world's most esteemed historians and intellectuals is a singular achievement. Postwar is the first modern history that covers all of Europe, both east and west, drawing on research in six languages to sweep readers through thirty-four nations and sixty years of political and cultural change-all in one integrated, enthralling narrative. Both intellectually ambitious and compelling to read, thrilling in its scope and delightful in its small details, Postwar is a rare joy. Judt's book, Ill Fares the Land, republished in 2021 featuring a new preface by bestselling author of Between the World and Me and The Water Dancer, Ta-Nehisi Coates.
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

Pourquoi ceux qui vivent « l’enfer climatique » saisissent la Cour de l’Onu - Giraudeau, Géraldine (JusticeInfo.net, 2023)
Des nations qui ont déjà les pieds dans l’eau s'engagent pour la justice climatique devant la Cour internationale de justice (CIJ). Pourquoi ?
Vanuatu
Keywords: 2023-06 June

Pourquoi le Japon redéfinit-il le viol ? - Wong, Tessa; Shiraishi, Sakiko (BBC News Afrique, 2023)
Le Japon s'apprête à réformer sa législation sur les agressions sexuelles et reconnaît enfin le consentement.
Japan
Keywords: 2023-06 June; Droits des femmes; Femmes; Japon; Justice; Sexe; Société; Violence sexuelle

PQ to table legislation seeking expenses of No campaign during 1995 referendum - Denoncourt, Jean-Philippe; Canadian Press (Montreal Gazette, 2023)
The result of the referendum was so close that supporters have often accused the No side of having bent the rules on campaign financing.
Canada
Keywords: 2023-08 August; Fraud; Quebec; Referendum

Prawdy jak chleba - Niezabitowska, Małgorzata (Prószyński, 2007)
Procesowy thriller, powieść kryminalna, poradnik jak radzić sobie w sytuacjach ekstremalnych, historia przygodowa stanu wojennego, opowieść o miłości i przyjaźni - książka Małgorzaty Niezabitowskiej ł...
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

‘Predator Files’ spyware scandal reveals brazen targeting of civil society, politicians and officials - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2023)
Shocking spyware attacks have been attempted against civil society, journalists, politicians and academics in the European Union (EU), USA and Asia, according to a major new investigation by Amnesty International.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-10 October

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

Prequel: An American Fight Against Facism - Maddow, Rachel (PenguinRandomHouse, 2023)
Rachel Maddow traces, with the help of archival and published material, the fight to preserve American democracy back to World War II, when a handful of committed public servants and brave private citizens thwarted far-right plotters trying to steer our nation toward an alliance with the Nazis.
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-10 October; Facism

Prerrogativas e Inmunidades de las Naciones Unidas - Naciones Unidas (Naciones Unidas, 1946)
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2); 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

President of Guyana demands slavery reparations ahead of apology from plantation owner descendants - Wilkinson, Bert; Associated Press (CityNews Toronto, 2023)
Guyana president Irfaan Ali on Thursday lashed out at the descendants of European slave traders, saying those who profited from the cruel, trans-Atlantic slave trade should offer to pay reparations to today’s generations.
Guyana
Keywords: 2023-08 August

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

Presidential Materials: Politics and the Presidential Records Act - Montgomery, Bruce (The American Archivist, 2003)
President George W. Bush's Executive Order No. 13,233, issued on 1 November 2001, marked the latest attempt by the executive branch to circumvent or otherwise nullify the key provisions of the Presidential Records Act. Congress passed the Presidential Records Act in 1978 in the wake of the Watergate scandals to assure public ownership and control over presidential materials. Nonetheless, starting with the presidency of Ronald Reagan, who was the first president to be covered by the act, the executive branch has repeatedly attacked the statute through various regulatory schemes and overly broad claims of executive privilege. Indeed, with their historical reputations and legacies at stake, presidents have never fully accepted the concept of yielding control over their presidential materials. This article reviews the troubling history of the Presidential Records Act and the implications of the latest attempts to restrict access to presidential papers.
Other Publications

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 13, 2017 (AM) | Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet - Nogami, Kotaro (2017)
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

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

Principe de Jordan: La Société de soutien à l’enfance des Premières Nations affirme qu’Ottawa échoue - Passafiume, Alessia; Canadian Press (La Presse, 2024)
La Société de soutien à l’enfance et à la famille des Premières Nations affirme que le Canada échoue systématiquement à répondre aux exigences du « principe de Jordan », qui prévoit de financer rapidement les services destinés aux enfants et de déterminer ensuite quel ordre de gouvernement devra payer.
Canada
Keywords: 2024-01 January

PRINCIPES DE BASE RELATIFS AU ROLE DES ARCHIVISTES ET DES GESTIONNAIRES DE DOCUMENTS POUR LA DEFENSE DES DROITS DE L’HOMME - HUman Rights Working Group International Council on Archives (Conseil International Des Archives, 2016)
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2); Archives and Human Rights

Principes directeurs relatifs aux entreprises et aux droits de l’homme: Mise en oeuvre du cadre de référence "Protéger, Respecter et Réparer" des Nations Unies - Nations Unies (Nations Unies, 2011)
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2); Archives and Human Rights

Principios básicos sobre el papel de archiveros y gestores de documentos en la defensa de los derechos humanos: Documento de trabajo del Consejo Internacional de Archivos - HRWG ICA (Human Rights Working Group - International Council on Archives) (International Council on Archives, 2016)
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2); Archives and Human Rights

Principios de Acceso a los Archivos - Grupo de trabajo sobre el acceso (Consejo International de Archivos, 2012)
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2); Archives and Human Rights

Principios Rectores Sobre las Empresas y los Derechos Humanos: Puesta en Práctica del marco de las Naciones Unidas para “proteger, Respetar y Remediar” - Naciones Unidas Derechos Humanos (United Nations, 2011)
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2); Archives and Human Rights

Principles of Access to Archives - International Council on Archives (International Council on Archives, 2012)
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2); Archives and Human Rights

Principles of Access to Archives Technical Guidance on Managing Archives with Restrictions - International Council on Archives (International Council on Archives, 2014)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

Prison avec sursis pour trois militaires accusés de violences sexuelles - Agence France-Presse; Charles, Frédéric (RFI, 2023)
La décision était très attendue. Rina Gonoi, une ancienne soldate, avait été la première à dénoncer publiquement les agressions sexuelles dans l'armée japonaise et à porter plainte devant la justice pour de tels faits contre trois de ses anciens collègues.
Japan
Keywords: 2023-12 December

Prisoners Expelled from Nicaragua Land in US Limbo - Sanz, José Luis (Elfaro 25, 2023)
The 222 political prisoners banished by the regime of Daniel Ortega last Thursday are celebrating their freedom after years or months of lockdown and torture, but many doubt their future and stifle their opinions out of fear for their family in Nicaragua. Half of them have no family in the U.S. and are wondering how to rebuild a life far from their country and loved ones.
Nicaragua
Keywords: 2023-07 July

Privacy: Algorithms and Society - Filimowicz, Michael (Routledge, 2023)
Privacy: Algorithms and Society focuses on encryption technologies and privacy debates in journalistic crypto-cultures, countersurveillance technologies, digital advertising, and cellular location data. Important questions are raised such as: How much information will we be allowed to keep private through the use of encryption on our computational devices? What rights do we have to secure and personalized channels of communication, and how should those be balanced by the state’s interests in maintaining order and degrading the capacity of criminals and rival state actors to organize through data channels?
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-09 September

Privacy, Trust and Social Media - Paliszkiewicz, Joanna; Kuanchin, Chen; Gołuchowski, Jerzy (Routledge, 2024)
The book examines the main issues and challenges associated with privacy and trust on social media in a manner relevant to both practitioners and scholars.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-12 December; Privacy

Privilegios e Inmunidades de los Organismos Especializados - Naciones Unidas (Naciones Unidas, 1947)
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2); Archives and Human Rights

Problem lustracji w Europie Środkowej i krajach bałtyckich - Opalińska, Agnieszka (IN GREMIUM, 2008)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

Problematische Schützenhilfe - Pesoli, Emanuele
Other Publications

Proceedings of the XXXVII th International Conference of the Round Table on Archives (CITRA) (Comma)
Keywords: Comma 2020 1-2; Archives and Human Rights; August 2021

Professional ethics and practice in archives and records management in a human rights context - Cook, Michael (Journal of the Society of Archivists, 2006)
This article contains a survey of ethical codes adopted by the Archives and Records Management (ARM) professional associations in Anglophone areas in the 1990s and notes that such codes are in effect standards to set beside other standards. The Museums Association code of ethics is compared, because it is aimed at institutions and not at individual professionals. It can be observed that institutional aims contain a strong ethical component. This is backed by procedural standards and guidelines required by new legislation in the UK (notably Freedom of Information and Data Protection). ARM professionals are faced with growing tensions in the interfaces between them and creators of records, owners of records, users and data subjects. Ethical decisions are constantly being demanded in all these areas. There is then a review of ARM responses to the human rights movement internationally, ranging from the ethical code proposed by the Quintana Report (1997), through subsequent discussions at CITRA, the Vienna Congress of the International Council on Archives (2004) and the University of Liverpool conference on archives and political pressures (2003). The article concludes by proposing that codes of ethics should be extended to direct the work of institutions as well as of individuals, that ethical principles embedded in procedural standards and guidelines should be recognised and codified, and that human rights issues should be explicitly recognised in ARM services through mission and policy statements.
Other Publications

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

Promoting a people-centred aid system: Impact’s commitment to producing community-driven evidence for humanitarian decision making - Impact Initiatives (Relief Web, 2023)
In recent years, there has been growing momentum around putting people and communities at the centre of humanitarian action, packaged under a series of Accountability to Affected People (AAP) principles and commitments.
Burkina Faso
Keywords: 2023-08 August

Promoting Environmental Democracy: comments submitted by the SAHR towards the UN Human Rights Council in October 2023 | International Council on Archives - Section on Archives and Human Rights (SAHR) (International Council on Archives (ICA), 2023)
ICA SAHR commends the preparation of a comprehensive report by the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment on ‘Promoting Environmental Democracy: procedural elements of the human right to a clean, health and sustainable environment’
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-09 September; Environmental Democracy

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

Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development - Human Rights Council (United Nations, 2012)
This is the first annual report submitted to the Human Rights Council by the first Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of nonrecurrence, Pablo de Greiff.
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

Promotion and Protection of Human Rights - Orentlicher, Diane (United Nations - Economic and Social Council, 2005)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights; References - Comma (2020 1-2); Archives and Human Rights

PROMOVENDO A JUSTIÇA TRANSICIONAL EM SOCIEDADES PÓS-CONFLITO - van Zyl, Paul (Revista de Anistia Política e Justiça de Transição, 2005)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

Proof - Peterson, Trudy Huskamp (Informatio, 2018)
This essay looks at the historical background of compensation payments, then considers the impact of World War II on reparations programs, the intellectual criteria for compensation developed by international bodies during the second half of the 20th century, and examples of state-level compensation after 1975 to individuals who were harmed by state actions. It concludes by considering the documents required to prove identity and prove the harm that gives rise to the right to compensation.
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights; References - Comma (2020 1-2); Archives and Human Rights

Propaganda and Persecution. The French Resistance and the “Jewish Question” - Poznanski, Renée (University of Wisconsin Press, 2023)
Jews in France suffered a double persecution: one led by the Vichy government, the other imposed by the Nazis. Meanwhile, a propaganda war developed between the Resistance and the official voice of Vichy. The author draws on a array of sources to show how the Resistance both fought and accommodated the deeply entrenched antisemitism within French society.
France
Keywords: 2023-10 November

Property Lost in Holocaust Is Cataloged Online - Kershner, Isabel (The New York Times, 2011)
The database, listing more than half a million pieces of property, is part of a new project, financed by the Israeli government, to harness technology in the struggle for restitution.
Keywords: Computers and the Internet; Holocaust and the Nazi Era; Israel; Jewish Agency for Israel; References - Comma (2020 1-2); Archives and Human Rights; Reparations and Restitution

Prosecution and resistance, compensation and reconcilitation – two repressive systems in a country: the case of German archives - Oldenhage, Klaus (Comma, International Journal on Archives., 2004)
Other Publications

Protocolo de gestión documental de los archivos referidos a las graves y manifiestas violaciones a los derechos humanos, e infracciones al derecho internacional humanitario, ocurridas con ocasión del conflicto armado interno - Archivo General De La Nación; Centro Nacional De Memoria Histórica (CENTRO NACIONAL DE MEMORIA HISTÓRICA, 2017)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

Pruebas irrefutables de crímenes de guerra mientras ataques israelíes aniquilan a familias enteras en Gaza Ataques israelíes aniquilan a familias enteras en Gaza. - Amnistía Internacional (Amnistía Internacional, 2023)
Amnistía Internacional ha documentado pruebas irrefutables de crímenes de guerra.
Israel
Keywords: 2023-10 October; Palestine

Public Access to Information for Development: A Guide to the Effective Implementation of Right to Information Laws - Lemieux, Victoria L.; Trapnell, Stephanie E. (The World Bank, 2016)
ISBN: 9781464808791
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

Public Data Getting Harder to Find in Mexico, Civil Rights Group Says - Reuters (US News & World Report, 2023)
Public information in Mexico is becoming more difficult to access under President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Mexicans Against Corruption and Impunity (MCCI) said on Wednesday as it showed that scores of government databases are no longer updated.
Mexico
Keywords: 2023-08 August

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

Public Law 100–383 - 100th Congress (1988)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

Public Records and Archives as Tools for Good Governance: Reflections Within the Recordkeeping Scholarly and Practitioner Communities - Kemoni, Henry N.; Ngulube, Patrick; Stilwell, Christine (ESARBICA Journal: Journal of the Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Branch of the International Council on Archives, 2007)
The article presents the various points of view regarding the definitions and uses of records and archives amongst the recordkeeping scholarly and practitioner communities. It demonstrates that whereas records and archives are useful tools for facilitating transparency, accountability and good governance in society, they could be used as instruments of repression and human rights abuses. Attempts made by various regimes to destroy evidence documented in records to conceal actions related to misuse of power and human rights abuses are highlighted. The article concludes by emphasizing the need for records and archives personnel to collaborate in order to establish good recordkeeping regimes that facilitate the exploitation and use of records and archives as tools for governance, enhancement of public service delivery and achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. It is hoped that the article will stir further debate and encourage more research among recordkeeping scholars, consultants, researchers and practitioners into the use of records and archives as tools for good governance and protection of human rights.
Other Publications
Keywords: Archives; Governance; Human Rights; Recordkeeping; Records; United Nations Millennium Development Goals

Publication par le Bureau du Procureur d’un nouveau Document de politique générale relatif aux enfants - International Criminal Court (ICC) (International Criminal Court (ICC), 2023)
Alors que nous sommes témoins de la souffrance des enfants dans le monde entier, le Bureau du Procureur publie un nouveau document de politique générale relatif aux enfants afin de remédier à leur sous‑représentation historique et à leur manque de participation dans les procédures de justice pénale internationale.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-12 December

Puig Antich: La Transición inacabada - Bravo, Gutmaro Gómez (2014)
Una exhaustiva investigación del caso Puig Antich para cuestionar la imperfecta transición española.Los detalles del proceso contra el anarquista Salvador Puig Antich, último ejecutado por garrote vil en España hace cuarenta años, son aún hoy materia reservada. Solo gracias a la revisión del caso, que sigue abierto en Argentina, y a la documentación que se conserva en archivos de todo el mundo, ha sido posible desmentir una serie de tópicos de un episodio que marcó la hoja de ruta del final de una dictadura, incapaz ya de mantenerse sin el uso de la fuerza.La causa 106, dirigida por un juzgado militar de Barcelona entre octubre de 1973 y marzo de 1974, significó mucho más que una simple venganza por el atentado contra el presidente del Gobierno Carrero Blanco. Se cruzó con la primera crisis de su sucesor, Arias Navarro, abierta por la decisión de endurecer a toda costa la política represiva y terminar con cualquier experimento reformista. Tal y como revelan los informes de la embajada estadounidense, el principal interés del gobierno al retomar la pena de muerte era terminar con el malestar presente en los sectores más inmovilistas, especialmente entre el Ejército y la policía política. El caso se adentra así en un mundo que, a pesar de sufrir una serie de cambios, lógicos a lo largo de casi cuatro décadas de existencia, supuso la principal fuente de estabilidad de un régimen que comenzaba a resquebrajarse, seriamente, en ese mismo período.Puig Antich. La transición inacabada conduce, por último, al camino recorrido por una democracia que no ha invalidado las sentencias de los tribunales militares de la guerra y la dictadura. Y es una reflexión sobre cómo se ha ido fraguando una realidad de memorias enfrentadas, tan compleja como contradictoria, que muestra todavía hoy los efectos de la que fuese la dictadura más larga de Europa occidental.
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

Punished for speaking up at the UN - Langrand, Michelle (Geneva Solutions, 2023)
Collaborating with the United Nations can have consequences, some more serious than others. Activists who have dared to denounce human rights abuses in their countries before the UN have faced smear campaigns. They have also been prevented from travelling, jailed or even killed in an attempt to stifle criticism.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-10 October

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

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

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

Qatar: Se niega la justicia por los abusos sufridos a cientos de trabajadores migrantes empleados como guardias de seguridad en la Copa Mundial de la FIFA - Amnistía Internacional (Amnistía Internacional, 2023)
A cientos de trabajadores migrantes contratados como guardias de seguridad para la Copa Mundial del año pasado se les sigue negando la justicia por los abusos que sufrieron, a pesar de que se advirtió tanto a la FIFA como al país anfitrión, Qatar, de que se trataba de personas especialmente vulnerables a la explotación, y a pesar de que los trabajadores denunciaron el trato que sufrían y protestaron al respecto.
Quatar
Keywords: 2023-06 June

Quand les Autochtones accusent les chercheurs de s’approprier leurs connaissances | Radio-Canada.ca - Jung, Dephine (Radio-Canada, 2023)
Il y a, en Guyane française, une plante qui recèle des propriétés contre le paludisme. Des chercheurs l’Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD) ont rencontré des Autochtones et les ont questionnés sur leurs remèdes traditionnels. Ils ont ensuite isolé une molécule utile au traitement du paludisme et déposé une demande de brevet. Ce brevet s’approprierait des savoirs médicaux sans reconnaître l'apport autochtone. L'article présente aussi un exemple canadien qui a emprunté une autre trajectoire.
Americas
Keywords: 2023-10 October

¿Qué es el derecho internacional humanitario? - Noticias ONU (Noticias ONU, 2023)
Tan antiguo como la guerra, el derecho internacional humanitario ha servido a modo de árbitro en los conflictos bélicos y armados en todo el mundo. A pesar de que sus normas han cambiado a través de la historia, sus principios siguen siendo los mismos: la protección de la comunidad civil y el trato humano y digno de quienes la conforman.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-10 October

¿Qué es la diligencia debida? - Belfiore, Mélanie (Panorama, 2015)
Por: Mélanie Belfiore Ginebra, 16 de noviembre.- Esta fue la pregunta que respondieron los oradores que participaron en el panel que tuvo lugar esta mañana en el marco del cuarto Foro de Naciones Unidas sobre empresas y derechos humanos. Los expertos definieron la diligencia debida como el proceso continuo de monitoreo y prevención de los efectos negativos de las actividades de las empresas sobre los derechos humanos. Las reuniones que transcurren entre hoy y el miércoles en Ginebra tienen como objetivo discutir estrategias para mejorar la implementación de los Principios Rectores sobre empresas y derechos humanos, que son los estándares globales para prevenir que las corporaciones violen los derechos humanos. La diligencia debida se materializa en las empresas en, por lo menos, tres etapas: un control interno efectivo que permita identificar los riesgos de impactar negativamente los derechos humanos, con el fin de controlarlos, y la verificación de la cadena de suministro, es
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2); Archives and Human Rights

Question of the impunity of perpetrators of human rights violations (civil and political): Revised final report prepared by Mr. Joinet pursuant to Sub-Commission decision 1996/119 - Joinet, Louis (United Nations, 1997)
Publisher: UN,
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

Questions relating to the Obligation to Prosecute or Extradite (Belgium v. Senegal) - International Court of Justice (icj-cij.org, 2012)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

Racism in Finland: Government minister embroiled in shocking new row - Dougall, David Mac (euronews, 2023)
Minister for Economic Affairs Wille Rydman only took up his role recently, after his predecessor quit for his own racist views and links to neo-Nazi groups.
Finland
Keywords: 2023-07 July

Racisme envers les Autochtones : le New England Journal of Medicine fait son mea culpa - Radio-Canada - Espaces autochtones (Radio-Canada, 2024)
Le prestigieux New England Journal of Medicine publie une introspection sur des siècles de médecine injuste et raciste envers les Autochtones. La longue liste des préjugés évoqués permet de réaliser qu’ils sont bien ancrés dans les sociétés occidentales.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2024-01 January

RAF veteran wrongly believed to be gay loses employment tribunal over 1975 discharge - Morris, Steven (The Guardian, 2023)
Cpl Sean Walsh claimed he was discriminated against at time when gay people were barred from armed forces
United Kingdom
Keywords: 2023-06 June; Discrimination at work; Employment law; Employment tribunals; LGBTQ+ rights; Military; Ministry of Defence; UK news

Rapport de l’ONU: La Russie a commis un crime de guerre en exécutant sommairement 77 détenus civils - Agence France-Presse (La Presse, 2023)
Depuis l’invasion de l’Ukraine, l’ONU a recensé 77 exécutions sommaires de civils détenus arbitrairement par la Russie dans les territoires qu’elle occupe, ce qui relève du crime de guerre, selon le Haut-Commissariat aux droits de l’homme.
Ukraine
Keywords: 2023-06 June

Rapport mondial 2024 - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2023)
Bilan annuel de HRW sur les droits humains dans le monde
Worldwide
Keywords: 2024-01 January

RD Congo : près d’un million de nouveaux déplacés en 2023 en raison d’une flambée de violence ( OIM) | ONU Info - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2023)
Une recrudescence des attaques contre les civils par des groupes armés non étatiques a entraîné le déplacement de près d’un million de personnes en République démocratique du Congo (RDC) depuis janvier, a annoncé jeudi l’Agence de l’ONU pour les migrations. |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Keywords: 2023-06 June

RD Congo : Raid meurtrier d’une milice contre des déplacés en Ituri - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2023)
Les combattants d’une milice ont tué au moins 46 civils, dont la moitié étaient des enfants, et ont pillé et incendié un camp de personnes déplacées le 12 juin 2023 dans la province de l’Ituri, dans l’est de la République démocratique du Congo.
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Keywords: 2023-07 July

RDC: la Céni refuse un nouvel audit du fichier électoral demandé par une partie de l'opposition - Bottin, Aline; Wane, Fatimata; Ballong, Stéphane (France 24, 2023)
Il n'y aura pas de nouvel audit du fichier électoral en République Démocratique du Congo. Ainsi en a finalement décidé la Céni, la Commission électorale nationale indépendante qui souhaite que les élections générales aient lieu en décembre comme prévu. L'opposition, elle, ne décolère pas.
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Keywords: 2023-07 July; République Démocratique du Congo

RDC : les droits de l'Homme mis à mal dans le Mai-Ndombe - Bashi, Wendy (dw.com, 2023)
Entre juin 2022 et mars 2023, dans le territoire de Kwamouth, un conflit intercommunautaire a occasionné la mort d’au moins 300 personnes, selon Human Rights Watch.
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Keywords: 2023-06 June

Ré-écrire l’histoire : comment le pouvoir en Inde cherche à diffuser une vision exclusivement hindoue de son passé - Viguier, Anne (The Conversation, 2023)
Le projet politique des ultra-nationalistes du BJP, au pouvoir en Inde depuis maintenant neuf ans, passe par une réécriture de l’histoire visant à imposer un récit centré sur l’hindouisme.
India
Keywords: 2023-07 July; BJP; Hinduism; Historical Revisionism

Re-imagining democracy for the 21st century, possibly without the trappings of the 18th century - Schneier, Bruce (The Conversation, 2023)
The modern representative democracy was the best form of government mid-18th-century technology could invent. The 21st century is a different place scientifically, technically and socially.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-08 August; Democracy

Read the letters from around the world calling on Mary Robinson to intervene in X Case - Riegel, Ralph (Irish Independent, 2023)
Released confidential records reveal the concern expressed by organisations and individuals about the human rights implications of a 1992 Irish High Court injunction against a 14-year-old rape victim seeking to travel overseas for an abortion.
Ireland
Keywords: 2023-12 December; Abortion

Réchauffement climatique : pourquoi seize jeunes Américains ont attaqué l’Etat du Montana - LeParmentier, Arnaud (Le Monde.fr, 2023)
Chaleur accablante, air irrespirable, fonte des glaciers… Les plaignants ont témoigné de la dégradation de leur quotidien au cours du procès pour le droit à « un environnement propre et sain », dont l’audience s’est achevée mardi. La Constitution de cet Etat impose une obligation de résultat en la matière.
United States of America
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

Reclaiming erased lives: archives, records and memories in post-war Bosnia and the Bosnian diaspora - Halilovich, Hariz (Archival Science, 2014)
In this paper, based on conventional and digital ethnography, I first identify three dominant research areas relating to the issues of destruction, use and abuse of archives and records in post-war Bosnia, and discuss their legal, political and ethical dimensions. I then go on to present two ethnographies describing how survivors of ‘ethnic cleansing’ and genocide in Bosnia and in the Bosnian refugee diaspora perceive, experience and deal with missing personal records and material evidence of their histories, as well as how they (re)create their own archives and memories, and in the process reassert their ‘erased’ identities in both real and cyber space. This paper also describes how contemporary technologies—including biomedical technology and information and communication technology—impact the reconstruction of individual and collective identities in shattered Bosnian families and communities in the aftermath of genocide. The ethnographies described point to the novel contribution that these technologies have made to re-humanising both those who perished and the survivors of the war in Bosnia.
Other Publications
Keywords: A&DwP website; Archives; Bosnia; Cyber villages; DNA; Diaspora; Genocide

Recognising community truth-telling: An exploration of local truth-telling in Australia - Reconciliation Australia; Deakin University’s Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation (Reconciliation Australia, 2023)
The case studies in this report show the many ways community truth-telling initiatives in Australia are being realised and how these efforts contribute to reconciliation.
Australia
Keywords: 2023-09 September

Recognising Human Rights Defenders as Remarkable Agents of Positive Change - Moore, Olive (Inter Press Service, 2023)
In recent years, the global landscape for human rights defenders (HRDs) has become more difficult and complex, with both new and heightened challenges. With hundreds of defenders killed every year, the scale and magnitude of threats faced by HRDs is unprecedented.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-07 July

Recommendation on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage and Registration of Marriages - United Nations (OHCHR, 1965)
The General Assembly, Recognizing that the family group should be strengthened because it is the basic unit of every society, and that men and women of full age have the right to marry and to found a family, that they are entitled to equal rights as to marriage and that marriage shall be entered into only with the free and full consent of the intending spouses, in accordance with the provisions of article 16 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2); Archives and Human Rights

Recordkeeping and the life-long memory and identity needs of care-experienced children and young people - Hoyle, Victoria; Shepherd, Elizabeth; Lomas, Elizabeth; Flinn, Andrew (Child & Family Social Work, 2020)
In family settings stories, photographs and memory objects support narratives of identity and belonging. Such resources are often missing for people who were in care as children. As a result, they may be unable to fill gaps in their memories or answer simple questions about their early lives. In these circumstances, they turn to the records created about them by social workers and care providers to reconstruct personal histories. Research suggests that thousands of requests to view records for this purpose are made each year in England under the subject access provisions of data protection legislation. This article reports the findings of MIRRA, a participatory research project on the memory and identity dimensions of social care recordkeeping. Drawing on data collected during interviews and focus groups with adult care leavers, the study explores the motives and experiences of care-experienced people who access their records in England. Findings show the practical and cultural challenges they face when doing so and the resulting impacts on well-being. The study suggests that the development of person-centred approaches to recordkeeping in social work, which focus on the perspectives and experiences of the individual, could better support the lifelong memory and identity needs of care-experienced people.
_eprint: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/cfs.12778
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2); Archives and Human Rights; identity; information rights; memory; recording; recordkeeping; records

Recordkeeping, reconciliation and political reality - Piggott, Michael; McKemmish, Sue (Australian Society of Archivists Annual Conference, 2002)
Other Publications
Keywords: Uncategorized

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

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

Records Management Code of Practice 2021 - A guide to the management of health and care records - NHS England (NHS England, 2021)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

Recuperative memory in Romanian post-Communist society - Mitroiu, Simona (Nationalities Papers, 2016)
This paper explores the idea of “recuperative memory” with respect to the process of coming to terms with the past after the fall of the Romanian Communist regime in 1989. Its method is to examine the mechanisms used by recuperative memory in order to re-appropriate the past and emphasize the inherently mediated and multifaceted nature of this process. Using various examples from oral testimonies, autobiographical writings, literary works, and cinema, the paper argues that the role of recuperative memory is not only to facilitate the process of coming to terms with the past, but also to offer the material necessary to sustain a viable politics of memory. This entails providing a platform for the intergenerational transmission of memory and knowledge for those who did not live under the Communist regime, filling in this way the intergenerational gap, despite the lack of political class engagement.
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

Red de transparencia y acceso a la información - Red de Transparencia y Acceso a la Información (Red de transparencia y acceso a la información)
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2); Archives and Human Rights

Red-DESC - ESCR-NET (Red-DESC)
La Red Internacional para los Derechos Económicos, Sociales y Culturales conecta a más de 280 ONG, movimientos sociales y activistas de 75 países para construir un movimiento global que haga de los derechos humanos y la justicia social una realidad para todos.
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2); Archives and Human Rights

Redacted and out of reach: Canada’s access laws keep the country’s history locked away - Cardoso, Tom; Doolittle, Robyn (The Globe and Mail, 2023)
Researchers are often denied decades-old documents because there’s no process for declassifying them and poor records of what’s piled up in government warehouses
Canada
Keywords: 2023-10 November; Politics; Social Issues

Reducir burocracia, menor nivel de idioma y nuevos visados: así corteja Alemania a los trabajadores cualificados - Sevillano, Elena G. (El País, 2023)
El Parlamento alemán aprueba la nueva ley de inmigración con la que quiere paliar su preocupante escasez de mano de obra
Germany
Keywords: 2023-06 June

Reflections on the Goal of Archival Appraisal in Democratic Societies - Eastwood, Terry (Archivaria, 2002)
Other Publications

Refworld | Families Torn Apart: The High Cost of U.S. and Cuban Travel Restrictions - Human Rights Watch (Refworld, 2005)
This 69-page report shows how the travel policies of both countries infringe upon the internationally recognized right to freedom of movement, which includes the right to leave and return to one's own country. In the case of parents and children forced to reside in different countries, the policies also violate the international prohibition on the involuntary separation of families.
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2); Archives and Human Rights

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

Release of Virginia Laparra is a triumph against injustice - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2024)
Ana Piquer, Americas director at Amnesty International, said: “Virginia Laparra should never have spent a day in jail. It’s great news that she can be reunited with her loved ones after nearly two years as a prisoner of conscience. Her release is a first step towards ending the terrible human rights violations she has faced in retaliation for her outstanding work as an anti-corruption prosecutor.”
Guatamala
Keywords: 2024-01 January

Remotely Useful: Practical Lessons for Northern Community Archiving - Mills, Morgen; Turner, Mark David (Council on Library and Information Resources, 2023)
Remotely Useful pioneers a first-of-its-kind guide, bridging the gap between the archival field and the day-to-day concerns of preserving cultural and community records in the North–encompassing the upper latitudes of Canada and the United States. These Arctic and Subarctic regions are on the front lines of the climate crisis, making the urgent documentation and preservation of their histories, traditions, and ecological knowledge vital before they are lost or altered forever.
Northern America
Keywords: 2023-08 August; Artic; Artic Circle; Canada; Northern Europe; United States of America

René Cassin and Human Rights: From the Great War to the Universal Declaration - Winter, Jay; Prost, Antoine (Cambridge University Press, 2013)
Through the life of one extraordinary man, this biography reveals what the term human rights meant to the men and women who endured two world wars, and how this major political and intellectual movement ultimately inspired and enshrined the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. René Cassin was a man of his generation, committed to moving from war to peace through international law, and whose work won him the Nobel Peace Prize in 1968. His life crossed all the major events of the first seventy years of the twentieth century, and illustrates the hopes, aspirations, failures and achievements of an entire generation. It shows how today's human rights regimes emerged from the First World War as a pacifist response to that catastrophe and how, after 1945, human rights became a way to go beyond the dangers of absolute state sovereignty, helping to create today's European project.
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2); Archives and Human Rights

Reparative Archival Work - Chapman, Mary (Northrop Frye Centre, 2024)
Since the “biographical turn”, scholars of the African diaspora have recovered diasporic Black lives that fill in an abstract and anonymous Black Atlantic history, but Asian North Americanist scholars have struggled to uncover personal stories of the earliest Chinese immigrants to Canada that write back to the dehumanizing bureaucratic records collected during the Exclusion Era.
Northern America
Keywords: 2024-01 January

Repatriation of Indigenous Cultural Heritage: Experiences of Return in Central Australia - Gibson, Jason (Routledge, 2023)
Repatriation of Indigenous Cultural Heritage examines how returned materials - objects, photographs, audio and manuscripts - are being received and reintegrated into the ongoing social and cultural lives of Aboriginal Australians. Combining a critical examination of the making of these collections with an assessment of their contemporary significance, the book exposes the opportunities and challenges involved in returning cultural heritage for the purposes of maintaining, preserving or reviving
Australia
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Central Australia; Repatriation

Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence - de Greiff, Pablo (United Nations, 2014)
The Spanish Civil War and the 40 years of dictatorship that followed left a colossal aftermath in terms of victims of serious human rights and humanitarian law violations, including executions, torture, arbitrary detentions, disappearances, forced labour for prisoners and exile.
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

Report of the Special Representative of the SecretaryGeneral on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises - Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: Implementing the United Nations “Protect, Respect and Remedy” Framework - Ruggie, John (United Nations, 2011)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

Reporters sans frontières déplore le silence sur l’enlèvement de deux journalistes. - Reporters sans frontières (lemonde.fr, 2023)
Le directeur de Radio Coton Ansongo, Saleck Ag Jiddou, et un animateur de la même station, Moustapha Koné, ont été « enlevés » le 7 novembre par « un groupe armé non identifié ».
Mali
Keywords: 2023-12 December

Reporters - Vos visages sont à nous : les dangers de la reconnaissance faciale - LeMasurier, Jessica; Langlois, Roméo
Aux États-Unis, l'entreprise Clearview AI collecte les visages en ligne, à l'aide de l'intelligence artificielle (IA). Ces données peuvent être utilisées pour identifier des criminels ou des espions. Mais que se passe-t-il si elles tombent entre de mauvaises mains ? Ce numéro de Reporters + est le fruit d'une enquête menée pendant près de deux ans par le bureau enquête de France 24.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-06 June; Artificial Intelligence

Republican senator says top federal officials should disclose medical records - Yang, Maya (The Guardian, 2023)
Suggestion comes after the competence of several legislators – both Democrat and Republican – has come into question
United States of America
Keywords: 2023-09 September; Ageing; Democrats; Dianne Feinstein; Joe Biden; Nancy Pelosi; Republicans; US Congress; US news; US politics

Research on Roma health and access to healthcare: state of the art and future challenges - Földes, Maria Eva; Covaci, Alina (International Journal of Public Health, 2012)
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2); Archives and Human Rights

Research Opportunity - Archival diplomatics’ authentication techniques - Hamouda, Hoda (Linkedin, 2023)
The research team, from the University of British Columbia in Canada, want to to interview (in English or Arabic) individuals who verify YouTube videos captured in conflict-affected regions as part of their work in human rights, civil society organizations, or journalism. The research team designed, after two years of research and practice, a novel process to verify citizen journalism videos captured in conflict-affected regions. Their goal is to integrate the verification process of open-source investigators with the authentication process of archival science to expand the current workflow of open-source human rights investigators and better authenticate YouTube video evidence. To participate, contact via LinkedIn or email hodahamo@mail.ubc.ca.
Canada
Keywords: 2023-09 September

Réseaux sociaux. Le Népal interdit TikTok, une question d’“harmonie sociale” - Courrier international (Courrier international, 2023)
L’application préférée de la jeunesse dans le monde “attise la haine religieuse, la violence et encourage les abus sexuels”, selon le gouvernement népalais qui a décidé de couper tout accès au réseau social chinois dans le pays.
Nepal
Keywords: 2023-10 November

Réseaux sociaux. Les plateformes doivent réagir plus vigoureusement à la prolifération de la haine et de la censure en ligne dans le contexte de la crise israélo-palestinienne - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2023)
Les entreprises qui gèrent les réseaux sociaux doivent de toute urgence s’attaquer à la vague de haine et de racisme qui déferle en ligne contre les communautés palestinienne et juive, a déclaré Amnesty International
Israel
Keywords: 2023-10 October; Palestine

Resetting Relationships: Archives and Indigenous Human Rights in Australia - McKemmish, Sue; Iacovino, Livia; Ketelaar, Eric; Castan, Melissa; Russell, Lynette (Archives and Manuscripts)
This paper provides an analysis of the Indigenous human rights agenda and identifies its relevance to Australian archivists.1 Based on this analysis and exploration of how far existing archival programs address archives-related Indigenous human rights issues, it presents a road map and action agenda for realising Indigenous cultural rights in records and archives, and embedding Indigenous human rights in the professional responsibilities, culture and practices of the Australian archival and records community. The analysis, road map and action agenda provide guidance for the Australian archival and records community working in partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The paper is based in part on the findings of the 2004-08 Trust and Technology Project, a collaborative research partnership funded by the Australian Research Council and involving Public Record Office Victoria, Koorie Heritage Trust Inc., Koorie Records Task Force, the Indigenous Issues Special Interest Group of the Australian Society of Archivists, and Monash University. It also draws on analysis and synthesis of the main themes and issues presented and discussed at a pre-conference workshop at the 2010 Australian Society of Archivists Conference in Melbourne, Archives and Indigenous Human Rights (AIHR): Towards an understanding of the archival and recordkeeping implications of Australian and international human rights for Indigenous Australians.2 The paper also references relevant sections of an Australian guide to implementing the 2007 United Nations (UN) Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples recently issued by the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC).3 Implementation of an Indigenous human rights action agenda by the Australian archival community would represent a fitting response to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Mick Gooda's rallying call for a resetting of relationships between archival and Indigenous communities, involving the active participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in archive and recordkeeping systems.
Other Publications

‘Resistance is possible’: Ravish Kumar, the broadcaster risking his life to tell the truth about India​ today​ - Adams, Tim (The Observer, 2023)
The journalist’s fearless reporting on India under Narendra Modi cost him his job and freedom. Now broadcasting to millions on YouTube, he is the subject of a new documentary
India
Keywords: 2023-07 July; Culture; Documentary films; Freedom of speech; Human rights; India; Journalist safety; Media; Narendra Modi; South and central Asia; Television; World news

Resisting the Colonial Imagination: The Role of Exhibition Design in the Decolonial Project - Lalli Hills, Adrienne; Middleton, Margaret (American Alliance of Museums, 2023)
The staff of First Americans Museum are among many museum professionals seeking to disrupt the methods of presentation still endemic among collections of Indigenous cultural materials. These models may feel nostalgic or elevated to some, but can make an thoughtful and compelling exhibition feel hostile for the descendants of people brutalized by European and American empires.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-10 November

Resolution 6/36. Expert mechanism on the rights of indigenous peoples - Human Rights Council (2007)
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2); Archives and Human Rights

Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 16 December 2005 - Basic Principles and Guidelines on the Right to a Remedy and Reparation for Victims of Gross Violations of International Human Rights Law and Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law - United Nations (United Nations, 2006)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 18 December 2013 [on the report of the Third Committee (A/68/456/Add.2)] 68/165. Right to the truth - United Nations (United Nations, 2014)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 19 September 2016 - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (United Nations, 2016)
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2); Archives and Human Rights

Respect families’ right to commemorate loved ones killed during uprising without reprisals on one-year anniversary - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2023)
In new research, Amnesty International details how the Iranian authorities have been subjecting victims’ families to arbitrary arrest and detention, imposing cruel restrictions on peaceful gatherings at grave sites, and destroying victims’ gravestones.
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Keywords: 2023-08 August

Respeten el derecho de las familias a conmemorar sin represalias a los seres queridos que murieron de forma violenta durante el levantamiento, cuando se cumple el primer aniversario - Amnistía Internacional (Amnistía Internacional, 2023)
En la nueva investigación, Amnistía Internacional explica pormenorizadamente que las autoridades iraníes llevan tiempo sometiendo a los familiares de las víctimas a detención arbitraria y reclusión, imponiendo duras restricciones a las reuniones pacíficas en los emplazamientos de las tumbas y destruyendo las lápidas de las víctimas.
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Keywords: 2023-08 August

Responsabilidad de las empresas transnacionales y otras empresas comerciales en la esfera de los derechos humanos - United Nations (United Nations, 2003)
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2); Archives and Human Rights

Responsible Management and Use of Data in UN Peace Operations - Oksamytna, Kseniya (International Peace Institute, 2023)
In recent years, the UN has embarked on an ambitious project to use data more extensively and effectively to improve the safety of peacekeepers and the implementation of peace operations’ mandates.
Worldwide
Keywords: 2023-10 October

Restitution de restes humains : réparer les erreurs du passé - Le Monde (Le Monde, 2023)
L’adoption par le Sénat en première lecture d’une proposition de loi facilitant le travail de réparation des dégâts de la colonisation devrait permettre à la France de rattraper un retard regrettable. Cette avancée oblige l’Etat, mais sa mise en œuvre suppose des moyens humains qui dépassent largement les forces actuelles.
France
Keywords: 2023-08 August; Decolonization

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

Restitution of human remains: Repairing the mistakes of the past - Le Monde (Le Monde.fr, 2023)
French lawmakers are working on a bill that would facilitate the return of human remains, which would help repair the damage caused by colonization. But sorting through the thousands of remains in national collections will require far greater human resources.
France
Keywords: 2023-08 August; Decolonization

Restoring Hope in Conflict-torn Northern Mozambique: Identification documents and livelihoods - World Bank (Relief Web, 2023)
Over 75,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in conflict-afflicted Cabo Delgado Province received birth certificates and new identification cards – critical for their civil rights.
Mozambique
Keywords: 2023-08 August

Resumen del Acuerdo de Paz - Melo, Jorge Orlando (Revista de Economía Institucional, 2016)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

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

Rethinking, Representing, and Remembering the Cold War: Some Cultural Perspectives - Jarausch, Konrad H.; Ostermann, Christian F.; Etges, Andreas (Rethinking, Representing, and Remembering the Cold War: Some Cultural Perspectives, 2017)
Rethinking, Representing, and Remembering the Cold War: Some Cultural Perspectives was published in The Cold War on page 1.
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

Retos y estrategias para una política pública de memoria: el proyecto Lugar de la Memoria, la Tolerancia y la Inclusión Social (LUM) - Ledgard, Denise; Hibbett, Alexandra; De la Jara, Blas (Cuaderno de Investigación N°7, Escuela de Gobierno y Políticas Públicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2018)
A pesar de que la violencia política desatada por Sendero Luminoso y el Movimiento Revolucionario Túpac Amaru contra el Estado Peruano (1980-2000) marcó profundamente nuestra historia, las políticas públicas de memoria y conmemoración de estos años son aún incipientes. No sorprende que la concreción de un proyecto estatal como el Lugar de la Memoria, la Tolerancia y la Inclusión Social (LUM) en Lima, capital de la República peruana, tuviera que responder a distintos retos, políticos, técnicos, burocrático-administrativos y académicos. La presente investigación hace un recuento detallado del proceso de creación de esta política de memoria; sistematiza los retos a los que se enfrentó y explica las estrategias desplegadas en distintos momentos para lograr la ejecución del proyecto. Asimismo, argumenta que este proceso tuvo un impacto sobre la naturaleza de la institución y su muestra permanente. La investigación busca esclarecer este efecto, además de proveer un ejemplo de cómo este tipo de política se puede ejecutar en contextos de poco apoyo público y polarización de los actores.
Accepted: 2018-05-15T23:28:37Z Publisher: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Escuela de Gobierno y Políticas Públicas
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021); Archives and Human Rights

Return is a Dream: Options for Post-Conflict Property Restitution in Syria, Washington - yria Justice and Accountability Centre (yria Justice and Accountability Centre, 2018)
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2); Archives and Human Rights