UN Security Council adopts historic resolution for the protection of heritage - Unesco (UNESCO, 2017)
New York, 24 March 2017 - UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova addressed today’s public briefing of the United Nations Security Council on “Maintenance of international peace and security: destruction and trafficking of cultural heritage by terrorist groups and in situations of armed conflict,” where the UN Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 2347 for the protection of heritage.
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2), Archives and Human Rights

Annual Report of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights 2016 - Informe Anual 2016 - Lanza, Edison (OAS, 2017)
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2), Archives and Human Rights

On or off the record? Detecting patterns of silence about death in Guatemala’s National Police Archive - Guberek, Tamy; Hedstrom, Margaret (Archival Science, 2017)
This paper investigates how the production of police records was linked to the policies of repression and violence during Guatemala’s civil war. We provide empirical evidence from the Historical Archive of the Guatemalan National Police that the police used language, terminology and codes to record deaths in ways that produced silences about the level of violence during the height of repressive military rule. Using a dataset derived from a statistically valid sample of police records together with qualitative archival analysis, we find evidence of profound changes in the terminology used to record and report on deaths—changes that follow a pattern consistent with the policies of information control and concealment of the three different military regimes that ruled Guatemala between 1978 and 1985. We argue that researchers will need to consider the silences created through the selective use of terminology in documents when using archives to produce historical knowledge. Detecting and intercepting silence will be especially important as state records are increasingly sought in service of ongoing pursuits for truth and justice about past atrocities.
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights

News from the ICA Human Rights Working Group - 2017-03 (March) - Peterson, Trudy Huskamp (ICA, 2017)

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

Identifying Nazi victims from brain slides - Osterath, Osterath (dw.com, 2017)
The Nazis murdered about 300,000 people with mental illnesses. Some of the victims' brains were handed over for research, and some are still held at German institutes. It's time to identify the victims.
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2), Archives and Human Rights

News from the ICA Human Rights Working Group - 2017-02 (February) - Peterson, Trudy Huskamp (ICA, 2017)

Mapping Archives for Dealing with the Past Processes - Peterson, Trudy Huskamp; Baumgartner, Elisabeth (Swisspeace, 2017)
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2), Archives and Human Rights

Safe Havens for Archives at Risk - Gurciullo, Sebastian (Literary and Artistic Archives: the blog of the Section on Literary and Artistic Archives of the International Council on Archives, 2017)
As described in earlier posts, SLA has continued to support work being conducted on Archival Safe Havens (cases of archives in extreme danger which may, as a last resort, be physically moved to a safe location or be digitally copied and the copies transferred to a trusted repository.
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2), Archives and Human Rights

Contested Memories in Chinese and Japanese Foreign Policy - Dian, Matteo (Chandos Publishing, 2017)
Contested Memories in Chinese and Japanese Foreign Policy explores the issue of memory and lack of reconciliation in East Asia. As main East Asian nations have never achieved a common memory of their pasts, in particular, the events of the Second World War and Sino-Japanese War, this book locates the issue of memory within International Relations theory, exploring the theoretical and practical link between the construction of a country’s identity and the formation and contestation of its historical memory and foreign policy.Provides an innovative theoretical frameworkDraws connections between the role of memory and foreign policyUses the interpretative theory of international relationsGives comparative perspective using the cases of China and JapanPresents in-depth analysis of the construction and contestation of national memory in China and Japan
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights

Full text of European Court of Human Rights Decision on the case Kolk and Kislyiy v. Estonia: Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to Crimes against Humanity. - Council of Europe (Derechos.org, 2017)
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2), Archives and Human Rights

Despite Ban, Invasive Virginity Tests Remain Prevalent in Afghanistan - Nader, Zahra; Mashal, Mujib (The New York Times, 2017)
Months after the president vowed to keep justice officials from ordering the examinations, found to be invalid, the tests are still traumatizing women.
Keywords: Afghanistan; Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission; Forensic Science; Ghani, Ashraf; Human Rights and Human Rights Violations; References - Comma (2020 1-2), Archives and Human Rights; Sex Crimes; Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction; Women and Girls; Women for Afghan Women; Women's Rights

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

News from the ICA Human Rights Working Group - 2017-01 (January) - Peterson, Trudy Huskamp (ICA, 2017)

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

La contratación de servicios de cloud computing: movimientos internacionales de datos y gestión de riesgos de privacidad y seguridad - Arenas, Nathaly Rey (Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 2017)
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2), Archives and Human Rights

L'archive sensible: mémoires, intimité et domination : Afrique, Amérique latine, Péninsule ibérique - Basto, Maria-Benedita; Marcilhacy, David (Editions Hispaniques, 2017)
Cet ouvrage s’interroge sur les relations entre mémoire, intimité et historiographie dans le contexte particulier des expériences de domination – colonialisme et dictatures – qui ont affecté les espaces (ex)impériaux des mondes ibériques contemporains. En s’appuyant sur différents cas d’étude (Afrique, Amérique latine, Péninsule ibérique), les chapitres qui composent ce volume explorent le double mouvement de domination et de subversion au prisme de ce que nous appelons l’archive sensible. Ce concept permet d’envisager des archives relevant de mémoires intimes, familiales, domestiques, individuelles ou collectives, et qui en ce sens, se confrontent avec des vécus émotionnels comme sources de savoir. En croisant questions théoriques et résultats de travaux de terrain, le volume contribue ainsi à penser l’apport et le rapport de ces sources à l’historiographie, tout en proposant une réflexion sur le concept même d’archive, qui l’ouvre à de nouveaux usages. (4e de couv.)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights

Determining the fate of missing persons: The importance of archives for “dealing with the past” mechanisms - Baumgartner, Elisabeth; Ott, Lisa (International Review of the Red Cross, 2017)

La guerra escondida - Centro Nacional De Memoria Histórica (Centro Nacional De Memoria Histórica, 2017)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights

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 …
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights

Arquivo, verdade e o proceso de transição democrática no Brasil: o legado da Comissão Nacional da Verdade para a ampliaçãoo da discusão epistemológica arquivística - Elias, Aluf Alba V. (Universidade de Brasília, 2017)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights

Derecho a la Verdad y Derecho Internacional en relación con graves violaciones de los Derechos Humanos - Rodríguez, Jorge (Berg Institute, 2017)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights

Commission suisse pour l'UNESCO - Unesco (UNESCO, 2017)
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2), Archives and Human Rights

La privacidad en el entorno del Cloud computing - Villarino Marzo, Jorge (Universitat Abat Oliba CEU, 2017)
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2), Archives and Human Rights

Identity Politics and the East China Sea: China as Japan's ‘Other’ - Yennie Lindgren, Wrenn; Lindgren, Petter Y. (Asian Politics & Policy, 2017)
This article contributes to the relational IR literature on identity politics and Sino-Japanese relations. Theoretically, we develop Rumelili's framework for studying modes of differentiation by incorporating the sectoral characteristics of key discourse signs. Empirically, we apply this framework to the construction of Self and Other in the official Japanese security discourse regarding the Senkaku Islands dispute from 2010–2014, a period of dispute climax that is meaningful for studying the (re)production of Japan's understanding of China. The inclusiveness of the discourse signs that Japan uses to construct China possibly opens up for a positive evolution of Sino-Japanese relations, as there is space for progress if China's behavior—and Japan's interpretation of it—proves to be more peaceful, transparent, and law-abiding. The findings also suggest, however, that the strong sense of superiority in Japan (and China) vis-à-vis a subordinate Other may not bode well for Sino-Japanese relations.
Keywords: East China Sea; Japan; References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights; constructivism; identity; security policy; 东海; 关键词: 日本; 安全政策; 建构主义; 认同

The History Problem: The Politics of War Commemoration in East Asia - Saito, Hiro (University of Hawaii Press, 2016)
Seventy years have passed since the end of the Asia-Pacific War, yet Japan remains embroiled in controversy with its neighbors over the war’s commemoration. Among the many points of contention between Japan, China, and South Korea are interpretations of the Tokyo War Crimes Trial, apologies and compensation for foreign victims of Japanese aggression, prime ministerial visits to the Yasukuni Shrine, and the war’s portrayal in textbooks. Collectively, these controversies have come to be called the “history problem.” But why has the problem become so intractable? Can it ever be resolved, and if so, how? To answer these questions author Hiro Saito mobilizes the sociology of collective memory and social movements, political theories of apology and reconciliation, psychological research on intergroup conflict, and philosophical reflections on memory and history. The history problem, he argues, is essentially a relational phenomenon caused when nations publicly showcase self-serving versions of the past at key ceremonies and events: Japan, South Korea, and China all focus on what happened to their own citizens with little regard for foreign others. Saito goes on to explore the emergence of a cosmopolitan form of commemoration taking humanity, rather than nationality, as its primary frame of reference, an approach increasingly used by a transnational network of advocacy NGOs, victims of Japan’s past wrongdoings, historians, and educators. When cosmopolitan commemoration is practiced as a collective endeavor by both perpetrators and victims, Saito argues, a resolution of the history problem—and eventual reconciliation—will finally become possible.The History Problem examines a vast corpus of historical material in both English and Japanese, offering provocative findings that challenge orthodox explanations. Written in clear and accessible prose, this uniquely interdisciplinary book will appeal to sociologists, political scientists, and historians researching collective memory, nationalism and cosmopolitanism, and international relations—and to anyone interested in the commemoration of historical wrongs.
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights

Iran's political paranoia includes children of foreign fathers - Alikarami, Leila (Al-monitor.com, 2016)
Iran’s civil code excludes children born to Iranian mothers and foreign fathers from Iranian citizenship, leaving tens of thousands of children in limbo.
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2), Archives and Human Rights

Iran's political paranoia includes children of foreign fathers - Alikarami, Leila (Al-monitor.com, 2016)
Iran’s civil code excludes children born to Iranian mothers and foreign fathers from Iranian citizenship, leaving tens of thousands of children in limbo.
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2), Archives and Human Rights

News from the ICA Human Rights Working Group - 2016-12 (December) - Peterson, Trudy Huskamp (ICA, 2016)

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

News from the ICA Human Rights Working Group - 2016-11 (November) - Peterson, Trudy Huskamp (ICA, 2016)

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

Basic Principles on the role of Archivists and Records Managers in support of Human Rights - International Council on Archives (International Council on Archives, 2016)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights; References - Comma (2020 1-2), 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

Routinised recognition and anxiety: Understanding the deterioration in Sino-Japanese relations - Gustafsson, Karl (Review of International Studies, 2016)
Why do interstate relations deteriorate and become conflictual, even under conditions where one might expect improved ties? The article seeks an answer to this question through a case study of the deterioration in Sino-Japanese relations in the twenty-first century, which took place despite the existence of several factors that might be thought likely to have led to an improvement. Existing theoretical approaches cannot fully explain this puzzle. The article argues that such deteriorations can result from disruptions to states' reciprocally performed routinised recognition, and identifies three mechanisms through which these can occur. To facilitate this argument, the article draws on scholarship on relational identity, recognition, and ontological security to develop a theory of identity construction that takes account of how self and other routinise the ways in which they recognise each other and how they react to the other's representational practices.
Keywords: 21st century; Anxiety; Case studies; Identity; International relations; Ontology; Political Science--International Relations; Political theory; Power; References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights; Scholarship

News from the ICA Human Rights Working Group - 2016-10 (October) - Peterson, Trudy Huskamp (ICA, 2016)

Statement by European RTI Community on the world’s First Official Access to Information Day! - Access Info Europe (Access Info Europe, 2016)
Madrid, 28 September 2016 - On the first officially-recognised International Right to Know Day , European civil society groups working on the right of access to information today raised concerns that a lack of government transparency is damaging democratic processes, thereby facilitating rising mistrust and demagogic populism in Europe. Recent monitoring by civil society
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

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

Basic principles on the role of archivists and records managers in support of human rights - International Council on Archives; Human Rights Working Group (International Council on Archives, 2016)

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

News from the ICA Human Rights Working Group - 2016-09 (September) - Peterson, Trudy Huskamp (ICA, 2016)

Truth-Justice-Reparations Interaction Effects in Transitional Justice Practice: The Case of the ‘Valech Commission’ in Chile - Collins, Cath (Journal of Latin American Studies, 2016)
Recent thinking and practice in transitional justice suggest that victims and societies hold indivisible, perhaps even simultaneous, rights to truth, justice and reparations after gross human rights violations. This article analyses the advantages and drawbacks of such holistic approaches to transitional justice, through a case study of Chile’s second oﬃcial truth commission, the ‘Valech Commission’. The article illustrates the politics of ongoing contestation about authoritarian era crimes in Latin America, showing how and why the commission was designed to deliver on certain truth-and-reparations obligations towards survivors of past state repression, while attempting to explicitly decouple truth revelations from judicial consequences. It also discusses the implications of associating truth-telling and reparations in a single instance, and in doing so contributes to debates about the potentially contradictory or counterproductive outcomes that may arise from the yoking together of truth, justice and reparations functions in transitional justice policy design.
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights

El general volvió de su apacible retiro - Valdizán, Alejandra Gutiérrez (Plaza Pública, 2016)
Desde hacía años la vida del general retirado era tranquila, muy tranquila. El hombre que había ocupado uno de los más altos cargos de la jerarquía militar, Jefe del Estado Mayor General del Ejército (1981-1982), el hombre que estuvo en el frente de batalla, aquel fibroso militar formado “para vencer” en la escuela de Saint Cyr en Francia, el paracaidista, el combatiente que diseñó la estrategia contrainsurgente, el incansable, ahora pasaba sus horas en “Villa Elena”, la casona asentada en un prado verde, alejado del bullicio, a la vera de la carretera a Carchá, en su natal Alta Verapaz.
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights

News from the ICA Human Rights Working Group - 2016-08 (August) - Peterson, Trudy Huskamp (ICA, 2016)

Bahrain court orders main Shiite opposition group dissolved - Schreck, Adam (AP NEWS, 2016)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A court in Bahrain ordered the country's main Shiite opposition group to be dissolved on Sunday, deepening a crackdown on dissent in the strategically important Western-allied kingdom. The order against al-Wefaq marks one of the sharpest blows yet against civil society activists in the Sunni-ruled island nation, which was rocked by widespread protests led by its Shiite majority demanding political reforms five years ago. Bahrain,...
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2), Archives and Human Rights

ICRC collects DNA to identify Lebanon's civil war dead - AFP (Yahoo!News, 2016)
The International Committee of the Red Cross has started collecting DNA samples to help identify thousands of people who disappeared during Lebanon's 1975-1990 civil war, the ICRC said Friday. The ICRC called on the Lebanese authorities to create a "national mechanism" to help match victims' bodies with their families. "It is more than 40 years since the events took place and we are still asking ourselves how we are going to give answers to the families," said Fabrizzio Carboni, the ICRC's chief in Lebanon.
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights

News from the ICA Human Rights Working Group - 2016-07 (July) - Peterson, Trudy Huskamp (ICA, 2016)

The Secrets in Guatemala’s Bones - Jones, Maggie (The New York Times, 2016)
In the face of death threats, a forensic anthropologist has spent two decades exhuming the victims of a “dirty” civil war. Now his work might help bring justice for their murders.
Keywords: Archaeology and Anthropology; Forensic Science; Guatemala; Guatemalan Forensic Anthropology Foundation; Human Rights and Human Rights Violations; Jones, Maggie; Peccerelli, Fredy (1971- ); References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights; Rios Montt, Efrain; War Crimes, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity

Allié de la France, condamné par l’Afrique - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2016)
Le rapport décrit comment la France a apporté une aide cruciale à Hissène Habré dans sa prise de pouvoir au Tchad, alors même qu’il était déjà évident qu’il utilisait des méthodes d'une extrême brutalité.
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights

US, France Backed Convicted Chad Dictator - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2016)
The United States and France were well aware of Hissène Habré’s brutal record, and yet continued to support him throughout his rule. Both countries should examine how and why they supported a man convicted of crimes against humanity.
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights

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)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights

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

News from the ICA Human Rights Working Group - 2016-06 (June) - Peterson, Trudy Huskamp (ICA, 2016)

Jugement de la Chambre Africaine Extraordinaire d’Assises - Chambre Africaine Extraordinaire D'assises (2016)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights

Supported by France, Convicted by Africa France-Chad Relations during the Hissène Habré’s Rule (1982-1990) - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2016)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights

Saudi Arabia gives women the right to a copy of their marriage contract - France-Presse, Agence (The Guardian, 2016)
Kingdom’s justice ministry announces move to ‘protect the rights of the woman’, ending practice of only supplying document to husbands
Keywords: Islam; Middle East and north Africa; References - Comma (2020 1-2), Archives and Human Rights; Saudi Arabia; World news

News from the ICA Human Rights Working Group - 2016-05 (May) - Peterson, Trudy Huskamp (ICA, 2016)

General comment No. 23 (2016) on the right to just and favourable conditions of work (article 7 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights) - United Nations (OHCHR, 2016)
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2), Archives and Human Rights

News from the ICA Human Rights Working Group - 2016-04 (April) - Peterson, Trudy Huskamp (ICA, 2016)

News from the ICA Human Rights Working Group - 2016-03 (March) - Peterson, Trudy Huskamp (ICA, 2016)
Keywords: Mar'16 shows the link to Apr'16

Against the Odds: CICIG in Guatemala - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (Refworld, 2016)
Refworld is the leading source of information necessary for taking quality decisions on refugee status. Refworld contains a vast collection of reports relating to situations in countries of origin, policy documents and positions, and documents relating to international and national legal frameworks. The information has been carefully selected and compiled from UNHCR's global network of field offices, Governments, international, regional and non-governmental organizations, academic institutions and judicial bodies.
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights

Defusing Hate: A Strategic Communication Guide to Counteract Dangerous Speech - Brown, Rachel Hilary (United Holocaust Memorial Museum, 2016)
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2), Archives and Human Rights

Documentation, Human Rights and Transitional Justice - Baumgartner, Elisabeth; Hamber, Brandon; Jones, Briony; Kelly, Gráinne; Oliveira, Ingrid (Journal of Human Rights Practice, 2016)
The role of testimony and documentation is crucial to human rights work in transitional contexts. Such evidence is vital in societies seeking to deal with a pas

News from the ICA Human Rights Working Group - 2016-02 (February) - Peterson, Trudy Huskamp (ICA, 2016)

News from the ICA Human Rights Working Group - 2016-01 (January) - Peterson, Trudy Huskamp (ICA, 2016)

Nunca más - Informe de la Comisión Nacional sobre la Desaparición de Personas. Conmemorativa a 40 años del golpe de Estado de 1976 - Comisión Nacional Sobre La Des (Conadep) (Eudeba, 2016)
Nunca más por (CONADEP), Comisión Nacional s. ISBN: 9789502325705 - Tema: DERECHOS HUMANOS - Editorial: EUDEBA - La Conadep fue creada por el Poder Ejecutivo Nacional en diciembre de 1983 con el o..Eudeba - Av Rivadavia 1573, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina. Tel: +54 11 4383 8025 Mail: pedidos@eudeba.com.ar
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights

Enabling a Dictator: the United States and Chad's Hissène Habré 1982-1990 - Human Rights Watch (Organization) (Human Rights Watch, 2016)
"The report, 'Enabling a Dictator: The United States and Chad's Hissène Habré 1982-1990s,' describes how France, and especially the United States, were pivotal in bringing Habré to power, although signs of his brutality were already evident. The two countries saw Habré as a bulwark against the expansionist designs of Libyas Muammar Gaddafi, whose forces were occupying northern Chad. Human Rights Watch details how both the United States and France continued to provide Habrés government with critical support, even as it committed widespread and systematic human rights violations"--Publisher's description
Keywords: 1900-1999; 20th century; Atrocities; Chad; Crimes against humanity; Genocide; Habré, Hissein; Human rights; Politics and government; References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights; Social conditions; War criminals

Truth Commission Archives as ‘New Democratic Spaces’: Table 1. - Jones, Briony; Oliveira, Ingrid (Journal of Human Rights Practice, 2016)

State Security: A Reader on the GDR Secret Police - Münkel, Daniela (Federal Commissioner for the Records of the State Security Service of the former German Democratic Republic, 2016)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights

‎Bastionul cruzimii. O istorie a Securitatii (1948-1964) - Oprea, Marius (Polirom, 2016)
O prima monografie a Securitatii in primele ei doua decenii de existenta volumul sintetizeaza cercetarile intreprinse de istoricul Marius Oprea specializat in investigarea activitatii fostei politii politice comuniste din Romania. Bastionul cruzimii prezinta intr-o riguroasa documentare stiintifica adevarata fata a Securitatii: de la organizarea interna la modul de derulare a anchetelor de la legislatia cu caracter represiv la torturile si crimele acesteia fara sa omita locul aparatului represiv in sistemul de putere comunist si faptul ca acesta a jucat rolul de „brat inarmat al partidului in lupta de clasa“. O lectura necesara atat pentru istorici si studentii la facultatile de profil cat si pentru toti cei interesati de istoria recenta a Romaniei.Cuprins: Politia politica – instrument al sovietizarii Romaniei Nasterea Securitatii Securistii lui Dej Bazele „muncii de Securitate“ Partidul si Securitatea Scrupule si epoleti: Securitatea in lupta pentru putere dintre liderii comunisti
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights

Occasional Paper No. 1 Transitional Justice in Germany after 1945 and after 1990 - Romeike, Sanya (International Nuremberg Principles Academy, 2016)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights

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

Nach den Diktaturen: Der Umgang mit den Opfern in Europa - Heydemann, Günther; Vollnhals, Clemens; Goschler, Constantin; Scarano, Federico; Karner, Stefan; Richter, Heinz A.; Pinto, António Costa; Matthes, Claudia-Yvette; Ungváry, Krisztián; Vodička, Karel; Zhemkova, Elena Borisovna; Bernecker, Walther L.; et al. (Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2015)
Der Band untersucht erstmals in vergleichender Perspektive den politischen und gesellschaftlichen Umgang mit den Opfern nach dem Fall der Diktaturen. Welche Entschädigungsleistungen erhielten die Opfer der faschistischen und der nationalsozialistischen Diktatur nach 1945 in Italien, in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und Österreich? Wie gingen die Gesellschaften in Spanien, Portugal und Griechenland nach dem Fall der Militärdiktaturen in den 1970er Jahren mit den Opfern um? Was erreichten die Opfer kommunistischer Diktaturen nach 1989 im wiedervereinten Deutschland, in Tschechien, Polen, Ungarn, Lettland und Russland? Das gesellschaftspolitische Umfeld brachte für die Opfer zumeist nur geringe Empathie auf, dennoch gibt es beachtliche Unterschiede in der staatlichen Rehabilitierungs- und Entschädigungspolitik, die von ausgewiesenen Experten in 13 Beiträgen analysiert werden.
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights

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

News from the ICA Human Rights Working Group - 2015-12 (December) - Peterson, Trudy Huskamp (ICA, 2015)
Keywords: There are 2 links for Dec'15.

The Trial of Hissène Habré - A Senegalese Merchant Testifies - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2015)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights

Stewarding Collections of Trauma: Plurality, Responsibility, and Questions of Action - Nathan, Lisa P.; Shaffer, Elizabeth; Castor, Maggie (Archivaria, 2015)
There are dedicated efforts around the world to steward material related to human atrocities, with aspirations to acknowledge, learn from, and perhaps lessen the probability of further harm. Yet for the archivists charged with stewarding these collections, there remain ethically fraught questions of how to do this work. Through this article, we identify systemic, structural challenges that confront efforts to ethically steward collections of trauma. Our scholarly reflections are grounded in the context of an institution being created to hold materials related to Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). We reflect on ongoing discussions with those involved in the inception and development of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) and our review of court documents and media accounts related to the TRC and development of the NCTR. We call attention to the assemblage of socio-technical, political, and legal forces that influence the actions of those managing collections of trauma. We highlight how those involved in the NCTR’s development are participants in and descendants of Canada’s legacy of colonizing initiatives (as are we, researchers studying the NCTR’s development). To support those facing questions of action in this complicated space, we draw on the work of Iris Marion Young to inform archivists’ practice related to the issues of conflict, plurality, agency, and distrust that underlie the design and management of collections of trauma.RÉSUMÉDes efforts consciencieux sont faits à travers le monde pour préserver la documentation liée aux atrocités humaines, dans le but de les reconnaître, d’en apprendre, et peut-être aussi de diminuer la probabilité de futurs torts. Pourtant, pour les archivistes chargés de sauvegarder ces collections, il demeure des questions épineuses sur le plan éthique par rapport aux façons d’accomplir ce travail. Dans cet article nous identifions des défis systémiques et structurels qui entravent les efforts de préserver éthiquement ces collections de trauma. Nos réflexions critiques sont ancrées dans le contexte d’une institution qui se constitue pour conserver le matériel lié à la Commission de vérité et réconciliation (CVR) du Canada. Nous examinons les discussions qui se poursuivent avec les personnes impliquées dans la création et le développement du Centre national pour la vérité et la réconciliation (CNVR), ainsi que notre étude des documents présentés en cour et des reportages des médias portant sur la CVR et le développement du CNVR. Nous signalons l’assemblage de forces socio-techniques, politiques et légales qui ont eu une influence sur les agissements des personnes qui gèrent des collections de trauma. Nous accentuons comment les personnes impliquées dans le développement du CNVR sont des participants dans les initiatives de colonisation du Canada, tout en étant les descendants de cet héritage colonisateur (comme nous le sommes aussi en tant que chercheurs étudiant le développement du CNVR). Afin d’appuyer celles et ceux qui sont confrontés aux questions d’action dans cet espace compliqué, nous nous inspirons du travail d’Iris Marion Young pour éclairer les pratiques des archivistes face aux questions de conflit, de pluralité, de l’exercice du pouvoir personnel et de méfiance qui sont sous-jacentes à la conceptualisation et à la gestion des collections de trauma.
Keywords: A&DwP website

¿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

“Justice delayed is justice denied”: Records management and the travesty of justice in South Africa - Makhubela, Salmon; Ngoepe, Mpho (Records Management Journal, 2015)
Purpose – The purpose of this study is to investigate the cases of “delayed and denied” justice that resulted from a lack of or poor record-keeping in the South African courts and police service with a view to encouraging proper records management. Proper records management plays a significant role in supporting the justice system. Records provide the critical evidence that a particular action or transaction took place and can be used as evidence in a court of law. Without reliable and authentic records, government cannot administer justice and, as a result, offenders can be set free while the victims are denied justice. Design/methodology/approach – Utilising content analysis, this study extracted print media articles (2000-2012) relating to the “records and justice system” from the South African Media database, which is one of the databases hosted by the South African Bibliographic and Information Network. The study selected cases reported in the media to conduct follow-up interviews with a policeman, lawyer and judge to discover the implications of the unavailability of required records in court cases. Furthermore, access was given to three selected cases that were given high profile in the media and these cases were analysed to find out what the final verdict in each case was. Findings – Results of the study suggest that some criminal cases were withdrawn due to missing dockets or cases not properly registered. In some instances, records were reconstructed, resulting in the travesty of justice. The study concludes by arguing that if records are not accounted for, lawyers, prosecutors and magistrates could dispute the authenticity of records. As a result, justice for victims would be delayed and ultimately denied while the perpetrators are freed. Research limitations/implications – The findings and recommendations of this study may go a long way in helping courts in South Africa to manage records properly to support the justice system. Furthermore, the study is a useful compilation of the importance of missing records for social purposes. Originality/value – In an attempt to show the role of records management in the administration of justice in South Africa, this study used a triangulation of data collection tools. This is a new attempt, especially in the South African context. Previous studies in southern Africa only looked at the management of records in supporting justice system.
Keywords: A&DwP website; Human rights; Justice; Record keeping; Records management; South Africa

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

38th session of the General Conference of UNESCO Speech by the head of the Japanese delegation - Hase, Hiroshi (Unesco, 2015)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights

News from the ICA Human Rights Working Group - 2015-11 (November) - Peterson, Trudy Huskamp (ICA, 2015)

Transformar nuestro mundo: la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible - Asamblea General (Naciones Unidas, 2015)
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2), Archives and Human Rights

Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development - United Nations (United Nations, 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

China to set up database for Nanjing Massacre files after UNESCO listing - Global Times - Xinhua Published (Global Times, 2015)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights

New inscriptions on the UNESCO Memory of the World Register (Statement by Foreign Press Secretary Yasuhisa Kawamura) - Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, 2015)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights

China hails UNESCO listing of Nanjing massacre files - Xinhua (China.org.cn, 2015)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights

UNESCO listing of Nanjing massacre shows global consensus- China.org.cn - Xinhua (China.org.cn, 2015)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights

News from the ICA Human Rights Working Group - 2015-10 (October) - Peterson, Trudy Huskamp (ICA, 2015)

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

The History of the Stasi: East Germany's Secret Police, 1945-1990 - Gieseke, Jens (Berghahn Books, 2015)
A well-balanced and detailed look at the East German Ministry for State Security, the secret police force more commonly known as the Stasi. “This is an excellent book, full of careful, balanced judgements and a wealth of concisely-communicated knowledge. It is also well written. Indeed, it is the best book yet published on the MfS.”―German History The Stasi stood for Stalinist oppression and all-encompassing surveillance. The “shield and sword of the party,” it secured the rule of the Communist Party for more than forty years, and by the 1980s it had become the largest secret-police apparatus in the world, per capita. Jens Gieseke tells the story of the Stasi, a feared secret-police force and a highly professional intelligence service. He inquires into the mechanisms of dictatorship and the day-to-day effects of surveillance and suspicion. Masterful and thorough at once, he takes the reader through this dark chapter of German postwar history, supplying key information on perpetrators, informers, and victims. In an assessment of post-communist memory politics, he critically discusses the consequences of opening the files and the outcomes of the Stasi debate in reunified Germany. A major guide for research on communist secret-police forces, this book is considered the standard reference work on the Stasi.
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights

Las fotos sacadas de la ESMA por Victor Basterra en el Museo de Arte y Memoria de La Plata: el lugar de la imagen en los trabajos de la memoria de la última dictadura militar argentina: Un estudio de caso - Larralde Armas, Florencia (Cuadernos del Centro de Estudios en Diseño y Comunicación. Ensayos, 2015)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights

News from the ICA Human Rights Working Group - 2015-09 (September) - Peterson, Trudy Huskamp (ICA, 2015)
Keywords: Sep'15 Newsletter has Oct'15 Newsletter in it. No Sep'15 newsletter

Here comes the ... child bride? Despite legal restrictions, underage marriage persists in rural Egypt - Al-Monitor: Independent, trusted coverage of the Middle East - Fouad, Ahmed (Al-monitor.com, 2015)
Underage marriages are still widespread in some parts of Egypt as the judicial system has failed to prevent marriage officiants from taking bribes to perform illegal unions.
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2), Archives and Human Rights

Here comes the ... child bride? Despite legal restrictions, underage marriage persists in rural Egypt - Al-Monitor: Independent, trusted coverage of the Middle East - Fouad, Ahmed (Al-monitor.com, 2015)
Underage marriages are still widespread in some parts of Egypt as the judicial system has failed to prevent marriage officiants from taking bribes to perform illegal unions.
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2), Archives and Human Rights

Causa DIPPBA, dossier: la inteligencia fue terrorismo de estado - andar - Agencia de noticias (Andar, 2015)
Las leyes, decretos y documentos de la ex DIPPBA permiten entender cómo actuaron durante la dictadura cívico militar. El terrorismo de Estado no habría sido posible sin los servicios de inteligenci…
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights

ISIS Enshrines a Theology of Rape - Callimachi, Rukmini (The New York Times, 2015)
Claiming the Quran’s support, the Islamic State codifies sex slavery in conquered regions of Iraq and Syria and uses the practice as a recruiting tool.
Keywords: Human Rights Watch; Human Rights and Human Rights Violations; Human Trafficking; Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS); Mosul (Iraq); References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights; Series; Sex Crimes; Sinjar (Iraq); Syria; Tal Afar (Iraq); Terrorism; Women and Girls; Yazidi (Religious Sect)

Más allá del comienzo: el movimiento por los Planes Nacionales de Acción en materia de empresas y derechos humanos - Mehra, Amol (Aportes DHLF, 2015)
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2), Archives and Human Rights

News from the ICA Human Rights Working Group - 2015-08 (August) - Peterson, Trudy Huskamp (ICA, 2015)

Hissène Habré : le jour où nous sommes tombés sur les documents de la terreur - Le Monde (Le Monde.fr, 2015)
Le procès de l’ex-dictateur tchadien s’ouvre ce lundi au Sénégal. Le spécialiste Pierre Hazan raconte comment il a pénétré, avec un représentant de Human Rights Watch, dans le QG de l’ex-police politique et découvert un trésor de documents
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights

News from the ICA Human Rights Working Group - 2015-07 (July) - Peterson, Trudy Huskamp (ICA, 2015)

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

Compact of Free Association Act of 1985 - Office of Insular Affairs (doi.gov, 2015)
U.S. PUBLIC LAW 99-239 - JAN. 14, 1986[courtesy of RMI Government]U.S. Public Law 99-23999th CongressJoint ResolutionTo approve the "Compact of Free Association", and for other purposes.
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights

The odd couple: why an apartheid activist joined forces with a murderer - Leun, Justine van der (The Guardian, 2015)
Madeleine Fullard leads a team of investigators searching South Africa for the remains of murdered activists. Eugene de Kock led the police squad that killed dozens of them. Could the two of them work together to solve the mystery of apartheid’s disappeared?
Keywords: ANC (African National Congress); Politics; References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights; South Africa

News from the ICA Human Rights Working Group - 2015-06 (June) - Peterson, Trudy Huskamp (ICA, 2015)

How to make former aggressors repent through shaming and praising: the case of Sino-Japanese relations - Gustafsson, Karl (Global Affairs, 2015)
The past wrongdoings of states have received increased attention in recent years, resulting in calls for contrition and apologies. Most commentary has provided policy advice primarily on how former aggressors should handle such “history problems”. The present article, by contrast, draws on insights from research on recognition and ontological security to construct a framework for how external actors can use shaming and praising to influence the ways in which former aggressors deal with the past. The framework is illustrated in a brief case study of Sino-Japanese relations. Three main policy prescriptions are presented: (1) denial of the former aggressor's identity should be avoided; (2) shaming should instead take the form of suggesting that the former aggressor's behaviour is not in accordance with its self-identity; and (3) such shaming is likely to be more successful if it is accompanied by praise for the target.
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights; Sino-Japanese relations; apologies; history problems; ontological security; recognition; shaming

TALKING ABOUT ROSE, PRISONER OF HISSÈNE HABRÉ. English subtitles - Miss Wasabi Films (2015)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights

Exclusive: The UK Has Just Unearthed New 'Top Secret' Colonial-Era Government Files - Engelhart, Katie (Vice, 2015)
The files, some labeled "Top Secret," could shed more light on abuses committed in British colonies during the heyday of the Empire, that successive governments have long kept hidden.
Keywords: Britain; British Empire; Colonialism; Foreign and Commonwealth Office; History; Migrated Archives; National Archives; References - Comma (2020 1-2), Archives and Human Rights; Special Collections; VICE News; War and Conflict

News from the ICA Human Rights Working Group - 2015-05 (May) - Peterson, Trudy Huskamp (ICA, 2015)

Indigenous peoples in Uganda: a review of the human rights situation of the Batwa People, the Benet People and Pastoralist Communities - United Organisation for Batwa Development in Uganda; Mount Elgon Benet Indigenous Ogiek Group; Coalition of Pastoralist Civil Society Organisations; The Forest Peoples Programme (United Organisation for Batwa Development in Uganda (UOBDU), 2015)
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2), Archives and Human Rights

Transitional Justice after German Reunification: Exposing Unofficial Collaborators - Espindola, Juan (Cambridge University Press, 2015)
How do societies transitioning from oppressive to democratic rule hold accountable those citizens who contributed to maintaining injustice in the ancient regime by secretly denouncing fellow citizens? Is their public identification a way of fulfilling respect for those who suffered harm as a result of their collaboration? And is public identification respectful of denunciators themselves? This book pursues these questions through a multidisciplinary investigation focusing on the denunciators for the East German secret police and the Ministry of State Security and the way in which they have been publicly unveiled in contemporary German society. The book evaluates the justifications that social actors offer to support or oppose public identifications; how targeted collaborators react to this social practice; and whether it achieves its intended purpose. At every stage, the book asks whether the motivations and the consequences of public identifications honor or undermine the value of respect for people.
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights

Nanjing Massacre memorial sees record visitors on Tomb-Sweeping Day - China - Chinadaily.com.cn - Xinhua (China daily, 2015)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights

News from the ICA Human Rights Working Group - 2015-04 (April) - Peterson, Trudy Huskamp (ICA, 2015)

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

The Sino-Japanese battle for soft power: pitfalls and promises - Hagström, Linus (Global Affairs, 2015)
Beijing and Tokyo are currently involved in a zero-sum battle for soft power. Both governments are actively trying to shape how third party actors understand contested matters in their bilateral relationship. The dispute over the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands is the most obvious flashpoint in this ongoing struggle for hearts and minds. A soft power battle might seem like an innocent endeavour, but by entrenching enmity and legitimizing armed conflict, it might actually translate into one where hard power takes centre stage. Indeed, that the dissemination and entrenchment of affective identity narrative make violence seem normal, natural, realistic or perhaps even inevitable is the greatest danger associated with the ongoing Sino-Japanese dispute. However, if both parties were to agree to let the International Court of Justice settle their discord, the islands dispute could provide them with a chance to boost their respective soft power and lay the groundwork for a more peaceful order in East Asia. The article thus argues that the Sino-Japanese soft power battle contains both well-known pitfalls and a less well-known promise.
Keywords: China; Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands; Japan; References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights; identity; narrative; soft power

Der verratene Verräter: Wolfgang Schnur: Bürgerrechtsanwalt und Spitzenspitzel - Kobylinski, Alexander (Mitteldeutscher Verlag, 2015)
Kaum ein Protagonist der Umbruchszeit 1989/90 polarisiert bis heute so wie Wolfgang Schnur. Als Anwalt arbeitet Schnur (geb. 1944) in der DDR als Rechtsbeistand für Bürgerrechtler und Wehrdienstverweigerer. Nicht wenige sehen den Mitbegründer und Vorsitzenden des Demokratischen Aufbruchs als kommenden Wahlsieger bei den Volkskammerwahlen im März 1990 und damit als künftigen DDR-Ministerpräsidenten. Doch kurz vor der Wahl wird bekannt, dass Schnur seit den 1960er Jahren für die Stasi tätig war. Es beginnt ein langer Absturz mit dem Entzug der Anwaltszulassung 1993 und diversen Verurteilungen. Alexander Kobylinski, einst selbst Mandant von Schnur, folgt dessen Lebenslauf von der Jugend im Nachkriegsdeutschland, der Ausbildung zum Rechtsanwalt, seiner Anwerbung durch das MfS und der Tätigkeit als Spitzel bis zur Enttarnung 1990. Kobylinski zeigt, wie Schnur mit viel Geduld, aber äußerst zielstrebig vom MfS aufgebaut wurde und schließlich zu einer wichtigen Person in der Bürgerbewegung wurde. Und er lässt die »Einbrüche« in Schnurs Karriere erst richtig verstehen.
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights

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

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

News from the ICA Human Rights Working Group - 2015-02 (February) - Peterson, Trudy Huskamp (ICA, 2015)

Chile: ICRC stores DNA in search for missing persons - ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross, 2015)
Alicia and Lorena are looking for answers. Some of their family went missing in Chile between 1973 and 1990 under the military regime. They are just two of the many people still struggling to find out what happened to relatives. As they search for truth and justice, they've given blood samples to help trace their missing relatives. The inclusion of DNA analyses in forensic practice means that their blood samples might help to find out what has happened to some of the disappeared.
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights

Identity and recognition: remembering and forgetting the post-war in Sino-Japanese relations - Gustafsson, Karl (The Pacific Review, 2015)
In the 1990s, Japanese views of China were relatively positive. In the 2000s, however, views of China have deteriorated markedly and China has increasingly come to be seen as ‘anti-Japanese’. How can these developments, which took place despite increased economic interdependence, be understood? One seemingly obvious explanation is the occurrence of ‘anti-Japanese’ incidents in China since the mid-2000s. I suggest that these incidents per se do not fully explain the puzzle. Protests against other countries occasionally occur and may influence public opinion. Nonetheless, the interpretation of such events arguably determines their significance. Demonstrations may be seen as legitimate or spontaneous. If understood as denying recognition of an actor's self-identity, the causes of such incidents are likely to have considerably deeper and more severe consequences than what would otherwise be the case. Through an analysis of Japanese parliamentary debates and newspaper editorials, the paper demonstrates that the Chinese government has come to be seen as denying Japan's self-identity as a peaceful state that has provided China with substantial amounts of official development aid (ODA) during the post-war era. This is mainly because China teaches patriotic education, which is viewed as the root cause of ‘anti-Japanese’ incidents. China, then, is not regarded as ‘anti-Japanese’ merely because of protests against Japan and attacks on Japanese material interests but for denying a key component of Japan's self-image. Moreover, the analysis shows that explicit Chinese statements recognising Japan's self-identity have been highly praised in Japan. The article concludes that if China recognises Japan's self-understanding of its identity as peaceful, Japan is more likely to stick to this identity and act accordingly whereas Chinese denials of it might empower Japanese actors who seek to move away from this identity and ‘normalise’ Japan, for example, by revising the pacifist Article Nine of the Japanese constitution.
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights; Sino-Japanese relations; anti-Japanism; identity; ontological security; recognition

News from the ICA Human Rights Working Group - 2015-01 (January) - Peterson, Trudy Huskamp (ICA, 2015)

From the Ashes of History Loss and Recovery of Archives and Libraries in Modern Latin America - Aguirre, Carlos; Villa-Flores, Javier (The University of North Carolina Press, 2015)
The formation, organization, and accessibility of archives and libraries are critical for the production of historical narratives. They contain the materials...
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights

No hay mañana sin ayer: batallas por la memoria y consolidación democrática en el Perú - Degregori, Carlos Iván; Portugal, Tamia; Salazar, Gabriel; Aroni, Renzo (IEP, 2015)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights

Les Français disparus en Algérie dans les archives du ministère des Affaires étrangères - Georgeon-Liskenne, Anne (Gazette des archives, 2015)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights

Active encouragement of accessing archives: a prerequisite for democracy - Grut, Sara; Press, Maria (Comma, 2015)
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2), Archives and Human Rights

California Transparency in Supply Act - Harris, Kamala D. (California Department of Justice, 2015)
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2), Archives and Human Rights

EL ARCHIVO DE GUERRA CIVIL DE SALAMANCA. DE LA CAMPAÑA A LA TRANSICIÓN - Romero, Jesús ESPINOSA; López, Sofía RODRÍGUEZ (Paseo documental por el Madrid de antaño, 2015)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights

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

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

United Nations Congresses on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice. 60 years of achievement - United Nations (United Nations, 2015)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights

Rule-of-law tools for post-conflict states: archives (United Nations, 2015)
Keywords: Archival resources; Archives; Crimes against humanity; Law and legislation; Postwar reconstruction; Public records; References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights; Rule of law; Transitional justice

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

Agreement between the United States of America and France, Claims and Dispute Resolution, TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTS SERIES 15-1101 - Department of State - United States of America (Department of State - United States of America, 2014)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights

Mauricio Macri: "Conmigo se acaban los curros en derechos humanos" - Rosemberg, Jaime (LA NACION, 2014)
El líder de Pro promete bajar la inflación y acepta endeudarse "si es para crecer"
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights

Transborder access to data and jurisdiction: Options for further action by the T-CY - Ad-hoc Subgroup on Transborder Access and Jurisdiction (Council of Europe, 2014)
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2), Archives and Human Rights

"Es lag was in der Luft...": Die Besetzung der Bezirksverwaltungen des MfS/AfNS in Erfurt, Suhl und Gera - Veen, Hans-Joachim; Wurschi, Peter (Ettersberg, Stiftung, 2014)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights

News from the ICA Human Rights Working Group - 2014-12 (December) - Peterson, Trudy Huskamp (ICA, 2014)

News from the ICA Human Rights Working Group - 2014-11 (November) - Peterson, Trudy Huskamp (ICA, 2014)

DIRECTIVA 2014/95/UE DEL PARLAMENTO EUROPEO Y DEL CONSEJO - de 22 de octubre de 2014 - por la que se modifica la Directiva 2013/34/UE en lo que respecta a la divulgación de información no financiera e información sobre diversidad por parte de determinadas grandes empresas y determinados grupos - Diario Oficial de la Unión Europea (Diario Oficial de la Unión Europea, 2014)
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2), Archives and Human Rights

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.
Keywords: A&DwP website; Archives; Bosnia; Cyber villages; DNA; Diaspora; Genocide

Antonyms of our remembering - Harris, Verne (Archival Science, 2014)
There are strong dominant discourses across the intersecting spacings of transitional justice, ‘human rights archives’, and reckoning with the past. The power of these discourses can close down non-orthodox perspectives and fresh lines of enquiry. The dual goals of the paper are to identify such lines of enquiry and tease out loose threads in the dominant discourses. The result is a provocation ranging from the experiences of the Nelson Mandela Foundation to the work of deconstruction, from queer theory to legal scholarship, and from personal narrative to documentary film-making. The paper is at once a troubling of dominant discourses and a play with the antonyms of remembering in these discourses.
Keywords: A&DwP website; Community; Deconstruction; Healing; Memory; Spectrality; Transitional justice; Truth commissions

Moving past: probing the agency and affect of recordkeeping in individual and community lives in post-conflict Croatia - J. Gilliland, Anne (Archival Science, 2014)
Reporting on ongoing research, this paper reviews stories, drawn from recent literature as well as gathered through ethnographic research, that people tell about records and recordkeeping during and since the Yugoslav Wars. It focuses on what these stories reveal of the agency and affect of recordkeeping in individual and community lives, particularly in Croatia. The paper concludes with a contemplation of what might be learned from such an approach for the development of recordkeeping infrastructures that can anticipate, avert or alleviate some of the ways in which records and recordkeeping continue to traumatize or target the vulnerable, and frustrate and prevent the human and societal need to “move forward,” if not “move past.”
Keywords: A&DwP website

Break the rules, save the records: human rights archives and the search for justice in East Timor - Robinson, Geoffrey (Archival Science, 2014)
How do distinctive historical experiences and political regimes shape human rights archives? How do those archives and those experiences in turn influence the way painful pasts are remembered or forgotten? And what can historical accounts tell us about the wisdom of prevailing norms and practices regarding the management and control of human rights records? This paper explores these questions through a close analysis of the history and politics of the principal archive documenting human rights abuse in East Timor. It underscores the work of archival studies scholars who argue that human rights archives are always in some degree shaped by the historical and political context in which they emerge and that conflicts over matters of content, mandate, and rules of access are virtually inevitable. Noting that such conflicts typically pit political authorities against victims and their advocates, it argues that successful human rights archival programs hinge critically on sensitive historical and political analysis and that, under certain conditions, human rights archivists should play a more active role in facilitating the pursuit of justice for victims of human rights abuse. It also makes the case for a move away from large, state-controlled archives toward multiple, smaller archives with varied mandates. Finally, it proposes the adoption of a new hierarchy of interest in the management of archives; away from the long-accepted principles of national sovereignty and inalienability, and in the direction of access to the survivors of human rights violations and their advocates.
Keywords: A&DwP website; Archives; East Timor; Human rights; Inalienability; Justice; National interest; Records; Secrecy; Security; Timor Leste; Truth commissions

Stories for Hope–Rwanda: a psychological–archival collaboration to promote healing and cultural continuity through intergenerational dialogue - Wallace, David A.; Pasick, Patricia; Berman, Zoe; Weber, Ella (Archival Science, 2014)
Can archives help heal and extend the benefit of therapeutic interventions in a post-genocide environment? We sought to probe this question through an uncommon collaborative documentation and research project linking psychology and archival science: Stories for Hope–Rwanda (SFH). This intergenerational dialogue project between youth and elder pairs in post-genocide Rwanda draws upon a collective narrative model from psychology and both community and participatory models from archives. The paper reports on three aspects of this endeavor: (1) description of SFH as a process of dialogue generation and archiving; (2) content analysis of the knowledge post-genocide youth sought from their elders; and (3) a qualitative evaluation of what benefits youth and elder pairs reported 6–12 months after their dialogue session, including how participants made use of a personal copy of their dialogue and their decision making and perceptions on making their dialogues more widely available. Specifically, we wanted to know whether psychological benefits would accrue if the silences about genocide could be breached by intergenerational dialogues and whether audio recordings of the dialogues archived for personal, national, and international use could motivate youths and elders over the hurdle of silence and extend the benefits of the dialogues to others. In contrast to interview-driven genocide testimonies, each youth asked an elder to answer some burning questions about the past. In response, elders were directed to share personal, true, and positively helpful stories from their past experiences. Through these efforts, SFH consciously sought to democratize the creation, control, custody, and access to the archive resulting from the recorded dialogues. Based on our analysis, we found that youth were eager to learn most about the genocide (causes, prevention, and stories of loss and survival), followed by family history, marriage, Rwandan culture, living as an orphan, and strategies for forgiveness and reconciliation. We also found that the archival component of the project significantly contributed to both the motivation for participation and the extent of participants’ healing. We conclude that this approach can be productively expanded to other post-conflict and post-genocide communities where silence about a traumatic past reigns triumphant and undermines the ability of youth to map a positive future.
Keywords: A&DwP website; Community archiving; Genocide; Participatory archiving; Psychology; Rwanda; Trauma

Mobilizing records: re-framing archival description to support human rights - Wood, Stacy; Carbone, Kathy; Cifor, Marika; Gilliland, Anne; Punzalan, Ricardo (Archival Science, 2014)
This article seeks to raise consciousness within the field of archival studies in order to foster a generative discussion about how descriptive practices might be expanded, approached differently, or completely rethought. It brings together crosscutting theoretical issues and provides practical examples of mediation in order to mobilize these records in support of human rights work. It first problematizes the foundational archival precept of respect des fonds and its sub-principles of original order and provenance. It then analyzes the necessary transformation of institutional policies and standards in order to foster trust and transparency and identifies structural or system wide strategies for ameliorating past abuses.
Keywords: A&DwP website; Archival description; Archival education; Archival theory; Human rights

Defining human rights archives: introduction to the special double issue on archives and human rights - Caswell, Michelle (Archival Science, 2014)
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2), Archives and Human Rights

Archiving justice: conceptualizing the archives of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia - Kaye, David (Archival Science, 2014)
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) will complete its proceedings over the coming years, leaving behind an enormous collection of records. The ICTY archive provides a record of conviction and acquittal, prosecution case and defense response – a vast series of contested facts and arguments. The ICTY winds down with a decidedly mixed reputation, especially among the communities of the Balkans, doing damage to the already-discredited idea of a Tribunal capable of aiding the processes of reconciliation. And yet the UN still speaks of the reconciliatory purposes the ICTY archives may serve. Pursuing reconciliation, however, sets up the archive for failure. It would be better for those establishing the archives to focus on other, attainable goals, taking into account Martha Minow’s caution against judicial records that merely “speak for themselves” (1998). This essay provides historical context for the development of the ICTY archives, outlining its two decades of work, and emphasizes the political context from and into which the archives will emerge.
Keywords: A&DwP website; Balkans; International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY); International criminal courts; References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights; Truth and reconciliation

News from the ICA Human Rights Working Group - 2014-10 (October) - Peterson, Trudy Huskamp (ICA, 2014)

Grandeurs et misère de la Révolution tunisienne - Bedoui, Abdelmajid (Harmattan, 2014)
Ce livre analyse la dynamique qui s'est emparée de la Tunisie lors de la révolution des "Jasmins". Un vent de liberté souffle sur le pays. Mais l'extrémisme religieux et la violence perturbent cet élan vers la démocratie. L'histoire multimillénaire du pays, son esprit laïc et le statut de la femme tunisienne expliquent que ce pays n'ait pas sombré dans le chaos comme l'Egypte ou la Libye. En citant Mandela, Sade et d'autres acteurs de la révolution française, il fait un parallèle avec les acteurs de la révolution tunisienne pour permettre une meilleure compréhension des faits et donner des perspectives sur l'avenir du pays.
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights

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

News from the ICA Human Rights Working Group - 2014-09 (September) - Peterson, Trudy Huskamp (ICA, 2014)

Identifying Culturally Sensitive American Indian Material in a Non-tribal Institution - Ryan, Ellen M (Society of American Archivists, 2014)
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2), Archives and Human Rights

News from the ICA Human Rights Working Group - 2014-08 (August) - Peterson, Trudy Huskamp (ICA, 2014)

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT - Docket No. 14‐42‐cv ACLU v. Clapper - United States Court of Appeals (United States Court of Appeals, 2014)
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2), Archives and Human Rights

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

News from the ICA Human Rights Working Group - 2014-07 (July) - Peterson, Trudy Huskamp (ICA, 2014)

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

News from the ICA Human Rights Working Group - 2014-06 (June) - Peterson, Trudy Huskamp (ICA, 2014)

News from the ICA Human Rights Working Group - 2014-05 (May) - Peterson, Trudy Huskamp (ICA, 2014)

Who owns the Jewish treasures that were hidden in Saddam Hussein's basement? - PBS News Hour (PBS NewsHour, 2014)
In 2013, Maurice Shohet, an Iraqi Jew who now lives in Washington, D.C., received a surprising email from the National Archives. A librarian had recovered his elementary school record that was left behind nearly 40 years ago when he and his family fled Iraq. The record is part of a cache of thousands of personal documents and religious texts that were found at the start of the Iraq War, drowning in the cellar of a building run by one of the world's most wanted men.
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2), Archives and Human Rights

The role of accessibility in a universal web - Henry, Shawn Lawton; Abou-Zahra, Shadi; Brewer, Judy (W4A '14: International Web for All Conference, 2014)
Universal design" is the process of creating products that are usable by people with the widest possible range of abilities, operating within the widest possible range of situations; whereas "accessibility" primarily refers to design for people with disabilities. While the focus of accessibility is disabilities, research and development in accessibility brings benefits to everyone, particularly users with situational limitations, including device limitations and environmental limitations. Awareness and understanding of the benefits of web accessibility to users without disabilities is growing in some areas with the rapid increase of web-enabled devices such as mobile phones, tablets, televisions, and more; with the increasing focus on the growing number of older web users; and with wider web reach in areas with high incidence of low literacy, low bandwidth, older technology, etc. Although there is significant overlap between designing for accessibility and designing for situational limitations, addressing one set of needs does not necessarily provide sufficient solutions for other needs. Keeping accessibility focused on disabilities encourages research and development on meeting the specific needs of people with disabilities. This communications paper explains the importance of "accessibility" continuing to focus on people with disabilities, while further integrating accessibility with web design, development, and research in other areas, including those covered under universal design and design for all. It also describes how the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) are working to address accessibility and related user needs throughout the technologies of the Web, and invites all interested parties to participate in research and development to further integrate accessibility for people with disabilities in ways that benefit all.
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2), Archives and Human Rights

News from the ICA Human Rights Working Group - 2014-04 (April) - Peterson, Trudy Huskamp (ICA, 2014)

News from the ICA Human Rights Working Group - 2014-03 (March) - Peterson, Trudy Huskamp (ICA, 2014)

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

News from the ICA Human Rights Working Group - 2014-02 (February) - Peterson, Trudy Huskamp (ICA, 2014)

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

Memory Politics and Ontological Security in Sino-Japanese Relations - Gustafsson, Karl (Asian Studies Review, 2014)
Most international relations (IR) research on the role of collective memory and representations of the past gives the impression that these primarily matter for states constrained internationally by their history as aggressors, such as Japan. How former perpetrator states represent the past is seen as important for bilateral relations because it may affect perceptions in previously victimised states. Representations of the past in the victimised states are seldom dealt with. This article argues that war memory in victimised states is also highly relevant for bilateral relations, since it is closely connected to “ontological security”, or the “security of identity”. By analysing Chinese ofﬁcial documents and Japanese parliamentary debates the article shows how the Chinese government has used representations of the past for ontological security purposes, and how in response Japanese political actors have politicised exhibits at Chinese war museums that are seen as a threat to Japanese identity and interests.
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights

News from the ICA Human Rights Working Group - 2014-01 (January) - Peterson, Trudy Huskamp (ICA, 2014)

The "European Network of Official Authorities in Charge of the Secret Police Files”: A Reader on the Legal Foundations, Structures and Activities (BStU, 2014)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights

Acceso a los archivos de inteligencia y contrainteligencia en el marco del posacuerdo - Ana María Ramírez Mourraille Vivian Newman Pont, Rodrigo Uprimny Yepes (Dejusticia, 2014)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights

Vers un droit d'accès à l'information publique: les avancées récentes des normes et des pratiques - Canavaggio, Perrine (Unesco, 2014)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights

The Admissibility of Business Records as Legal Evidence: A Review of the Business Records Exception to the Hearsay Rule in Canada - Force, Donald C. (Archivaria, 2014)
Records professionals play an important role in increasing the likelihood that business records will be admitted as evidence. This article discusses the business records exception to the hearsay rule and the ways in which business records may be tendered as evidence in Canada. By reviewing Canadian case law, the author examines several criteria that could contribute to a judge’s decision to admit a business record as evidence and identifies ways that records professionals can help their organization satisfy each of the criteria. It is argued that the act of sound and structured recordkeeping helps an organization increase the likelihood that its business records will be admitted as evidence. RÉSUMÉ Les spécialistes en gestion de l’information jouent un rôle important afin d’augmenter la probabilité que les documents d’archives des entreprises soient admis comme preuves. Cet article discute du cas des documents d’archives des entreprises comme exception à la règle et il examine les façons dont ils peuvent être mis en adjudication au Canada. En faisant l’étude de la jurisprudence canadienne, l’auteur examine plusieurs critères qui pourraient contribuer à la décision d’un juge d’admettre comme preuve un document d’archives d’entreprise et il identifie les façons dont les spécialistes en gestion de l’information peuvent venir en aide à leur organisation en satisfaisant à chacun de ces critères. L’auteur affirme qu’une gestion des documents solide et structurée permet à une institution d’augmenter la probabilité que ses documents d’archives d’entreprise soient admis comme preuve.
Keywords: A&DwP website

Is China's Discursive Power Increasing? The "Power of the Past" in Sino-Japanese Relations - Gustafsson, Karl (Asian Perspective, 2014)
The idea that China's rise, and more specifically its increased material capabilities, are about to produce a power shift in East Asia raises the question whether the Chinese government's ability to produce effects through discursive power has also increased. The government's use of discourses about China's war against Japan is a conspicuous example of attempts to exercise discursive power. Has China's ability to use the past for political purposes increased as its material capabilities have grown? To answer this question, I theorize on the use of discourses about the past on three levels-domestic, bilateral, and international. My analysis demonstrates that notwithstanding its increased material capabilities, the Chinese government's discursive power has actually decreased.
Keywords: Collective memory; Economic growth; Identity; International relations; Ontology; Political Science; Political Science--International Relations; Political power; Politics; Power; References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights; Studies

Twenty years of post-apartheid archiving: have we reckoned with the past, or has the past reckoned with us? - Harris, Verne (Journal of the South African Society of Archivists, 2014)
Keywords: A&DwP website

The Communist Regime in Romania: Interpretation or Condemnation? - Iacob, Bogdan C. (Sudosteuropa Mitteilungen, 2014)
The article analyses the second life of the concept of genocide In public, scholarly and legal post-2006 discourses about how to deal with the communist past In Romania. It counterpoises such problematic radical condemnations with recent developments In local historical studies. The contribution focuses on a new generation of historians (In their thirties and early forties), exemplifying these approaches by discussing novel studies about repression, Institutions and biographies. It argues that the employment of the term genocide on the one hand reflects specific traditions of public, scholarly and legal narratives about the communist regime. On the other hand, It highlights the ambiguity and misrepresentation of historical phenomena concerning the period from 1945 to 1989 in Romania. Such overbearing denunciatory attitudes potentially obfuscate the complexities and varieties of the past. Benefiting from a genuine archival revolution after 2007, young historians counterbalance opaque, uncritical narratives of victimization with a renewed will for Interpretation and revision. Adapted from the source document.
Keywords: Attitudes; Communists; Genocide; Historians; Narratives; Radicalism; References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights; Repression (Political); Revolutions; Romania

BETWEEN MYTH AND REALITY: THE STASI LEGACY IN GERMAN HISTORY - Jarausch, Konrad (GHI Bulletin Supplement, 2014)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights

Archives for a Peaceful Future: Case Descriptions - Jones, Briony; Keller, Ingrid Oliveira Silva; Rubli, Sandra (2014)

A 10 años de la apertura del Archivo de la DIPPBA. First Panel: Presentación de los instrumentos de descripción del fondo documental de la ex DIPPBA - Lanteri, Magdalena; Nazar, Mariana (Aletheia, 2014)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights

Cada uno, un lugar de memoria: Fundamentos conceptuales del Lugar de la Memoria, la Tolerancia y la Inclusión Social - Pino, Ponciano Del; Agüero, José Carlos (LUM, 2014)
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights

La Plaine des Morts - Le Tchad de Hissène Habré, 1982-1990 - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2013)
Cet ouvrage de 714 pages, intitulé La Plaine des Morts, se base sur treize années de recherches pour démontrer que Habré était personnellement impliqué dans les abus perpétrés lorsqu’il était au pouvoir de 1982 à 1990, essentiellement par le biais du contrôle étroit qu’il exerçait sur sa redoutée police politique, la Direction de la Documentation et de la Sécurité (DDS).
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights

News from the ICA Human Rights Working Group - 2013-12 (December) - Peterson, Trudy Huskamp (ICA, 2013)

First, Do No Harm: The US Sexually Transmitted Disease Experiments in Guatemala - Rodriguez, Michael A.; García, Robert (American Journal of Public Health, 2013)
Beginning in 1946, the United States government immorally and unethically—and, arguably, illegally—engaged in research experiments in which more than 5000 uninformed and unconsenting Guatemalan people were intentionally infected with bacteria that cause sexually transmitted diseases. Many have been left untreated to the present day., Although US President Barack Obama apologized in 2010, and although the US Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues found the Guatemalan experiments morally wrong, little if anything has been done to compensate the victims and their families., We explore the backdrop for this unethical medical research and violation of human rights and call for steps the United States should take to provide relief and compensation to Guatemala and its people.
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2), Archives and Human Rights

News from the ICA Human Rights Working Group - 2013-11 (November) - Peterson, Trudy Huskamp (ICA, 2013)

Los dominicanos hijos de haitianos, en el limbo entre dos sentencias - Primera, Maye (El País, 2013)
La sentencia que niega la nacionalidad a los descendientes de 'sin papeles' obvia un fallo de 2005 de la Corte Interamericana
Keywords: América; Caribe; Demografía; Derechos humanos; Inmigración; Inmigrantes; Latinoamérica; Migración; Política migración; References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights; Regularización inmigrantes; República Dominicana; Sociedad

Medio millón de apátridas por una sentencia del Supremo dominicano - Primera, Maye (El País, 2013)
La Comunidad del Caribe ha criticado el fallo y amenaza con no incorporar a República Dominicana como miembro pleno del grupo
Keywords: América; Caribe; Demografía; Haití; Inmigración irregular; Latinoamérica; Migración; Política migración; References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights; República Dominicana; Sociedad

Caribbean Nations to Seek Reparations, Putting Price on Damage of Slavery - Castle, Stephen (The New York Times, 2013)
Fourteen countries plan to compile an inventory of the harm caused by the slave trade and then demand an apology and reparations from the former colonial powers Britain, France and the Netherlands.
Keywords: Antigua and Barbuda; Caribbean Area; Castle, Stephen; France; Great Britain; Haiti; Netherlands; References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights; Reparations; Slavery

Human Rights Indicators: A Guide to Measurement and Implementation - United Nations Human Rights (United Nations, 2013)
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2), Archives and Human Rights

News from the ICA Human Rights Working Group - 2013-10 (October) - Peterson, Trudy Huskamp (ICA, 2013)

News from the ICA Human Rights Working Group - 2013-09 (September) - Peterson, Trudy Huskamp (ICA, 2013)

Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe, 1944-1956 - Applebaum, Anne (Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2013)
National Book Award Finalist TIME Magazine's #1 Nonfiction Book of 2012A New York Times Notable BookA Washington Post Top Ten Book of 2012Best Nonfiction of 2012: The Wall Street Journal, The Plain Dealer In the much-anticipated follow-up to her Pulitzer Prize-winning Gulag, acclaimed journalist Anne Applebaum delivers a groundbreaking history of how Communism took over Eastern Europe after World War II and transformed in frightening fashion the individuals who came under its sway. Iron Curtain describes how, spurred by Stalin and his secret police, the Communist regimes of Eastern Europe were created and what daily life was like once they were complete. Drawing on newly opened East European archives, interviews, and personal accounts translated for the first time, Applebaum portrays in chilling detail the dilemmas faced by millions of individuals trying to adjust to a way of life that challenged their every belief and took away everything they had accumulated. As a result the Soviet Bloc became a lost civilization, one whose cruelty, paranoia, bizarre morality, and strange aesthetics Applebaum captures in these electrifying pages.
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights

News from the ICA Human Rights Working Group - 2013-08 (August) - Peterson, Trudy Huskamp (ICA, 2013)

International Principles on the Application of Human Rights to Communications Surveillance - Necessary & Proportionate (Necessary & Proportionate, 2013)
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2), Archives and Human Rights

News from the ICA Human Rights Working Group - 2013-07 (July) - Peterson, Trudy Huskamp (ICA, 2013)

Senegal: Obama Backs Hissène Habré Court - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2013)
President Barack Obama’s endorsement of Senegal’sefforts to bring to book the former Chadiandictator Hissène Habré is a recognition of the case’s importance for African justice.
Keywords: References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights

Directiva 2013/34/UE del Parlamento Europeo y del Consejo, de 26 de junio de 2013, sobre los estados financieros anuales, los estados financieros consolidados y otros informes afines de ciertos tipos de empresas, por la que se modifica la Directiva 2006/43/CE del Parlamento Europeo y del Consejo y se derogan las Directivas 78/660/CEE y 83/349/CEE del Consejo (Texto pertinente a efectos del EEE) - Diario Oficial de la Unión Europea (Diario Oficial de la Unión Europea, 2013)
Keywords: References - Comma (2020 1-2), Archives and Human Rights

UK to compensate Kenya's Mau Mau torture victims - Press Association (The Guardian, 2013)
William Hague says payments totalling £19.9m represent 'full and final settlement' of action brought by five victims of torture
Keywords: Africa; Foreign policy; Kenya; Law; Mau Mau; Politics; References - Boel et al. (2021), Archives and Human Rights; Torture; UK news; William Hague; World news

Evidence, memory, identity, and community: four shifting archival paradigms - Cook, Terry (Archival Science, 2013)
This essay argues that archival paradigms over the past 150 years have gone through four phases: from juridical legacy to cultural memory to societal engagement to community archiving. The archivist has been transformed, accordingly, from passive curator to active appraiser to societal mediator to community facilitator. The focus of archival thinking has moved from evidence to memory to identity and community, as the broader intellectual currents have changed from pre-modern to modern to postmodern to contemporary. Community archiving and digital realities offer possibilities for healing these disruptive and sometimes conflicting discourses within our profession.
Keywords: A&DwP website; Archival theory; Community archiving; Evidence; Memory; Paradigm shifts; Professional identity