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South American Dictatorships in Images
Greg Weeks points to this incredible, if harrowing, collection of photos from Operation Condor. The photos were found in Paraguay’s “Archives of Terror,” which documented the deaths… more →
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South American Dictatorships in Images
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wrote 4 days ago: Greg Weeks points to this incredible, if harrowing, collection of photos from Operation Condor. The … more →
Genocide, Judicial Power, and Justice in Guatemala
wrote 2 months ago: Today, the genocide trial for former Guatemalan leader Efraín Ríos Montt begins (in spite of his fai … more →
History vs. Fiction? Gael vs. Chile? Memory Struggles over the Film "No"
wrote 3 months ago: As an historian, I’m never all that surprised when fictional films don’t live up to historical reali … more →
On Brazil's Involvement in Operation Condor
wrote 5 months ago: Brazil’s Truth Commission continues to conduct hearings and accept testimony from a variety of … more →
Florida's Role in Argentina's Largest Human Rights Trial
wrote 5 months ago: Last week, Argentina began trying 68 people from the infamous Escuela de Mecánica de la Armada (Navy … more →
Argentina's Largest Human Rights Trial Commences
wrote 5 months ago: The ongoing prosecution of human rights violations from Argentina’s military dictatorship of 1 … more →
Argentine-Iranian Relations and the Concerns of Argentine Jews
wrote 5 months ago: The New York Times has a good piece up on Argentinian-Iranian relations and the Jewish response in A … more →
Alberto Fujimori's Lived Experiences in Prison
wrote 6 months ago: A few weeks ago, family members and supporters of Peruvian ex-president Alberto Fujimori, in prison … more →
Thoughts on Brazil's Truth Commission and the Investigation of State Crimes Only
wrote 8 months ago: Brazil’s Truth Commission, which is finally looking into (but not prosecuting) human rights cr … more →
Two September 11ths
wrote 8 months ago: Being in Chile for September 11th, especially this year, is moving. On a personal note, I am conduct … more →
Argentine Human Rights Violations in the Malvinas War
wrote 10 months ago: The thirtieth anniversary of the Malvinas/Falklands War may have come and gone, but the attention gi … more →
Around Latin America
wrote 10 months ago: -The latest polls suggest that on Sunday, barring some extreme occurrence, Enrique Peña Nieto will i … more →
On Human Rights, Memory, and Finding a Disappeared Prime Minister in Grenada
wrote 10 months ago: The 1983 US invasion of the tiny Caribbean island of Grenada has to be considered one of the most qu … more →
More than Victims on the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
wrote 10 months ago: Today, June 26, is what the UN recognizes as the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. … more →
Around Latin America
wrote 11 months ago: -The controversial documentary on Pinochet (briefly discussed here) apparently gained even more cont … more →
A Controversial Documentary on Pinochet, or "Why Ongoing Struggles for Memory and Justice Matter"
wrote 11 months ago: While we regularly discuss the ongoing struggles against the policies and human rights violations of … more →
On Human Rights Violations and Memory Struggles in Peru
wrote 11 months ago: The New York Times recently ran an excellent story discussing the challenges facing Peruvian society … more →
Around Latin America [2]
wrote 12 months ago: Given the eventful and busy week and light blogging, this is the second update on news stories from … more →
Student Protests and Pinochet's Will: Public and Private Memory of Neoliberalism
wrote 1 year ago: On Wednesday, April 25, two important and interrelated events occurred in Chile: the former dictator … more →
