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oapen-20.500.12657-470322023-06-28T11:47:38Z Archives and Human Rights Boel, Jens Canavaggio, Perrine González Quintana, Antonio Anna Funder crimes against humanity Dirty Wars human rights Iran-Contra Affair Joinet principles Pinochet Rwandan Genocide right to justice right to know right to reparation right to truth Securitate Soviet Archives Stasi Stasiland truth commissions bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HB History::HBJ Regional & national history::HBJH African history bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HB History::HBJ Regional & national history::HBJD European history bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HB History::HBJ Regional & national history::HBJK History of the Americas bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HB History::HBJ Regional & national history::HBJQ History of other lands Why and how can records serve as evidence of human rights violations, in particular crimes against humanity, and help the fight against impunity? Archives and Human Rights shows the close relationship between archives and human rights and discusses the emergence, at the international level, of the principles of the right to truth, justice and reparation. Through a historical overview and topical case studies from different regions of the world the book discusses how records can concretely support these principles. The current examples also demonstrate how the perception of the role of the archivist has undergone a metamorphosis in recent decades, towards the idea that archivists can and must play an active role in defending basic human rights, first and foremost by enabling access to documentation on human rights violations. Confronting painful memories of the past is a way to make the ghosts disappear and begin building a brighter, more serene future. The establishment of international justice mechanisms and the creation of truth commissions are important elements of this process. The healing begins with the acknowledgment that painful chapters are essential parts of history; archives then play a crucial role by providing evidence. This book is both a tool and an inspiration to use archives in defence of human rights. 2021-03-04T08:21:32Z 2021-03-04T08:21:32Z 2021 book ONIX_20210304_9780429622298_4 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/47032 eng Routledge Approaches to History application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 9780429622298.pdf Routledge 10.4324/9780429054624 10.4324/9780429054624 Taylor & Francis Knowledge Unlatched Knowledge Unlatched (KU) Routledge 352 open access
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Why and how can records serve as evidence of human rights violations, in particular crimes against humanity, and help the fight against impunity? Archives and Human Rights shows the close relationship between archives and human rights and discusses the emergence, at the international level, of the principles of the right to truth, justice and reparation. Through a historical overview and topical case studies from different regions of the world the book discusses how records can concretely support these principles. The current examples also demonstrate how the perception of the role of the archivist has undergone a metamorphosis in recent decades, towards the idea that archivists can and must play an active role in defending basic human rights, first and foremost by enabling access to documentation on human rights violations. Confronting painful memories of the past is a way to make the ghosts disappear and begin building a brighter, more serene future. The establishment of international justice mechanisms and the creation of truth commissions are important elements of this process. The healing begins with the acknowledgment that painful chapters are essential parts of history; archives then play a crucial role by providing evidence. This book is both a tool and an inspiration to use archives in defence of human rights.
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