The Truth Commissions and Reports, between the expert voice and the real experience. The case of Guatemala, Memory of Silence

 

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Autor: Astorga Sánchez, Leonardo
Formato: artículo original
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de Publicación:2021
Descripción:This abstract aims to analyze the role played by the report Guatemala, Memory of Silence as an instrument and mechanism of resistance and fight against oblivion and impunity. The abstract begins with a journey through recent Guatemalan history in order to establish a context of the facts collected and analyzed in the report then go to analyze it and how it is constructed. It is proposed that the participation of experts in the selection, analysis and writing of the report starts from an official position that legitimizes the discourse that is constructed.
País:Portal de Revistas UCR
Institución:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Lenguaje:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/46008
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/estudios/article/view/46008
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Central America; Guatemala; Cold War; Truth Commission; Human Rights.
Centroamérica; Guatemala; Guerra Fría; Comisión de la Verdad; derechos humanos.