Memory Archives - FIBGAR Fundación Internacional Baltasar Garzón Thu, 16 Jul 2026 07:59:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://fibgar.es/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cropped-v_vertical_sin_texto-e1585918866851-32x32.png Memory Archives - FIBGAR 32 32 Risks and threats posed by the absence of democratic memory: a case study of Nicaragua https://fibgar.es/en/risks-and-threats-posed-by-the-absence-of-democratic-memory-a-case-study-of-nicaragua/ Sat, 18 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://fibgar.es/?p=27152 Introduction Democratic transition processes are historically complex and fragile, characterised simultaneously by the need to break with authoritarian regimes and the political demand for strong institutions. The experience of various countries shows that a merely formal transition does not guarantee its durability and, in this sense, the construction of a democratic memory is a determining...

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]]> Memory, Truth and Justice in Latin America: Historic Advances and Contemporary Challenges https://fibgar.es/en/memory-truth-and-justice-in-latin-america-historic-advances-and-contemporary-challenges/ Sat, 04 Apr 2026 09:30:00 +0000 https://fibgar.es/?p=26428 Every 24 March, in the framework of the National Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice, Argentina pauses its daily rhythm to look back at one of the darkest chapters in its recent history. The date commemorates the coup d’état of 1976, which marked the beginning of the country’s last civic-military dictatorship, responsible for a...

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]]> The Human Rights Committee Urges Spain to Advance in Memory, Truth, and Reparations https://fibgar.es/en/the-human-rights-committee-urges-spain-to-advance-in-memory-truth-and-reparations/ Mon, 25 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://fibgar.es/?p=25228 In July, the United Nations Human Rights Committee adopted its seventh periodic report on Spain, which provides an in-depth analysis of the country’s compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). Among the recommendations issued, a strong call stands out to intensify the fight against impunity and to guarantee truth and reparations...

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]]> Rwanda: 31 years on, memory and reflection in the face of the Tutsi genocide https://fibgar.es/en/rwanda-31-years-on-memory-and-reflection-in-the-face-of-the-tutsi-genocide/ Wed, 14 May 2025 08:31:08 +0000 https://fibgar.es/?p=24670 This year marks 31 years since one of the greatest tragedies in our recent history: the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. Every 7 April, the world commemorates the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. This date, established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2003, marks the...

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]]> The dismantlement of the process of Memory, Truth and Justice advances in Argentina https://fibgar.es/en/the-dismantlement-of-the-process-of-memory-truth-and-justice-advances-in-argentina/ Tue, 11 Feb 2025 10:02:23 +0000 https://fibgar.es/?p=24293 In Argentina, the ruling party of President Javier Milei has continued with its public policy of attack against the fundamental areas of the transitional process. This time, it has been reported by various mass media, human rights organisations and jurists working on cases against humanity that The Navy has begun to move the extensive General...

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