Every August 30th, this day is commemorated with the aim of bringing these human rights violations to light and upholding memory as a guarantee of non-repetition.
It was established by the UN in 2011 with the aim of highlighting this serious human rights violation, reaffirming the commitment of States to investigate and punish those responsible, and upholding memory as a guarantee of non-repetition.
In this framework, the Human Rights Area of the Universidad Nacional de Rosario, the Rosario Memory Museum, and the Constancio C. Vigil Public Library invite you to participate in a day of exchange and reflection. We make collective memory in the face of dehumanization, the next Wednesday, September 3 at 17 p.m. in the Vigil Library (Orlando Belloni Room, first floor, entrance on Gaboto Street 450)The meeting will feature the participation of Luis Larpin, representing the team responsible for the book Sowing Memory; Juliana Vaca Ruíz, member of the Disobedient Stories Collective; and Sabrina Gullino Valenzuela Negro, member of Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo y Aguará Editorial CollectiveThe conversation will be moderated by Candela Ramírez, a journalist from The citizen and will be sponsored by the UNR Academic Council on Human Rights.
Forced disappearance, understood as the unlawful deprivation of liberty followed by a refusal to disclose the whereabouts of the detained person, was a systematic practice during the last civil-military dictatorship in Argentina (1976-1983). This crime, which still persists in different parts of the world, left an intergenerational mark of absence, pain, and searching in our country that permeates both society and its institutions.
In the face of denial and hate speech that seeks to minimize or justify crimes against humanity, this activity is intended as a space for building collective memory, truth, and justice. The organizing institutions assume the responsibility of maintaining a commitment to recent history and human rights policies as part of their university and social-community mission.