Memory of silence : the Guatemalan Truth Commission Report

Contributors: Rothenberg, Daniel.

2012, Book , xli, 278 pages :

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Publication information:	New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
ISBN:	9780230340244 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN:	9781403964472 (hc : alk. paper)
Language:	English
Record ID:	3016849
Full edition title:	First edition
Format:	Regular Print Book
Physical description:	xli, 278 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Date acquired:	October 1, 2013
More creator details:	edited by Daniel Rothenberg.
General note:	Includes index.
Contents note:	Foreword / Christian Tomuschat -- Introduction: Facing la violencia: the importance of the Guatemalan Truth Commission / Daniel Rothenberg -- Memory of silence: The Guatemalan Truth Commission Report. Prologue / Christian Tomuschat, Otilia Lux de Cotí, Alfredo Balsells Tojo -- Part I. Human rights violations and acts of violence. Extrajudicial executions and forced disappearances ; Torture ; Forced displacement ; Massacres ; Rape and sexual violence ; Genocide ; Acts of violence -- Part II. Key actors in the conflict and their strategies. Army, security institutions, and civilians acting under state control ; Guerrilla organizations -- Part III. Consequences and effects of la violencia. Terror and its consequences ; Facing la violencia -- Part IV. Conclusions and recommendations. The tragedy of the armed confrontation ; Recommendations -- Afterword "No room for despair": the impact of the Guatemalan Truth Commission / Daniel Rothenberg -- Further readings / Michelle Bellino -- Appendix 1. Tables -- Appendix 2. CEH mandate and methodology -- Appendix 3. Oslo Accord: agreement on the establishment of the commission to clarify past human rights violations and acts of violence that have caused the Guatemalan population to suffer.
Contributor:	Rothenberg, Daniel.
Contributor:	Comisión para el Esclarecimiento Histórico (Guatemala)

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