Stories for February 5th 2015

Thursday, February 5th 2015 - 03:26 UTC
Uruguay with Pope's blessing to try new approach to human rights and disappeared persons issues

Uruguay will be attempting a new approach to the human rights and disappeared persons issues, a still unfinished legacy from the military dictatorship, (1973/1984) and the decade of armed sedition which preceded the collapse of the country's democracy. The announcement is expected later this month and basically means replacing “truth and justice” for “truth and memory”, following to a certain extent the South African experience.

Uruguay with Pope's blessing to try new approach to human rights and disappeared persons issues