Abstract

LOPEZ LOPEZ, Pedro. The files: guarantors of rights and protection of historical memory. Rev. Fuent. Cong. [online]. 2015, vol.9, n.39, pp. 14-19. ISSN 1997-4485.

This text is about the role of archives in relation to historical memory and to the rights recognized by international law (right to truth, justice and reparations) for the victims of serious human rights violations as well as obstacles blocking access to information within the archives (willful destruction, document classification, data falsification, discretionary access authorization).

Keywords : Archives; Transitional justice; Historical memory; Human rights.