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Wednesday, October 15, 2008 8:30 AM 10:00 AM Note Location: Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars 6th Floor Flom Auditorium 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20004 Colombia’s National Committee of Reparation and Reconciliation (CNRR) includes an investigative arm known as Historical Memory (MH). Historical Memory is charged with producing an account of the origins and evolution of Colombia’s internal armed conflict, giving special attention to the perspectives of victims. The team includes professionals from a variety of disciplines and is directed by historian Gonzalo Sánchez. MH’s work posits an essential link between the reconstruction of memory and democratic strengthening. In addition to producing a general narrative of violencetaking into account themes of gender, ethnicity, and political and social identitiesMH is investigating several "emblematic cases," including the Trujillo massacre of 1990. The report on Trujillo is the first that MH has completed. Speakers
Media InquiriesPlease contact Ian Larsen (+1.202.429.3870) or Lauren Sucher (+1.202.429.3822) in the Office of Public Affairs and Communications. Of Related Interest
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