As part of the closing of the agreement between Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo and CONICET, coordinated by Isabella Cosse and Carla Villalta, AFIN researcher, the “Archives and Human Rights” event took place on July 10, 2024, at Casa por la Identidad (Memory and Human Rights Space, former ESMA) in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
During the workshop, which is accessible on the Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo YouTube channel, Kirsten Weld delivered a lecture titled “Archives, Memory, and Political Struggles in the Past and Present,” and Isabella Cosse and Carla Villalta discussed the collaborative work between CONICET and Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo in “Balance and Perspectives: Collaborative Research, Archives, and Human Rights.” Additionally, the booklet Archives with Sensitive Information: Confidentiality, Accessibility, and Memory Policies. Experiences and Reflections was presented, summarizing the outcomes of the 2023 collaborative sessions involving all participants. This booklet is available for open access on the Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo website.