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In Chile, during the last three decades there has been an increasing number of judicial processes for executions, forced disappearances and torture committed during the dictatorship, which are processed using the written forms of the old criminal process, without considering the reform that since the new century orality was imposed.
That is, these processes do not take place in a trial hearing but through successive proceedings that are recorded in a written file.
50 years after the coup d’état, the exhibition “Judging and filming trials for crimes against humanity”, developed by the MMDH of Chile with the collaboration of the National Archives of France, proposes to raise the question about the absence of these images in Chile, the state of justice in our country and the value of these records for transparency, truth, and the construction of collective memory.
Within the framework of this exhibition, which can be visited until December 10 in the Museum’s Memory Gallery, a day of conversations will be held that seek to highlight the importance of the exercise of justice in cases of human rights violations and the link with a citizenry that has participated at a distance in its development.
This tension between justice and citizenship is also related to the possibility of accessing public trials, files, images and other types of archives, both for participation in society and for reflection on matters about which, despite their complexity, , it is necessary to investigate for the construction of democracy.
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
3pm | Guided tour of the Judging and Filming exhibition for crimes against humanity
Mediators: Daniela Accatino, María Luisa Ortiz and Walter Roblero
Activity with prior registration. Maximum capacity 15 people.
5pm | TABLE 1 Conversation
Records and experiences. The memories of the trials for crimes against humanity.
What does it mean to participate as a plaintiff, witness, lawyer, actuary or judge in trials for crimes against humanity of the dictatorship? How is justice experienced when there is no judicial scene – an oral and public trial – in which it is embodied? We will talk about those experiences and those memories with some of its protagonists.
Panelists:
Laura Elgueta Díaz, Master in Communication. As her survivor and sister of a victim of Operation Condor, she has participated directly in three trials and has given testimony in most of the Condor trials.
Gemma Fuentes, investigative actuary in human rights cases, Court of Appeals of San Miguel.
Rose Marie Bornand, lawyer in human rights cases since 1973.
Jaime Arancibia Pinto, investigative minister in human rights cases, Court of Appeals of Valparaíso.
Moderator: Daniela Accatino, professor and dean of the Faculty of Legal and Social Sciences UACH
7pm |TABLE 2 Conversation
Trials, files and images in creative representations
Dialogues on trials for cases of human rights violations as a topic that creative people, artists and cultural agents have taken charge of, both in the phases of research, production, staging and publication of works in different disciplines.
The various creative exercises that have investigated trials, images, judicial files and other types of evidence and evidence, propose new mediations regarding complex contents. They are works that open doors to debate and that demand attention in a social scenario that is increasingly susceptible to thoughtlessness and denialism.
Panelists
Liliana Garcia, actress and theater director
Matías Celedón, writer
Francisca Bernardi, actress and screenwriter
Javier Rodríguez Pino, visual artist
Carla Gebestberger, political scientist
Moderator: Walter Roblero, journalist, researcher and archivist of the MMDH Collections and Research Area
Friday, November 10, 2023 | 8pm
Movie “Argentina, 1985”
MMDH esplanade
Free performance without prior registration, entry on a first-come, first-served basis
Synopsis:
Argentina, 1985 is inspired by the true story of prosecutors Julio Strassera and Luis Moreno Ocampo, who dared to investigate and prosecute the bloodiest military dictatorship in Argentina in 1985.
Undeterred by the still considerable military influence in the fragile new democracy, Strassera and Moreno Ocampo assembled a young legal team of dubious heroes for their David versus Goliath battle. Under constant threat to themselves and their families, they raced against time to bring justice to the victims of the military junta.
The exhibition “Judging and filming trials for crimes against humanity” is a collaboration between the Museum of Memory and Human Rights of Chile and the National Archives of France, and is an adaptation of the exhibition organized by the National Archives of France in 2020-2021. Available until December 10, 2023 in the MMDH Memory Gallery (Metro Quinta Normal access).
