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July 2, 2012 4:46 AM
National records are vital to democracy, yet they are consistently neglected by the government, writes Shula Marks.
"Yet in the modern state we depend on written records for our human rights at the most basic level.
“In the absence of well-managed records,” it states, “information can be manipulated, citizens cannot prove unequal treatment and human rights violations become difficult to challenge. The people cannot make an informed contribution to the governance process.” Delete the scoop?
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Join WITNESS and the New Tactics community for an online dialogue on Archiving Human Rights for Advocacy, Justice and Memory from May 16 to 22, 2012. Archiving and preservation have long taken a backseat to more urgent aspects of human rights documentation and advocacy, but that is beginning to change. Human rights archives are increasingly playing a pivotal role in advocacy, restorative justice, historical memory, and struggles against impunity. At the same time, however, archivists and activists alike are grappling with the mounting challenges posed by the proliferation of digital documentation. How can we ensure that the critical documentation created today will be preserved and accessible in the future? In this dialogue, we will explore the tactics and methods used by archivists to preserve human rights information." Delete the scoop?
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