Archives and Human Rights

Date and Hour: June 11 / 16:00 - 18:00 CET
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Date and Hour: June 11th 2021 / 16:00 - 18:00 CET

Language: This event will be held in English, with a recorded interview French, with English subtitles.

Organised and hosted by the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva

ICA Section on Archives and Human Rights

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Webinar Summary

Organised and hosted by the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva, this event is inspired by the recently published book ‘Archives and Human Rights’, developed by the ICA Section on Archives and Human Rights and edited by Jens Boel, Perrine Canavaggio and Antonio González Quintana. The book examines why and how records can serve as evidence of human rights violations, in particular crimes against humanity, and help the fight against impunity. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, who contributed the foreword to the book will join the co-editors in a moderated discussion on the topic that will highlight case studies from different regions of the world.

Speakers

Michelle Bachelet

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

Jens Boel

Executive Committee of the ICA Section on Archives and Human Rights

Jens Boel is former Chief Archivist of UNESCO (1995-2017). He was chair of the ICA Section of International Organizations (2000-2004 and 2008-2012), ICA Vice-President Sections 2010-2012, and is a member of the Executive Committee of the ICA Section on Archives and Human Rights.

Perrine Canavaggio

Executive Committee of the ICA Section on Archives and Human Rights

Perrine Canavaggio is a French archivist who has been Deputy Secretary-General of the International Council on Archives (2000-2009) and chair of the ICA Archives and Human Rights Working Group (2003-2008). She is a member of the Executive Committee of the ICA Section on Archives and Human Rights.

Antonio González Quintana

Chair of the Section on Archives and Human Rights of the International Council on Archives, and President of the Spanish Association of Archivists as Civil Servants

The Spanish archivist Antonio González Quintana is chair of the Section on Archives and Human Rights of the International Council on Archives, and also President of the Spanish Association of Archivists as Civil Servants. He has been the Deputy General Director of Archives of Madrid Region from 2010 to 2018 besides other high responsibilities in the National and Military Spanish Archives since 1985.