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SAHR Announces its New Database “Truth and Reconciliation Mechanisms Archives Locator” (TRMAL) on International Human Rights Day and Discusses Human Rights Archives
9 December 2025
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French Edition of Archives and Human Rights Affirms ICA-SAHR’s Role in Justice and Historical Memory
Paris I 28 May 2025 The International Council on Archives (ICA) is proud to announce the recent promotion of the French edition of Archives and Human Rights (Archives et droits humains) at several major events in France. This landmark book, produced by the ICA's Section on Archives and Human Rights (SAHR), reflects the ICA’s commitment to highlighting the vital role archives play in supporting human rights, justice, and collective memory around the world.
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Reply of the Section on Archives and Human Rights to the call for input on “Documentation of serious human rights violations in the context of transitional justice processes” by the UN Special Rapporteur on truth, justice, and reparation
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Note of concern from the International Council on Archives about its concern with regard to the measures adopted by the Argentinian government affecting the Human Rights Secretariat and its institutions
Paris, 9 January 2025
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ICA/SAHR statement on the 76th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Paris | 10 December 2024
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Note of concern about the measures taken by the Argentine government concerning for the archives of the Ministry of Defense
Paris, April 12, 2024
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ICA SAHR – International Human Rights Day (Press release)
The Section on Archives and Human Rights (SAHR) of the International Council on Archives is pleased to take part in the celebrations of United Nations' International Human Rights Day, established to commemorate the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. 
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Have you registered for Sunday’s ICA/SAHR Webinar? – Come celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights!
In celebration of this anniversary, the ICA Section on Archives and Human Rights (SAHR) is hosting a webinar which will feature a presentation by Trudy Huskamp Peterson on the close relationship between archival materials and selected articles of the Declaration, in addition to launching a newly developed knowledge base on archives and human rights. Join us on Sunday at 16:00 CET (Paris time) as we celebrate this important milestone!