About this episode

The episode explores the role of documentation in the pursuit of truth and justice for families of the disappeared in Mexico.

What role does documentation play in the pursuit of truth and justice in context of ongoing violence? In this new Justice Visions podcast episode, we take up this question by exploring documentation practices in Mexico, a context marked by an ongoing and deeply complex crisis of enforced disappearances. With more than 133,000 people officially registered as disappeared and numbers continuing to rise, families have become central actors in the search for truth and justice. In this episode, co-hosts Amanda Rossini Martins and Büşra Cebeci speak with Anna Karolina Chimiak, whose work has been closely grounded in accompanying families of the disappeared since 2016. Drawing on both practice and research, Anna reflects on how families of the disappeared have placed documentation at the core of their strategies in a context marked by state-criminal collusion and the lack of effective institutional responses. Zooming in on grassroots initiatives, the conversation highlights how families have stepped in to fill profound institutional gaps. In a context where violence is ongoing and state responses remain limited, fragmented, and ineffective, families have developed their own grassroots…

People in this episode

Hosts: Amanda Rossini Martins, Büşra Cebeci

Guest: Anna Karolina Chimiak

Topics covered

• documentation practices
• enforced disappearances
• truth and justice
• families of the disappeared
• grassroots initiatives
• state-criminal collusion
• policy reform

Keywords

• documentation
• disappearances
• justice
• families
• Mexico
• violence
• grassroots

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Human Rights Centre - UGent

Places: Mexico

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