Latin America, Historical Memory and Universal Justice

• Screening and talk with Baltasar Garzón
• Please note: This event will be in Spanish

Judge Baltasar Garzón will be speaking about Latin America and universal justice after a screening of “El alma de los verdugos” (2007, 105 mins, no English subtitles). Garzón collaborated with Spanish journalist Vicente Romero to create this documentary about Argentinian and Chilean repression which presents the testimonies of victims as well as those responsible for torture and other crimes. The screening of the documentary will be preceded by a brief introduction. It will be followed by a presentation delivered by Baltasar Garzón, and there will be time for a discussion. Please note that Mr. Garzón is not entitled to speak about Spain at this event.

Entrance is free, and open to all.

Saturday, 9 January 2010, 2 pm – 5 pm.

Clore Lecture Theatre, Birkbeck, Clore Management Centre, Torrington Square, London WC1.

Organisers: Comisiones Obreras – Enseñanza Exterior, FIES – Fundación de Investigaciones Educativas y Sindicales, The Department of Iberian and Latin American Studies (Birkbeck), Birkbeck Institute of the Humanities.

Additional information: http://www.bbk.ac.uk/spanish/

Contact: z.biedermann@bbk.ac.uk