Published
2020-09-17

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Velandia-Amaya, S. N. ., & Peñuela-Gallo, C. C. . (2020). How to deal with impunity? Memory initiatives in the legal scene. Desbordes, 11(1), 15-46. https://doi.org/10.22490/25394150.4199
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How to deal with impunity? Memory initiatives in the legal scene

DOI: https://doi.org/10.22490/25394150.4199
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Sergio Nicolás Velandia-Amaya
Christian Camilo Peñuela-Gallo

This article has the goal of sharing a concrete experience of construction of memory initiatives amid legal and psychological support in legal stages. A memory gallery was elaborated with a mother whose child had been a victim of serious violations to human rights in Bogotá. This process was carried on following a special memory methodology and participatory techniques during a period of eight months. The result of this initiative was the elaboration of Galería de Omar y Lucero contra el olvido y la impunidad (Omar’s and Lucero’s Gallery against Forgetfulness and Impunity) representing a coping mechanism that highlights this mother’s personal life history and emphasizes her fighting against impunity, this way vindicating her son’s good name.