- Title Pages
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Notes on Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
-
1 Conceptualising Post-Transition Disappearances -
2 Conceptualising Disappearances in International Law -
3 My Promise to Look for You -
4 Disappearances in Mexico: An Analysis Based on the Northeast Region -
5 The Legal Framework on Disappearances in Mexico: From Demands to the Law and Back to Demands -
6 Woman, Mother, Human Rights Defender -
7 State Violence in Brazil: Execution, Slaughter, and Disappearance in the Post-Authoritarian Era -
8 Systematic Recurrence of Murders and Disappearances in Democratic Brazil -
9 Letters for Santiago -
10 Disappearances in Post-Transitional Argentina: A Challenge for Human Rights Interventions -
11 Wilson’s Testimony: Abuse of Authority -
12 A New Generation of Disappearances: Gangs and the State in El Salvador -
13 The Visual Image as a Tool of Power -
14 Using the Minnesota Protocol to Investigate Disappearance Cases -
15 ‘Urgent Actions’ for the Search for Disappeared Persons in the Specialised Bodies of the United Nations -
16 Using the International Criminal Court to Denounce Disappearances: Crimes against Humanity in Coahuila, Mexico -
17 Forced Disappearances in the Inter-American Human Rights System -
18 How to Create a Search Mechanism for Disappeared Persons: Lessons from Mexico -
Conclusions
- Index
Wilson’s Testimony: Abuse of Authority
Wilson’s Testimony: Abuse of Authority
- Chapter:
- (p.185) 11 Wilson’s Testimony: Abuse of Authority
- Source:
- Disappearances in the Post-Transition Era in Latin America
- Author(s):
Wilson
- Publisher:
- British Academy
Wilson (pseudonym) recounts the story of the disappearance and struggle to find his partner’s son. He shows the everyday forms of abuse by state authorities of suspected gang members and their families that can end in disappearance. He also explains the efforts family members take to try to find their disappeared relatives and the constraints they face in doing so. These barriers are imposed by state authorities and gangs. Against these odds, Wilson expresses how hope, solidarity with other relatives of the disappeared, and organisations of victims keep families motivated in their struggle.
Keywords: ASDEHU, Barrio 18, COFADEVI, Disappearance, El Salvador, Testimony, Mara Salvatrucha
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- Title Pages
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Notes on Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
-
1 Conceptualising Post-Transition Disappearances -
2 Conceptualising Disappearances in International Law -
3 My Promise to Look for You -
4 Disappearances in Mexico: An Analysis Based on the Northeast Region -
5 The Legal Framework on Disappearances in Mexico: From Demands to the Law and Back to Demands -
6 Woman, Mother, Human Rights Defender -
7 State Violence in Brazil: Execution, Slaughter, and Disappearance in the Post-Authoritarian Era -
8 Systematic Recurrence of Murders and Disappearances in Democratic Brazil -
9 Letters for Santiago -
10 Disappearances in Post-Transitional Argentina: A Challenge for Human Rights Interventions -
11 Wilson’s Testimony: Abuse of Authority -
12 A New Generation of Disappearances: Gangs and the State in El Salvador -
13 The Visual Image as a Tool of Power -
14 Using the Minnesota Protocol to Investigate Disappearance Cases -
15 ‘Urgent Actions’ for the Search for Disappeared Persons in the Specialised Bodies of the United Nations -
16 Using the International Criminal Court to Denounce Disappearances: Crimes against Humanity in Coahuila, Mexico -
17 Forced Disappearances in the Inter-American Human Rights System -
18 How to Create a Search Mechanism for Disappeared Persons: Lessons from Mexico -
Conclusions
- Index
