the united nations, human rights and the archival pursuit
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THE UNITED NATIONS, THE UNITED NATIONS, HUMAN RIGHTS HUMAN RIGHTS
and the and the ARCHIVAL PURSUITARCHIVAL PURSUIT
Truth and Reconciliation CommissionVancouver, CANADA
March 2011
Tom A. ADAMIInformation Management Officer UNMIS
Setting the scene….
Human Rights! Archives! Who needs them?
July 1969 … Apollo 11 moon landing & Nigeria-Biafra war…
March 2011 … inequality and abuse of rights continues
… through the eyes of children
Images drawn by children affected by conflict in Chad in 2009
The long wait
Memories fade and things change but tomorrow is a different day.
… but who will help the helpers?
…….Rwanda, 1994.Rwanda, 1994
Is there a best practice model for a TRC?
Organisational impediments to KM systems
Staff turnover
Remote locations
Lag in infrastructure
Skill set of staff
Cost & investment
Centralised decision making processes of IT
Memory and memorials
Hope is what keeps it all in perspective and makes it worthwhile
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