ABSTRACT
The use of archives in the work of reconstructing our recent history of human rights violations has made its presence felt through the work of the Commission for Truth and Reconciliation (CVR in its Spanish acronym: Comisión de la Verdad y Reconciliación). Through the Documentation Unit (DU), bibliographical and documentary information was sought and amassed in both public and private institutions, to then be used by the different areas of the CVR, in compliance with their research into the causes and consequences of the internal armed conflict in Peru, between 1980 and 2000.
The work by the DU has been extremely relevant and of major importance, centring, from the beginning, on the organization and description of the documentary heritage built up over time in the various areas of the CVR. This was subsequently transferred over to the Peruvian Ombudsman’s Office, an institution that took on the responsibility of preserving it and making it available to the institutions responsible for implementing the recommendations of the CVR in its Final Report. This has been fundamental in the administration of justice, reparations and the strengthening of the historic and social memory of Peru.
