ABSTRACT
In Argentina, society’s demand for both the recognition of the existence of the missing persons and also their reappearance, alive, was evident even before the end of the last military dictatorship. At that time, just as the government denied the enforced disappearances, repressive institutions also denied the existence of any documents attesting to such action. This chapter provides a general presentation of the type of documentation which has been found over the years, highlighting the importance of the information provided by former missing detainees and the records produced by human rights organizations, as well as the State’s definition of public policies on memory and justice, while recognising the absence of archival policies which would strengthen this process.
