Within the article Children of the Dirty War by Francisco Goldman, many themes are presented relating to the Argentinian Dirty Wars. One theme presented within the article was the idea of how to address the atrocities that occurred during the Dirty Wars. Within the article, there is mention of how President Raúl Alfosín created the Truth Commission, Nunca Más, in 1985 in an unprecedented move to address the past crimes by the military government (Citation 13). Though the Truth Commission was able to create some reconciliation within Argentine society, due to a variety of factors, the effectiveness of the commission was stunted. During the research of the Truth Commission, there were several roadblocks that the Commission faced, including
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Many pushed for the parliamentary commission, as this specific type of commission would have granted a wider range of power to those investigating the crimes. Going against outside recommendation, Raúl Alfosín decided upon a presidential commission, meaning the investigators were unable to force the production of critical documents from the military, as well as from top perpetrators. (Citation 10) This decision proved to be detrimental for the Argentinian Truth Commission, as they were unable to obtain all of the information they …show more content…
The Argentinian Truth Commission, “Nunca Más” was created as one way to address these issues and bring about reconciliation within the country (Citation 1). Unfortunately, within the commission in Argentina, there were critical flaws that did not allow the commission to address the full scope and severity of the violations that had occurred and affected large portions of Argentine society. Due to Argentina’s choice to create a presidential commission, the investigators were unable to collect information from the military, preventing them from addressing all of the crimes that occurred within the military. Additionally, the commission failed to acknowledge all of the disappeared, only documenting 8,960 out of the estimated 30,000. Due to these facts, the Argentinian Truth Commission was unable to effectively capture the scope and severity of the situation, therefore being ineffective in many capacities in terms of
Many pushed for the parliamentary commission, as this specific type of commission would have granted a wider range of power to those investigating the crimes. Going against outside recommendation, Raúl Alfosín decided upon a presidential commission, meaning the investigators were unable to force the production of critical documents from the military, as well as from top perpetrators. (Citation 10) This decision proved to be detrimental for the Argentinian Truth Commission, as they were unable to obtain all of the information they …show more content…
The Argentinian Truth Commission, “Nunca Más” was created as one way to address these issues and bring about reconciliation within the country (Citation 1). Unfortunately, within the commission in Argentina, there were critical flaws that did not allow the commission to address the full scope and severity of the violations that had occurred and affected large portions of Argentine society. Due to Argentina’s choice to create a presidential commission, the investigators were unable to collect information from the military, preventing them from addressing all of the crimes that occurred within the military. Additionally, the commission failed to acknowledge all of the disappeared, only documenting 8,960 out of the estimated 30,000. Due to these facts, the Argentinian Truth Commission was unable to effectively capture the scope and severity of the situation, therefore being ineffective in many capacities in terms of