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Affinity
Group
2005-Present
Together with the
International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ), DC-Cam is
leading the development of an “Affinity Group” of documentation
centers from around the world (the former Yugoslavia, Guatemala, Burma
(headquartered in Thailand), Iraq, Afghanistan, and South Africa) to
share information and techniques, and work together to address the
constraints shared by its members. The group, which plans to meet
three or four times per year, would also call in international experts
to help think through solutions to various technical documentation
problems.
The first meeting of the
Affinity Group was held in
Phnom Penh
in March 2005. Following an introduction to DC-Cam that included
detailed discussions of our documentation and outreach work, the group
address such topics as proceedings:
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Strategic issues in collecting documents: how to connect documentary
materials and forensic evidence with the broader goals of
accountability, truth-telling, and justice. Prioritizing categories
of documents, projects (e.g., oral history, primary documents,
others), etc.
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Technical issues in collecting, preserving and using documents
(database management, collecting documents from multiple sources,
massive state documents and collection challenges)
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Case studies in documentation and planning for the future.
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Restoration
of the National Police Archive Project in Guatemala
Contact:
Youk Chhang
Team Leader |
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