LAS brings Marlon Wiechert to Mason for Latin American Studies Speaker Series

LAS brings Marlon Wiechert to Mason for Latin American Studies Speaker Series

In 2012, Brazil instituted a National Truth Commission to investigate gross human rights violations perpetrated between 1946 and 1988, but mainly those that occurred after 1964, when the country was governed by a military dictatorship. The Commission’s report, published in December 2014, concluded that the military governments and their repressive apparatus committed widespread crimes against humanity, including illegal detentions, torture, extrajudicial executions, and enforced disappearances. Moreover, the report found that Brazilian security forces continue to commit grave human rights violations.

On Tuesday, April 28, 2015, Marlon Weichert, an academic, lawyer and federal prosecutor, will discuss his recent research on Brazil’s Truth Commission. He will analyze the findings and recommendations of the report, the challenges the Commission faced, and its contributions to Brazil’s transitional justice process. In particular, he will discuss the ways the Truth Commission has reinvigorated civil society demands for accountability for past human rights violations, and for institutional reforms of the Brazilian security forces.

Please join us for this important look into Brazil’s history and future. The event will take place from 6:00 to 7:30 PM in Merten Hall Room 1201.

See link to event to the right.