SUMMER COURSE UPV-EHU “Massive violence, mass graves and human rights. Perspectives from the forensic and social sciences”

SUMMER COURSE UPV-EHU UDAKO IKASTAROA

“Massive violence, mass graves and human rights. Perspectives from the forensic and social sciences”

UPV-EHU Summer Courses, under the direction of Francisco Etxeberria: Mass violence, mass graves and human rights. Perspectives from the forensic and social sciences.

This course aims to link the technical aspects of the forensic and social sciences as essential elements for the obtaining of useful evidence for the judicial authorities. Specifically, will be exposed the validity of what is being done for the institutions regarding exhumations of victims of the Civil War.

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OBJETIVOS:

The course will be a continuation of the one held in 2015 under the title “Contributions of Forensic Anthropology in the framework of Human Rights and Humanitarian Action”.

It is intended to discuss a topic in which a social sector demands more institutional actions.

PROGRAM:

13-09-2017

09:00 – 09:15

Reception and submission of documentation

09:15 – 10:30

“Current state of exhumations of the Civil War: contributions to human rights”

Francisco Etxeberria Gabilondo UPV/EHU – Professor of Forensic Medicine

10:30 – 10:45

Pause

10:45 – 12:00

“International Protocols on Exhumations: The Right to Justice”

Laura Pego Otero Basque Institute of Criminology, UPV/EHU – Lawyer and researcher

12:00 – 12:15

Pause

12:15 – 13:30

“The role of the criminologist in the configuration the evidences on exhumations and human rights”

Rakel Pérez Basque Institute of Criminology, UPV/EHU – Criminologist and researcher

14-09-2017

09:00 – 10:00

“The impact of global human rights on Spanish exhumations.”

Francisco Ferrándiz Martín Spanish National Research Council – Senior researcher

10:00 – 11:00

“The Spanish Justice in front of the crimes of the Franco regime and the International Jurisdiction. The Amnesty Act of 1977 “

Jacinto Lara Bonilla Association Pro Human Rights of Spain—JACINTO lARA BONILLA – Lawyer of CEAQUA, State Coordinator of Support to the Querella Argentina, President de la APDHE

11:00 – 11:30

Pause

11:30 – 12:30

“Procedural status of the Querella Argentina about the victims of the Franco regime”

Ana Messuti CEAQUA para la querella de Argentina – Jurist and lawyer

12:30 – 13:30

“The victims of Francoism and its protection in front of the Spanish courts of justice: procedural and substantive issues”

Patxi Etxeberria Guridi UPV/EHU – Professor of Procedural Law
Enara Garro Carrera UPV/EHU – Professor of Criminal Law (acred.)

15-09-2017

09:00 – 13:00

“Round Table of Historical Memory Associations: Institutions in the face of scientific-social evidence and human rights”

Chato Galante Political prisoner of the Franco regime and member of the Association “La Comuna” of Madrid
Josu Ibargutxi San Pedro -Political prisoner of the Franco regime, member of “Goldatu Elkartea” and Coordinator of the Basque Platform against the crimes of Franco
Emilio Silva – Member of the Asociación para la Recuperación de la memoria Histórica

16:00 – 19:00

Visit to the Kattintxiki grave in Oiartzun and explanation in the town hall of Oiartzun