Mission and Purpose

The Management Board for the Memory Park and the Monument to the Victims of State Terrorism is an entity conformed by members of the government and the civil society - which includes representatives from the University of Buenos Aires and from the main Human Rights organizations- that is in charge of the management and procurement of the Memory Park and the Monument to the Victims of State Terrorism.

Origins and Development 

The Board was formally created in 2009 through the enactment of the Law No. 3.078 and it is considered a decentralized area of the Human Rights Undersecretary of the City of Buenos Aires.

Organizational Structure, Membership, and Funding

The Board is financed by the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires and it is managed by an executive director which is proposed by the Board itself and is formally designated by the local Executive Power. The internal affairs are decided by simple majority and the Board members stay in office for three years.

Specializations, Methods and Tools

Among its primary functions, the following stand out: the development, monitoring and updating of the information related to the disappeared and assassinated during the period of State terrorism, as well as managing public policies that promote collective memory. 

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References

External Links

http://parquedelamemoria.org.ar/consejo-de-gestion/ 

http://www2.cedom.gob.ar/es/legislacion/normas/leyes/ley3078.html 

https://www.buenosaires.gob.ar/patrimonio-cultural/parque-de-la-memoria 

Notes 

This entry was originally submitted as a case and was converted to an organization to meet Participedia's definitional standards.