The seminar is intended to deepen the discussion on documentaryarchives that help in preserving and understanding the history of human rights violations during the military dictatorships that were installed in the five countries of the Southern Cone, the southernmost region of South America.
These Archives constitute the most complete existing documentary picture of the Democratic Kampuchea prison system, a fundamental part of the regime under which about 2-3 million people (25-30% of the population) lost their lives in a period of 3 years, 8 months and 20 days.
The Register is a list of library and archives collections of world significance, which was established in 1992 to preserve and promote documentary heritage of universal value.