Algerian Memorial
In the 90s, Algeria was the theatre of a bloody conflict, heavily affecting civilians. In the name of the fight to terrorism, answering back to several homicides, rapes, tortures, killings and kidnappings perpetrated by the armed Islamic groups, Algerian security forces have committed several abuses and made thousand of people disappear after their arrest.
People responsible for the disappearances (officially 6146) are still today free of charge, thanks to the “The Charter for Peace and National Reconciliation” ratified in 2005. The Charter foresees five years detention for any independent research on the years of conflict in Algeria.
The Memorial aims to support families and friends of the victims in order to allow them to participate in a collective action against oblivion. It would like to be a stimulus to reflection for the Algerian community, and a contribution to the aspirations of most of the Algerian people for a legal, just and impartial State.
The virtual Memorial of Disappeared people in Algeria is a website for the protection of the memory of a contemporary tragedy deliberately deleted, against National lies and the law of oblivion.
Credits
Audiovisual Content and Multimedia Project: Alberto Bougleux
Patronage and Donor : City of Barcelona – Catalan Government
Info contents: Collectif des Familles des Disparu(e)s en Algérie (CFDA) (Paris) SOS Disparus (Algiers)
Graphics: Boutique creativa
Programmation: Digital Towards Insanity – Barcelona
Produced by: Sodepau, 2010, in collaboration with ZaLab
Song for Amine
Song for Amine tells the tragedy of forced disappearances in Algeria through the life story of Nassera Dutour, Algerian mother, who after the disappearance of her son Amine in 1997 is fighting for memory, truth and justice.
