Emily Fjaellen Thompson highlights the photographers whose work was presented in the series Fotos Desaparecidas as they documented Peru's Internal Armed Conflict.
Fotos Desaparecidas
Peña Nieto’s Inherited War
Tara Buss by Tara Buss After six years and nearly 70,000 homicides directly linked to the ongoing war with drug trafficking organizations, the citizens of Mexico voted the National Action Party (PAN) out of the executive. By replacing President Calderón with Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) candidate Enrique Peña Nieto, Mexico returned to the well-known rule... Continue Reading →
Captive Radio
by Lauren Rosenfeld “My Juan, the hope of seeing you again has sustained me—it has been my grandest dream throughout these 67 months and 28 days. We have not stopped praying for the miracle of your return, my son. And each passing day, I clutch onto your memory. I put photos of you in many... Continue Reading →
Violence in Latin America: State Capacity and Legitimacy
by Hernán Flom What do Venezuela and Rosario, Argentina have in common? While it might seem absurd to mention them in the same sentence, they convey, in different forms, Latin America’s ongoing struggle with respect to crime and violence. Despite the progress made in reducing violence throughout the region — at least in terms of... Continue Reading →