‘It’s not about the money—Stop the trauma’: Victims’ responses to reparations in Argentina and Australia

In this paper, we compare reparation policies in Australia and Argentina. We analyse the difference between the reparations given by their respective governments to the Argentinian victims of the ‘Dirty War’ and to the ‘Stolen Generations’ in Australia. The aim of this paper is to compare the experi...

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Main Author: Colsell, Keziah (Author)
Contributors: Simić, Olivera
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2022
In: Human rights review
Year: 2022, Volume: 23, Issue: 2, Pages: 163-181
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Keywords:
Argentina
Australia
Dirty War
Reparations
Stolen generations
Victims
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Summary:In this paper, we compare reparation policies in Australia and Argentina. We analyse the difference between the reparations given by their respective governments to the Argentinian victims of the ‘Dirty War’ and to the ‘Stolen Generations’ in Australia. The aim of this paper is to compare the experience of victims in Argentina and Australia in relation to reparations to demonstrate that using only one type of reparations, either material or symbolic, is unsatisfactory for victims and does not repair the harm done. We also argue that the timing and the context in which reparations are offered can play a role in the victims’ satisfaction with the governments’ reparation policies.
ISSN:1874-6306
DOI:10.1007/s12142-021-00633-1