The Care Crisis in Times of Pandemic

Cecilia Touris — Sun, 31 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0300

This article presents a possible analysis to reflect on the care crisis that the pandemic context has triggered in various areas of everyday life. At the same time, it urges a critical review of the responses that have been attempted by examining the role of state institutions. It raises new questions and seeks to shift the focus from individuals and societies deprived of the ecologies that are part of the universe that permeates social life. The article addresses the problematization arising from the crisis of the neoliberal system, which the pandemic has exposed, through various aspects of social life such as the family, school, justice, and health. It uses the concepts of three ecologies and "care-citizenship" to contemplate the dimension of care and its reclamation from a new perspective of citizenship and human rights that promotes ecological integration.

Human Rights and LGTBIQ+ People: the emergence of gender dissidence memories in Uruguay

Diego Sempol — Sun, 31 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0300

For decades in Uruguay, human rights and the term "memory" were exclusively associated with the torture of trade union and political party militants during the civil-military dictatorship (1973-1984) and the issue of the detained-disappeared. This text succinctly analyzes the global and local changes that allowed for the expansion of this vision, as well as the historiographical debates that led to the inclusion of the memories of LGTBIQ+ people.

Latin American Human Rights Studies

The Care Crisis in Times of Pandemic

Human Rights and LGTBIQ+ People: the emergence of gender dissidence memories in Uruguay