Coordinator and Principal Researcher

Dr Francesca Lessa is Associate Professor in International Relations of the Americas at University College London. She is the author of the recent book, The Condor Trials: Transnational Repression and Human Rights in South America, published by Yale University Press (2022).

Research, content, georeferencing, and website design

Mariana Risso is a psychologist who has worked with victims of violence and torture. As an independent researcher, she has participated in the publication of numerous books and articles on the topic of historical memory. She coordinates the Project Sitios de Memoria – Uruguay.

Website programming and digitalisation

Rodrigo Barbano is a computer programmer specialising in web portals, digitalisation, and digital repositories. He is a defender of software and free culture. He is the co-coordinator of the Project Sitios de Memoria – Uruguay.

Database building and reports

Lorena Balardini is a teacher of social research methods and researcher at the University of Buenos Aires (UBA). She has designed databases on human rights trials for the National Attorney General Office (Procuración General de la Nación) and the Argentine Center for Legal and Social Studies (Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales, CELS).

Consultant on Digital Technologies and Human Rights

Researcher at the Centre for Access to Justice and Inclusion, Anglia Ruskin University, UK. Previously he worked at the Chilean NHRI and in civil society organisations and academia in Chile, Haiti and the UK.

Reports and infographics design

Andrea Rocha is a lawyer specialising in journalism. She has carried out research on the topic of human rights in Colombia and Argentina.

Research for the victim factsheets: Chile

Karinna Fernández is a human rights lawyer. She has represented victims of the Chilean civil-military dictatorship. She is a legal adviser at Londres 38. She filed a petition before the Inter-American Commision of Human Rights and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.

Research for the victim factsheets: Chile

Magdalena Garcés is a lawyer and holds a PhD in Law. She was involved in lawsuits for crimes against humanity committed by the Chilean civil-military dictatorship. She was part of the prosecution for the Operation Condor case and is a lawyer at the Londres 38 site of memory.

Research for the victim factsheets: Chile

Sebastián Leiva holds a doctorate in History from the University of Santiago, Chile, specialising in the study of workers and political organisations in the Southern Cone and human rights violations. He is the Coordinator of Historical Research at Londres 38.

Research on court cases: Uruguay

Agustina Rodríguez is a lawyer who is part of the legal team at Observatorio Luz Ibarburu.

Research on court cases: Uruguay

Silvia Ocaña holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Economics and has been working as part of the administrative team at Observatorio Luz Ibarburu since 2015.

Creation of original audio-visual content

Sebastián Santana Camargo is a visual artist and graphic designer. He has published and exhibited his work in numerous countries across the Americas and Europe. He is the author of several books, including Mañana viene mi tío / My Uncle is Coming Tomorrow.

Production of original audio-visual content

Macarena Montañez holds a Master’s degree in Anthropology and Psychology from the University of the Republic, Uruguay as well as a diploma in cultural management. She is the co-director of the production of cultural content at Pozodeagua.

Production of original audio-visual content

Pincho Casanova is an artist and audiovisual producer. He founded the Centro de Medios Audiovisuales (Centre for Audiovisual Media, CEMA) in 1982 and created a platform for the diffusion of artwork, El Monitor Plástico, in 1994. He is also the co-director of Pozodeagua.

English translation and Voice reader

Clorrie Yeomans holds a BA in Modern Languages and Cultures from the University of Durham (United Kingdom) and an MPhil in Latin American Studies from the University of Oxford (United Kingdom). She is a contributor to a magazine called The South America Wine Guide in Argentina.

Original music for audiovisual content

Diego Presa is a musician and composer. He has released over 10 albums consisting of solo music, performances with the groups Buceo Invisible and El Astillo, and a duet with Julieta Díaz. He has developed a renowned career in the Uruguayan music scene.

Voice reader in Spanish

Andrés Correa is a popular communicator. He is the conductor and producer of the radio programme “De fogón en fogón” on the channel Radio Gráfica FM89.3 in Buenos Aires, Argentina and on YouTube. Andrés is also the co-director of the radio station Radio Frecuencia 808 in the city of Salinas in the Canelones department of Uruguay.

Voice reader in Spanish

Romina Patrón is a voice reader who trained at the IPEP and Mediarte vocational schools. She is currently working for Radio Gráfica in Buenos Aires for the radio programme, “De fogón a fogón”.