Statement of Support for the Construction of the Museum of Memory
Several intellectuals decided to make public their protest against the decision of Alan García's government to reject the German government's offer to build a Museum of Memory. This document concludes by stating: It is important to highlight that the commemoration of victims of violence, an elementally humanitarian gesture, is today a basic element of international ethical consensus and a practice adopted by democratic nations, where violence unfolds against a historical backdrop... Signatories include: Mario Vargas Llosa, Gustavo Gutiérrez, Salomón Lerner Febres, Pilar Coll, and many others.