Is Justice for the Argentine Jewish Community an Unaffordable Luxury?

In the spring of 2005 the Argentine government was officially held responsible by the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights for gross neglect regarding investigation and bringing to justice perpetrators of the 1994 bombing of the AMIA (Asociacion Mutual Israeli Argentina) in Buenos Aires. Previously, a grass roots movement called Memoria Activa, whose participants, largely members of the Jewish community who are family members of the victims of the bombing and/or sympathizers, held commemorative programs, including appeals to the government, in Plaza Lavalle, across the street from the Palace of Justice every Monday (the day of the bombing) for almost 12 years. Finally, totally frustrated with the blatant indifference of government officials and corruption of the security forces and the justice system, Memoria Activa took its cause to the CIHR. My paper will mostly provide an update on the mandated dialogues between the CIHR and the Argentine government, including the present-day status of Memoria Activa's struggle to obtain justice for 85 deceased victims and more than 300 wounded in the AMIA bombing. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]