Abstract

GONZALEZ-MALABET, María  and  GONZALEZ ARANA, Roberto. Social Movement Madres de Soacha (Mothers of Soacha). Hist. Caribe [online]. 2023, vol.18, n.43, pp.233-262.  Epub Jan 02, 2024. ISSN 0122-8803.

This article analyzes the history of the Madres de Soacha, a social movement of mothers that searched for the truth about the extra-judicial killings of their sons in 2008. After a judicial battle, these mothers proved that the Colombian Army perpetuated these massacres under the state policy of Democratic Security. This research argues for a robust notion of collective identity and memory building of this female movement, which is not reduced to a mere concept of victims. It displays different national and international actions that the Madres de Soacha developed for building memory and collective identity through narratives and agency.

Keywords : social movements; extrajudicial killings; Madres de Soacha; survivors; agency.

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