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GUGLIELMUCCI**, Ana -. The Concept of Victim in the Human Rights Field: A Critical Reflection Based on Its Application in Colombia and Argentina. rev.estud.soc. [online]. 2017, n.59, pp.83-97. ISSN 0123-885X.  https://doi.org/10.7440/res59.2017.07.

The notion of victim has been applied in the human rights (HR) field with a series of different connotations in each country. In this paper we aim to reflect on its uses and appropriations within the context of a series of laws and government programs designed to compensate the victims of state terrorism in Argentina and of the armed conflict in Colombia. Based on the gathering of documents and fieldwork with public servants and diverse groups of people who have been identified as victims, we analyze the meanings that this category has acquired and its possible applications in heterogeneous social contexts.

Palabras clave : Victim; violence; human rights; anthropology; Argentina; Colombia.

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