To Be the Protagonist of One's Own Life
The International Journal of Restorative Justice, 8(3), 440–444 (2025). Published by Brill (Leiden).
Restorative justice
Diana Márquez
National Coordinator of Víctimas por la Paz · President of SAJuR
I promote a justice with a human face, one that turns pain into responsibility and coexistence. I believe in the power of the word, of handcrafted dialogue and of repair, with victims as true protagonists.
- National Coordinator of Víctimas por la Paz
- President of SAJuR
- Secretary of Cooperativa Liberté
- Director of RJ at Asociación Pensamiento Penal
- Lawyer & Notary (UNLP)
- Published in Brill · IJRJ
Featured work
Víctimas por la Paz
First-person testimonies of victims who chose dialogue and reparation over revenge. The foundation of the group's methodology.
Impact
Restorative justice, in practice
Punto de Paz
The first restorative restaurant inside prison, at Batán Unit 15: dignified work, coexistence and repair behind the walls.
Victim Support Fund (FAV)
The self-managed work of incarcerated people funds community projects chosen by the victims themselves.
Restorative encounters
Victim–offender dialogue processes, many of them formally referred by the criminal and juvenile justice system.
"Security is not a police car or a sentence. Security is coexistence."
Diana Márquez
Thinking
Essays & chronicles
Una mirada informada y personal sobre los delitos contra la integridad sexual
En esta entrevista con Periodismo a Contramano, Diana Márquez aborda desde la evidencia y la experiencia los delitos contra la integridad sexual y las respuestas que ponen a las víctimas en el centro.
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To Be the Protagonist of One's Own Life
Diana Márquez celebra la publicación de su artículo «To Be the Protagonist of One's Own Life» en The International Journal of Restorative Justice, bajo el sello de la editorial Brill.
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El "Colt 45" y el Espectáculo del Dolor
Cómo los medios y el entretenimiento convierten el dolor en espectáculo y nos «formatean» para desear el castigo, y por qué la justicia restaurativa necesita apagar la pantalla y mirarnos a los ojos.
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Reflections and moments on video.
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