Although the Stasi Records Archive statutory mandate does not specifically call for the archive’s support of historical reappraisal in other countries, the work of th Stasi Records Archive has sparked strong international interest. Efforts to address past injustice by making secret police files that document human rights violations publicly accessible has become an established instrument of "transitional justice." Germany’s Stasi Records Agency was the first institution to do this and it has been pleased to share its experiences with guests from all over the world.
Th Stasi Records Archive follows the activities of other countries in this field through these direct exchanges and by participating in international conferences. Making the archives of secret police institutions, other security service agencies and witness documentation accessible, allows past injustices to be identified and helps new societies find ways to address them. Here is a partial list of institutions, with whom the Stasi Records Archive has or had contact:
- Argentina: Memoria Abierta
- Chile: Fundacion de Documentacion y Archivo de la Vicaria de la Solidaridad
- Cambodia: Tuol Sleng Genocide Mus
- Columbia: Centro Nactional de la Memoria Historica
- Guatemala: Archivo Historico de la Policia Nacional
- Israel: Akevot Institute for Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Research
- Peru:
Lugar de la Memoria, la Tolerancia y la Inclusion Social
El Centro de Información para la Memoria Colectiva y los DD.HH. - Paraguay
Archivo del Terror
Centro de Documentación y Archivo para la Defensa de los Derechos Humanos - Russia: Memorial – International Society for Historical Enlightenment, Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid
- South Africa:
South African History Archive
Video Archive of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission - South Korea: Database Center for North Korean Human Rights
- Taiwan: National Human Rights Museum
- Tunisia: L’Instance Vérité & Dignité
- United Nations: Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals. Online exhibition on the archives of the international tribunals on Rwanda and former Yugoslavia