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WHAT IS TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE? DRC (CONGO) AND TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE DRC (Congo) and Transitional Justice | ICTJ. Despite the official end of war, the Democratic Republic of Congo continues to be plagued by violence, with civilians falling victim to widespread killings, rape forced displacement and other crimes. ICTJ provides technical assistance to government and civil society institutions in the DRC to

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TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE ISSUES AND APPROACHES Transitional justice issues and measures include criminal prosecutions, truth commissions, reparations programs, and various kinds of institutional reforms. THE GAMBIA | INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE The Gambia has embarked on a process to address the legacy of dictatorship, corruption, and the repression of dissent. ICTJ works with state actors, civil society, victims, and other sectors of Gambian society to increase their knowledge of transitional justice processes and their capacity to meaningfully participate in them. DISARMING THE PAST: TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE AND EX-COMBATANTS Over the past twenty years, international donors have invested in large-scale disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) programs. In the same period, there has been a proliferation of transitional justice measures to help render truth, justice, and reparations in the aftermath of state violence and civil war. Yet DDR programs are seldom analyzed to consider HELPING VICTIMS OVERCOME HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS THROUGHSEE MORE ON

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IN SOUTH AFRICA, EDUCATION AS REDRESS HAS SEEN MIXED Can education help right the wrongs of the past, especially when the majority of the population was affected by those wrongs? Teboho Moja examines that question in the context of South Africa, where efforts to reform a discriminatory educational system and redress its consequences have been met with mixed results. MORE THAN WORDS: APOLOGIES AS A FORM OF REPARATION Official public apologies are an important element of a transitional justice policy. As a form of symbolic reparation, an apology is a formal, solemn and, in most cases, public acknowledgement that human rights violations were committed in the past, that they caused serious and often irreparable harm to victims, and that the state, group, or individual apologizing is accepting some or all of SOUTH AFRICA & TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE South Africa’s experience confronting the legacies of apartheid has played a significant role in the development of the transitional justice field. However, much has been lacking and accountability for many issues has yet to be achieved. ICTJ works there to HOME | THE INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TRANSITIONAL JUSTICEABOUT USNEWSOUR WORKPUBLICATIONSMULTIMEDIACAMBODIA 19/05/2021 - 19/05/2021. Join the International Center for Transitional Justice and the Maryland Lynching Memorial Project for an online virtual forum to explore how the tools and techniques of transitional justice can support truth and reconciliation efforts in

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WHAT IS TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE? DRC (CONGO) AND TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE DRC (Congo) and Transitional Justice | ICTJ. Despite the official end of war, the Democratic Republic of Congo continues to be plagued by violence, with civilians falling victim to widespread killings, rape forced displacement and other crimes. ICTJ provides technical assistance to government and civil society institutions in the DRC to

advance

TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE ISSUES AND APPROACHES Transitional justice issues and measures include criminal prosecutions, truth commissions, reparations programs, and various kinds of institutional reforms. THE GAMBIA | INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE The Gambia has embarked on a process to address the legacy of dictatorship, corruption, and the repression of dissent. ICTJ works with state actors, civil society, victims, and other sectors of Gambian society to increase their knowledge of transitional justice processes and their capacity to meaningfully participate in them. DISARMING THE PAST: TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE AND EX-COMBATANTS Over the past twenty years, international donors have invested in large-scale disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) programs. In the same period, there has been a proliferation of transitional justice measures to help render truth, justice, and reparations in the aftermath of state violence and civil war. Yet DDR programs are seldom analyzed to consider HELPING VICTIMS OVERCOME HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS THROUGHSEE MORE ON

ICTJ.ORG

IN SOUTH AFRICA, EDUCATION AS REDRESS HAS SEEN MIXED Can education help right the wrongs of the past, especially when the majority of the population was affected by those wrongs? Teboho Moja examines that question in the context of South Africa, where efforts to reform a discriminatory educational system and redress its consequences have been met with mixed results. MORE THAN WORDS: APOLOGIES AS A FORM OF REPARATION Official public apologies are an important element of a transitional justice policy. As a form of symbolic reparation, an apology is a formal, solemn and, in most cases, public acknowledgement that human rights violations were committed in the past, that they caused serious and often irreparable harm to victims, and that the state, group, or individual apologizing is accepting some or all of SOUTH AFRICA & TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE South Africa’s experience confronting the legacies of apartheid has played a significant role in the development of the transitional justice field. However, much has been lacking and accountability for many issues has yet to be achieved. ICTJ works there to ANNUAL & FINANCIAL REPORTS The International Center for Transitional Justice - Annual Reports and Financial statements. CANADA: REMAINS OF 215 CHILDREN FOUND AT INDIGENOUS A mass grave containing the remains of 215 Indigenous children has been discovered on the grounds of a former residential school in the interior of southern British Columbia. The grim discovery at the former school near the town of Kamloops was announced late on Thursday by the Tk’emlups te Secwépemc people, after the site was examined by a team using ground-penetrating radar. TIMOR-LESTE & TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE ICTJ's Role: ICTJ has worked in Timor-Leste since 2002, advising the CAVR on its establishment and final report, and advising policy makers on implementation of key CAVR and CTF recommendations. We work to ensure the voices of NGOs and victims' groups are heard in the national dialogue on transitional justice. UN COURT UPHOLDS ‘BUTCHER OF BOSNIA’ MLADIC’S GENOCIDE Twenty-six years after the Srebrenica massacre, the decision brings to a close the last Bosnian genocide trial before the court. The decision to uphold the charges means the 78-year-old will continue to serve out a life sentence in prison. Known as the “Butcher of Bosnia”, Mladic played a significant role in deadly campaigns, including the 1995 Srebrenica massacre and the 43-month siege ERITREA BLAMES THE US FOR ‘DESTABILIZATION’ IN ETHIOPIA’S Eritrea’s foreign minister has blamed US administrations that supported the Tigray People’s Liberation Movement (TPLF) for the last 20 years for the current conflict in northern Ethiopia’s Tigray region, adding that blaming Eritrea for the fighting was unfounded.

HOWARD VARNEY

Howard Varney is a senior program adviser with ICTJ. His areas of expertise include truth-seeking, national prosecutions, institutional reform, reparations, and public interest litigation. Howard is a practicing advocate at the Johannesburg Bar. His legal practice includes human rights, constitutional, and administrative law. In the early 1990s he was an attorney with the COLOMBIA TO ‘MODERNIZE’ POLICE AFTER PROTEST VIOLENCE Colombian President Ivan Duque has announced plans to “modernize” the country’s police force, including providing human rights training and increased oversight for officers, as his government faces criticism over the use of force against protesters. Anti-government demonstrations have taken place across Colombia since late April, when thousands poured into the streets against SUDAN & TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE Sudan & Transitional Justice | ICTJ. For decades, Sudan has grappled with a series of military coups, as well as conflicts in Southern Sudan, the East, Darfur, and the States of South Kordofan and Blue Nile. Following the ousting of former President Omar al-Bashir in April 2019, Sudan has embarked on a transition to civilian rule. AFGHANISTAN & TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE Afghanistan & Transitional Justice. Afghanistan has suffered decades of conflict, resulting in severe human rights violations for which there has been little accountability. ICTJ works in Afghanistan to help document past abuses and advocate for justice-sensitive policies. Kabul, 2009 - Women protest against the Shia Personal Status Law,

which

FRANCE OPENS PROBE INTO PERSONAL WEALTH OF LEBANON’S France has opened a probe into the personal wealth of Riad Salameh, central bank chief in crisis-hit Lebanon, sources told AFP Sunday. Paris financial prosecutors have opened a preliminary probe into criminal association and money laundering by Salameh, a source close to the investigation and a judicial source said, following a similar move by Switzerland. HOME | THE INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TRANSITIONAL JUSTICEABOUT USNEWSOUR WORKPUBLICATIONSMULTIMEDIACAMBODIAINTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TRANSITIONAL JUSTICECENTER FOR TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE 19/05/2021 - 19/05/2021. Join the International Center for Transitional Justice and the Maryland Lynching Memorial Project for an online virtual forum to explore how the tools and techniques of transitional justice can support truth and reconciliation efforts in

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ANNUAL & FINANCIAL REPORTS The International Center for Transitional Justice - Annual Reports and Financial statements. WHAT IS TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE? SRI LANKA | INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TRANSITIONAL JUSTICESRI LANKA NEWS TODAY ENGLISHSRI LANKA TOURIST BOARDSRI LANKA TRAVEL RESTRICTIONSSRI LANKAN PEOPLE In 2015, the Sri Lankan government promised to implement a range of measures to address the history of past abuses, to pursue truth and justice, and to provide redress to victims. However, to date, only the Office of Missing Persons has been established. ICTJ provides technical assistance on the implementation of transitional justice

processes

DRC (CONGO) AND TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE DRC (Congo) and Transitional Justice | ICTJ. Despite the official end of war, the Democratic Republic of Congo continues to be plagued by violence, with civilians falling victim to widespread killings, rape forced displacement and other crimes. ICTJ provides technical assistance to government and civil society institutions in the DRC to

advance

THE PLACE OF RECONCILIATION IN TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE The term reconciliation has long been associated with the field of transitional justice and is often presumed to be one of its goals. At the same time, reconciliation has been both controversial and vague as a concept, giving rise to different understandings and approaches. This paper presents possible understandings of the concept of reconciliation as well as its relationship THE GAMBIA | INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE The Gambia has embarked on a process to address the legacy of dictatorship, corruption, and the repression of dissent. ICTJ works with state actors, civil society, victims, and other sectors of Gambian society to increase their knowledge of transitional justice processes and their capacity to meaningfully participate in them.

HOWARD VARNEY

Howard Varney is a senior program adviser with ICTJ. His areas of expertise include truth-seeking, national prosecutions, institutional reform, reparations, and public interest litigation. Howard is a practicing advocate at the Johannesburg Bar. His legal practice includes human rights, constitutional, and administrative law. In the early 1990s he was an attorney with the COLOMBIA & TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE ICTJ's Role: ICTJ has worked in Colombia since 2005, supporting the work of victims’ groups, providing technical assistance and training, influencing national transitional justice policies through advocacy work and political dialogue, and generating greater understanding of the development of transitional justice in the country through outreach and communications strategies. IN SOUTH AFRICA, EDUCATION AS REDRESS HAS SEEN MIXED Can education help right the wrongs of the past, especially when the majority of the population was affected by those wrongs? Teboho Moja examines that question in the context of South Africa, where efforts to reform a discriminatory educational system and redress its consequences have been met with mixed results. HOME | THE INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TRANSITIONAL JUSTICEABOUT USNEWSOUR WORKPUBLICATIONSMULTIMEDIACAMBODIAINTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TRANSITIONAL JUSTICECENTER FOR TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE 19/05/2021 - 19/05/2021. Join the International Center for Transitional Justice and the Maryland Lynching Memorial Project for an online virtual forum to explore how the tools and techniques of transitional justice can support truth and reconciliation efforts in

the

ANNUAL & FINANCIAL REPORTS The International Center for Transitional Justice - Annual Reports and Financial statements. WHAT IS TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE? SRI LANKA | INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TRANSITIONAL JUSTICESRI LANKA NEWS TODAY ENGLISHSRI LANKA TOURIST BOARDSRI LANKA TRAVEL RESTRICTIONSSRI LANKAN PEOPLE In 2015, the Sri Lankan government promised to implement a range of measures to address the history of past abuses, to pursue truth and justice, and to provide redress to victims. However, to date, only the Office of Missing Persons has been established. ICTJ provides technical assistance on the implementation of transitional justice

processes

DRC (CONGO) AND TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE DRC (Congo) and Transitional Justice | ICTJ. Despite the official end of war, the Democratic Republic of Congo continues to be plagued by violence, with civilians falling victim to widespread killings, rape forced displacement and other crimes. ICTJ provides technical assistance to government and civil society institutions in the DRC to

advance

THE PLACE OF RECONCILIATION IN TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE The term reconciliation has long been associated with the field of transitional justice and is often presumed to be one of its goals. At the same time, reconciliation has been both controversial and vague as a concept, giving rise to different understandings and approaches. This paper presents possible understandings of the concept of reconciliation as well as its relationship THE GAMBIA | INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE The Gambia has embarked on a process to address the legacy of dictatorship, corruption, and the repression of dissent. ICTJ works with state actors, civil society, victims, and other sectors of Gambian society to increase their knowledge of transitional justice processes and their capacity to meaningfully participate in them.

HOWARD VARNEY

Howard Varney is a senior program adviser with ICTJ. His areas of expertise include truth-seeking, national prosecutions, institutional reform, reparations, and public interest litigation. Howard is a practicing advocate at the Johannesburg Bar. His legal practice includes human rights, constitutional, and administrative law. In the early 1990s he was an attorney with the COLOMBIA & TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE ICTJ's Role: ICTJ has worked in Colombia since 2005, supporting the work of victims’ groups, providing technical assistance and training, influencing national transitional justice policies through advocacy work and political dialogue, and generating greater understanding of the development of transitional justice in the country through outreach and communications strategies. IN SOUTH AFRICA, EDUCATION AS REDRESS HAS SEEN MIXED Can education help right the wrongs of the past, especially when the majority of the population was affected by those wrongs? Teboho Moja examines that question in the context of South Africa, where efforts to reform a discriminatory educational system and redress its consequences have been met with mixed results. ANNUAL & FINANCIAL REPORTS The International Center for Transitional Justice - Annual Reports and Financial statements. CANADA: REMAINS OF 215 CHILDREN FOUND AT INDIGENOUS A mass grave containing the remains of 215 Indigenous children has been discovered on the grounds of a former residential school in the interior of southern British Columbia. The grim discovery at the former school near the town of Kamloops was announced late on Thursday by the Tk’emlups te Secwépemc people, after the site was examined by a team using ground-penetrating radar. DRC (CONGO) AND TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE DRC (Congo) and Transitional Justice | ICTJ. Despite the official end of war, the Democratic Republic of Congo continues to be plagued by violence, with civilians falling victim to widespread killings, rape forced displacement and other crimes. ICTJ provides technical assistance to government and civil society institutions in the DRC to

advance

JUSTICE MOSAICS: HOW CONTEXT SHAPES TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE A new book by ICTJ examines the challenges of responding to massive human rights violations in different and difficult circumstances. IRAQ & TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE ICTJ's Role: Since 2003, ICTJ has worked with government officials and civil society groups in Iraq, advising them on various transitional justice options. We have closely monitored and reported on measures taken to address past abuses. At the beginning of our engagement, we partnered with the Human Rights Center of the University of California AFGHANISTAN & TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE Afghanistan & Transitional Justice. Afghanistan has suffered decades of conflict, resulting in severe human rights violations for which there has been little accountability. ICTJ works in Afghanistan to help document past abuses and advocate for justice-sensitive policies. Kabul, 2009 - Women protest against the Shia Personal Status Law,

which

PRO-INDIA KASHMIRI POLITICIAN TORTURED IN CUSTODY, SAY UN United Nations experts have expressed concern over “repressive measures and broader pattern of systematic infringements of fundamental rights” in Indian-administered Kashmir and asked the Indian government to respond to allegations of rights violations in the disputed region. NICARAGUA POLICE DETAIN OPPOSITION LEADER AND EXPECTED Police in Nicaragua have stormed into the house of a prominent opposition leader, one day after formally filing money laundering charges against her in what was seen as an attempt to stop an electoral challenge to the autocratic leader Daniel Ortega. Cristiana Chamorro, 67, was detained at her home south of the capital Managua on Wednesday, 15 minutes before she was scheduled to give a THE FUTURE OF PEACE IN AFGHANISTAN: AN INTERVIEW WITH ICTJ After several years hiatus, ICTJ has recently resumed work in Afghanistan. Last month, ICTJ’s communication intern, Edward Mercado-Gumbs, sat down with expert and cohead of ICTJ’s program in Afghanistan Reem El Gantri to discuss ICTJ’s latest engagement in the country, as well as the prospects for justice and peace. IVORY COAST: LAURENT GBAGBO PLANS TO RETURN HOME ON JUNE Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo plans to return home on June 17 following his acquittal on charges of crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court (ICC), according to his party. The ICC confirmed in March that Gbagbo and his aide Charles Ble Goude were in the clear over the devastating post-electoral violence that rocked the West African nation in 2010 and 2011. More HOME | THE INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TRANSITIONAL JUSTICEABOUT USNEWSOUR WORKPUBLICATIONSMULTIMEDIACAMBODIAINTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TRANSITIONAL JUSTICECENTER FOR TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE 19/05/2021 - 19/05/2021. Join the International Center for Transitional Justice and the Maryland Lynching Memorial Project for an online virtual forum to explore how the tools and techniques of transitional justice can support truth and reconciliation efforts in

the

ANNUAL & FINANCIAL REPORTS The International Center for Transitional Justice - Annual Reports and Financial statements. WHAT IS TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE? SRI LANKA | INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TRANSITIONAL JUSTICESRI LANKA NEWS TODAY ENGLISHSRI LANKA TOURIST BOARDSRI LANKA TRAVEL RESTRICTIONSSRI LANKAN PEOPLE In 2015, the Sri Lankan government promised to implement a range of measures to address the history of past abuses, to pursue truth and justice, and to provide redress to victims. However, to date, only the Office of Missing Persons has been established. ICTJ provides technical assistance on the implementation of transitional justice

processes

DRC (CONGO) AND TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE DRC (Congo) and Transitional Justice | ICTJ. Despite the official end of war, the Democratic Republic of Congo continues to be plagued by violence, with civilians falling victim to widespread killings, rape forced displacement and other crimes. ICTJ provides technical assistance to government and civil society institutions in the DRC to

advance

THE PLACE OF RECONCILIATION IN TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE The term reconciliation has long been associated with the field of transitional justice and is often presumed to be one of its goals. At the same time, reconciliation has been both controversial and vague as a concept, giving rise to different understandings and approaches. This paper presents possible understandings of the concept of reconciliation as well as its relationship THE GAMBIA | INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE The Gambia has embarked on a process to address the legacy of dictatorship, corruption, and the repression of dissent. ICTJ works with state actors, civil society, victims, and other sectors of Gambian society to increase their knowledge of transitional justice processes and their capacity to meaningfully participate in them.

HOWARD VARNEY

Howard Varney is a senior program adviser with ICTJ. His areas of expertise include truth-seeking, national prosecutions, institutional reform, reparations, and public interest litigation. Howard is a practicing advocate at the Johannesburg Bar. His legal practice includes human rights, constitutional, and administrative law. In the early 1990s he was an attorney with the COLOMBIA & TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE ICTJ's Role: ICTJ has worked in Colombia since 2005, supporting the work of victims’ groups, providing technical assistance and training, influencing national transitional justice policies through advocacy work and political dialogue, and generating greater understanding of the development of transitional justice in the country through outreach and communications strategies. IN SOUTH AFRICA, EDUCATION AS REDRESS HAS SEEN MIXED Can education help right the wrongs of the past, especially when the majority of the population was affected by those wrongs? Teboho Moja examines that question in the context of South Africa, where efforts to reform a discriminatory educational system and redress its consequences have been met with mixed results. HOME | THE INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TRANSITIONAL JUSTICEABOUT USNEWSOUR WORKPUBLICATIONSMULTIMEDIACAMBODIAINTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TRANSITIONAL JUSTICECENTER FOR TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE 19/05/2021 - 19/05/2021. Join the International Center for Transitional Justice and the Maryland Lynching Memorial Project for an online virtual forum to explore how the tools and techniques of transitional justice can support truth and reconciliation efforts in

the

ANNUAL & FINANCIAL REPORTS The International Center for Transitional Justice - Annual Reports and Financial statements. WHAT IS TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE? SRI LANKA | INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TRANSITIONAL JUSTICESRI LANKA NEWS TODAY ENGLISHSRI LANKA TOURIST BOARDSRI LANKA TRAVEL RESTRICTIONSSRI LANKAN PEOPLE In 2015, the Sri Lankan government promised to implement a range of measures to address the history of past abuses, to pursue truth and justice, and to provide redress to victims. However, to date, only the Office of Missing Persons has been established. ICTJ provides technical assistance on the implementation of transitional justice

processes

DRC (CONGO) AND TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE DRC (Congo) and Transitional Justice | ICTJ. Despite the official end of war, the Democratic Republic of Congo continues to be plagued by violence, with civilians falling victim to widespread killings, rape forced displacement and other crimes. ICTJ provides technical assistance to government and civil society institutions in the DRC to

advance

THE PLACE OF RECONCILIATION IN TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE The term reconciliation has long been associated with the field of transitional justice and is often presumed to be one of its goals. At the same time, reconciliation has been both controversial and vague as a concept, giving rise to different understandings and approaches. This paper presents possible understandings of the concept of reconciliation as well as its relationship THE GAMBIA | INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE The Gambia has embarked on a process to address the legacy of dictatorship, corruption, and the repression of dissent. ICTJ works with state actors, civil society, victims, and other sectors of Gambian society to increase their knowledge of transitional justice processes and their capacity to meaningfully participate in them.

HOWARD VARNEY

Howard Varney is a senior program adviser with ICTJ. His areas of expertise include truth-seeking, national prosecutions, institutional reform, reparations, and public interest litigation. Howard is a practicing advocate at the Johannesburg Bar. His legal practice includes human rights, constitutional, and administrative law. In the early 1990s he was an attorney with the COLOMBIA & TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE ICTJ's Role: ICTJ has worked in Colombia since 2005, supporting the work of victims’ groups, providing technical assistance and training, influencing national transitional justice policies through advocacy work and political dialogue, and generating greater understanding of the development of transitional justice in the country through outreach and communications strategies. IN SOUTH AFRICA, EDUCATION AS REDRESS HAS SEEN MIXED Can education help right the wrongs of the past, especially when the majority of the population was affected by those wrongs? Teboho Moja examines that question in the context of South Africa, where efforts to reform a discriminatory educational system and redress its consequences have been met with mixed results. ANNUAL & FINANCIAL REPORTS The International Center for Transitional Justice - Annual Reports and Financial statements. CANADA: REMAINS OF 215 CHILDREN FOUND AT INDIGENOUS A mass grave containing the remains of 215 Indigenous children has been discovered on the grounds of a former residential school in the interior of southern British Columbia. The grim discovery at the former school near the town of Kamloops was announced late on Thursday by the Tk’emlups te Secwépemc people, after the site was examined by a team using ground-penetrating radar. DRC (CONGO) AND TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE DRC (Congo) and Transitional Justice | ICTJ. Despite the official end of war, the Democratic Republic of Congo continues to be plagued by violence, with civilians falling victim to widespread killings, rape forced displacement and other crimes. ICTJ provides technical assistance to government and civil society institutions in the DRC to

advance

JUSTICE MOSAICS: HOW CONTEXT SHAPES TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE A new book by ICTJ examines the challenges of responding to massive human rights violations in different and difficult circumstances. IRAQ & TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE ICTJ's Role: Since 2003, ICTJ has worked with government officials and civil society groups in Iraq, advising them on various transitional justice options. We have closely monitored and reported on measures taken to address past abuses. At the beginning of our engagement, we partnered with the Human Rights Center of the University of California AFGHANISTAN & TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE Afghanistan & Transitional Justice. Afghanistan has suffered decades of conflict, resulting in severe human rights violations for which there has been little accountability. ICTJ works in Afghanistan to help document past abuses and advocate for justice-sensitive policies. Kabul, 2009 - Women protest against the Shia Personal Status Law,

which

PRO-INDIA KASHMIRI POLITICIAN TORTURED IN CUSTODY, SAY UN United Nations experts have expressed concern over “repressive measures and broader pattern of systematic infringements of fundamental rights” in Indian-administered Kashmir and asked the Indian government to respond to allegations of rights violations in the disputed region. NICARAGUA POLICE DETAIN OPPOSITION LEADER AND EXPECTED Police in Nicaragua have stormed into the house of a prominent opposition leader, one day after formally filing money laundering charges against her in what was seen as an attempt to stop an electoral challenge to the autocratic leader Daniel Ortega. Cristiana Chamorro, 67, was detained at her home south of the capital Managua on Wednesday, 15 minutes before she was scheduled to give a THE FUTURE OF PEACE IN AFGHANISTAN: AN INTERVIEW WITH ICTJ After several years hiatus, ICTJ has recently resumed work in Afghanistan. Last month, ICTJ’s communication intern, Edward Mercado-Gumbs, sat down with expert and cohead of ICTJ’s program in Afghanistan Reem El Gantri to discuss ICTJ’s latest engagement in the country, as well as the prospects for justice and peace. IVORY COAST: LAURENT GBAGBO PLANS TO RETURN HOME ON JUNE Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo plans to return home on June 17 following his acquittal on charges of crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court (ICC), according to his party. The ICC confirmed in March that Gbagbo and his aide Charles Ble Goude were in the clear over the devastating post-electoral violence that rocked the West African nation in 2010 and 2011. More Skip to main content

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ON SOLID GROUND

This report of the Working Group on Transitional Justice and SDG16+ articulates the contributions of transitional justice to the SDGs, particularly SDG 16 on peace, justice, and inclusion, but also related goals on gender and inequality.

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OUR FUTURE, OUR JUSTICE: YOUNG PEOPLE TAKING ACTION This guide is designed to engage young people who are interested in or are working on transitional justice issues in their communities.

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GUIDING AND PROTECTING PROSECUTORS This report presents a comparative overview of prosecution guidelines from around the world in "ordinary" times and in the context of post-conflict transitions.

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A CONVERSATION WITH FORMER PRESIDENT JUAN MANUEL SANTOS This February, ICTJ and CHRGJ welcomed former President of Colombia and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Juan Manuel Santos for a conversation on the role of transitional justice in peace negotiations.

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2019 YEAR IN REVIEW

Our accomplishments last year reflect our fundamental commitment to victims and civil society and demonstrate the effectiveness of this approach and its potential to advance justice, accountability, and

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GENDER AND TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE: A TRAINING MODULE SERIES This curriculum is intended to broaden the knowledge of civil society groups and other practitioners about how to incorporate a gender-sensitive approach into the design and implementation of transitional justice programs.

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JUSTICE IN THE ERA OF COVID-19: OUR GLOBAL RESPONSIBILITY

Fernando Travesí

Executive Director

3/27/2020

Today, we are facing a global public health crisis of unprecedented proportions. Only time will tell the devastating toll that COVID-19 will exact on human life. The breakneck speed at which the virus is spreading does not give us reason for optimism in the near future. We at ICTJ fully grasp the gravity of the situation, and we take our responsibility for the health and safety of our staff, partners, and communities where we work seriously.

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IN PICTURES: THE ROLE OF TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE IN PEACE PROCESSES On February 26, the International Center for Transitional Justice and NYU Law’s Center for Human Rights and Global Justice welcomed former President of Colombia and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Juan Manuel Santos for a conversation on the role of transitional justice in peace negotiations, along with Liv Tørres, the director of the Pathfinders for Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies.

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IN LEBANON, STUDENTS GRAPPLE WITH THE TRUTH ABOUT THEIR COUNTRY'S

PAINFUL PAST

3/24/2020

ICTJ held a two-day workshop on transitional justice for a group of university students in Beirut on February 14 and 15 as part of its ongoing support to the Committee of the Families of the Kidnapped and Disappeared in Lebanon. The students are currently serving as volunteers on a project to create an archive of the committee’s decades-long struggle and activism.

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THE TRIAL OF DOMINIC ONGWEN: HAS THE TIME FOR ACCOUNTABILITY FOR SEXUAL CRIMES IN CONTEXTS OF WAR FINALLY COME? Sarah Kihika Kasande Head of Office, Uganda

3/13/2020

This week, the International Criminal Court heard closing arguments in the trial of Dominic Ongwen, a top commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army in Northern Uganda. Among the 70 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity he faces are 19 counts of sexual and gender-based crimes, including rape, sexual slavery, and forced marriage—the widest range of such crimes ever to be brought to trial before the court. The case thus marks a milestone in the jurisprudence of these international crimes.

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ICTJ CONVENES INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BEST PRACTICES FOR COMBATTING LARGE-SCALE CORRUPTION IN TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE CONTEXTS

2/26/2020

TUNIS—On March 2-3, 2020, ICTJ is holding a conference in Tunis, Tunisia, on the fight against corruption and the recovery of ill-gotten assets as a critical element of transitional justice processes. The conference will bring together activists, policymakers, and experts from Tunisia and other countries in the global South emerging from conflict or authoritarian rule, including Armenia, The Gambia, Kenya, the Philippines, and South Africa.

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WORK, FREEDOM, DIGNITY: FOR YOUNG TUNISIANS, THE REVOLUTION WAS NOT ONLY ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY FOR CORRUPTION

2/26/2020

Building on its work in Tunisia since 2012, ICTJ met with representatives of youth-led civil society organizations and social movements and state institutions involved in pursuing accountability for Ben Ali-era corruption. This paper focuses on the strategies and insights that members of the youth-led organizations and movements shared in these discussions. It seeks to call attention to their larger revolutionary goals and to offer ways for policymakers, advocates, and donors to support these goals in their transitional justice work.

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Wed, 02/26/2020 - 08:50

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