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For Effective Justice for Women in Northern Uganda, Listen to Survivors

A new report from ICTJ provides insights on how women in northern Uganda have been affected by conflict, and gives recommendations on how transitional justice measures can recognize and redress the specific harms suffered by women as a result of the LRA conflict.

10/20/14
In Focus

Barcelona: ICTJ Trains Advocates from 18 Countries on Truth Commissions

Transitional justice practitioners and activists from 18 different countries gathered in Barcelona to attend the 6th Intensive Course on Truth Commissions, organized by the ICTJ and the Barcelona International Peace Resource Center on September 29 - October 3.

10/16/14
In Focus

Possibilities and Challenges for Transitional Justice in Mali

This briefing paper examines the potential in Mali for appropriate and effective transitional justice approaches that are reflective of the primary concerns and demands of citizens. Over 30 interviews were conducted with a wide range of actors in Bamako, including representatives of t...

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Virginie Ladisch

Briefing Paper

ICTJ Program Report: Truth and Memory

In this edition of the ICTJ Program Report, ICTJ Senior Associate Felix Reátegui discusses the principles behind the Truth and Memory program, and explains the imperatives of uncovering, acknowledging, and memorializing the past.

09/18/14
In Focus

A Wrong Turn for Human Rights

In this op-ed, ICTJ President David Tolbert says states are backsliding on their human rights commitments, and urges the international community to redouble its resolve for justice and accountability.

09/04/14
In Focus

Contextual Analysis Manual for Criminal Investigations of the National Directorate of Analysis and Contexts (DINAC) of the Attorney General's Office

This manual was developed within the Framework Agreement for Cooperation between the International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) and the Attorney General's Office in Colombia. This agreement was signed to provide technical assistance to the National Analysis and Context Unit ...

Report

The Construction of Justice and Peace and 'Parapolitics' Rulings

This report is the result of research conducted by consultant Olga Lucía Gaitán for the International Center for International Justice (ICTJ) to analyze the rulings handed down by the Justice and Peace Chambers and the Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice in Colombia. The ...

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Olga Lucía Gaitán

Report

Uncovering Colombia's Systems of Macro-Criminality

By this summer, dozens of paramilitaries and guerrillas in Colombia's Justice and Peace process will have already spent eight years in prison. In accordance with the law, those who fulfill their obligations to contribute to the truth and provide reparation to victims should be released after serving eight years. In this op-ed, ICTJ's Maria Camila Moreno analyzes the valuable lessons learned through this process.

08/12/14
In Focus

Beyond Consultations: Reparative Justice in Cote d'Ivoire Must Respond to Victims' Needs

Cote d’Ivoire must prioritize effective consultations and ensure meaningful engagement with victims and civil society throughout the country in its efforts to provide reparations to victims of political violence that engulfed the country during the disputed 2010 presidential elections.

08/01/14
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Making Justice a Reality Where It Counts

In this op-ed, ICTJ Vice President Paul Seils argues that the front line of justice must always be national courts and justice systems. "Citizens must see social institutions at work in their home countries, as it is there that courts can repudiate wrongdoing and reaffirm the most fundamental elements of the contract that binds a society together. It is there that having the dignity of a citizen can have its fullest meaning," writes Seils on International Justice Day.

07/18/14
In Focus