The elected president of Honduras should be returned to office, and democratic processes and the rule of law should immediately be restored, the International Center for Transitional Justice said today. "The coup in Honduras is an alarming step backward for Latin America," said Alex Boraine, acting President of ICTJ. "The coup is unacceptable under international and inter-American law..."
When a leader of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress speaks on such critical issues as impunity for the perpetrators of human rights violations, the rest of Africa listens. So it comes as a shock that President Jacob Zuma used the recent meeting of the World Economic Forum for Africa to call for a continental policy favoring impunity...
When a U.S. federal court sentenced Chuckie Taylor, Jr., in 2009 for the crime of torture of his fellow Liberians, the Department of Justice proclaimed, "Our message to human rights violators, no matter where they are, remains the same: We will use the full reach of U.S. law, and every lawful resource at the disposal of our investigators and prosecutors, to hold you fully accountable for your crimes. ...[T]orture will not be tolerated here at home or by U.S. nationals abroad."
Reforming the security system in postconflict environments to ensure security agents become protectors of the population is vital for peacebuilding and state-building. Justice-sensitive SSR aims to prevent recurrence and repetition of human rights violations by reforming abusive institutions, increasing their integrity, accountability and legitimacy, and transforming the institution’s role in society, including by empowering the citizens.
In the second part of a three-part video series, former ICTJ President Juan E. Méndez discusses how addressing human rights abuses strengthens democracy and the rule of law.
ICTJ is pleased to announce its 2009 Fellowship in Transitional Justice: a three-week professional development course on transitional justice based in Cape Town, South Africa. The program will be held from November 2nd, 2009 to November 20th, 2009.
ICTJ, in partnership with the Barcelona International Peace Center, announces its new Intensive Course on Truth, Memory, and Justice: a two-week, non-credit course on transitional justice, with a special focus on truth commissions and other truth-seeking efforts. The course runs from Sep. 28 to Oct. 9 at the Castell de Montjuïc, a 17th century fortress overlooking Barcelona and its harbor on the Mediterranean Sea...
ICTJ and a coalition of South African civil society organizations are continuing the legal battle to prevent the South African president from issuing political pardons for apartheid-era crimes. The coalition's latest court filings oppose the president's appeal to the Constitutional Court, South Africa's highest court...
ICTJ is pleased to present its 2008 Annual Report A Transitioning World, and a selection of ICTJ fact sheets about ICTJ’s regional and thematic programs and its approaches to transitional justice. During the year, ICTJ assisted governments and civil societies in more than 30 countries, expanding our strategic reach on every continent.
ICTJ has launched a series of concise, up-to-date fact sheets on transitional justice issues around the world. These fact sheets focus on topical issues, the status of transitional justice in countries, and international prosecution efforts.
