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“To Walk Freely with a Wide Heart”

This report presents the findings of an in-depth survey of more than 400 conflict victims in 10 districts of Nepal, researching their immediate and long-term needs and aspirations. Participants included those who had received benefits through the government’s Interim Relief Program an...

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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

Tunisia’s Specialized Judicial Chambers: Q&A with Judge Walid Melki

In this interview, Judge Walid Melki explains how Tunisia's Specialized Judicial Chambers will investigate and prosecute serious human rights violations.

09/02/14
In Focus

Egypt: Dissolution Ultimatum for Independent Groups

ICTJ joins other international and national human rights groups from across the global calling for Egypt to protect the independence of non-governmental organizations.

08/30/14
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Those Hiding Truth About the Disappeared are Enemies of Humanity

On the International Day of the Disappeared, ICTJ Vice President Paul Seils argues that addressing the legacy of forced disappearances is both a moral imperative and a pragmatic necessity.

08/29/14
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Sons of a Father's Disappearance and a Mother's Struggle

This year, to mark the International Day of the Disappeared, we bring the story of Ziad and Ghassan Halwani, two brothers in Lebanon whose father was kidnapped and disappeared when they were young. Their story is a powerful testament to the long-term impact of disappearances on the life course of those who are still growing up.

08/28/14
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 ...

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After Guilty Verdicts in Khmer Rouge Tribunal, Broader Struggle for Accountability Continues in Cambodia

On August 7, the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) found two senior leaders of the Khmer Rouge, Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan, guilty of crimes against humanity. For many victims who have been waiting for 35 years, the judgment still felt like bittersweet justice.

08/21/14
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Sons of a Father's Disappearance and a Mother's Struggle

Growing up in Ras el Nabeh, a lively neighborhood in the heart of Beirut, was tough and dangerous in the early 1980s, as it was part of the Green Line –a maze of abandoned streets inhabited by weeds turned into a frontline that vertically divided Christian East Beirut from Muslim West B...

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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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