• Cacarica: 22 Years of Resistance

    For years the people in Choco, Colombia, have been victims of armed conflict and displacement. Now, they are taking back their home and their community.

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    Cacarica: 22 Years of Resistance

  • An Uncertain Homecoming

    From a study based on interviews with 121 Syrian refugees living in Jordan, this report aims to provide a better understanding of the impact the conflict in Syria has had on refugees.

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    An Uncertain Homecoming

  • 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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    Gender and Transitional Justice: A Training Module Series

  • Committing to Justice for Serious Human Rights Violations

    New report aims to help practitioners in the transitional justice field to understand the experience of establishing and operating hybrid courts and to address some common assumptions about these entities. 

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    Committing to Justice for Serious Human Rights Violations

  • We Didn't Think It Would Hit Us

    New report from the Save Syrian Schools project examines attacks on schools in Syria and their devastating impact on students, teachers, families, and society.

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    We Didn't Think It Would Hit Us

  • I Am 100% Central African

    A new report offers insight on how a greater political commitment to inclusion could lead to a sustainable peace in the Central African Republic.

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    I Am 100% Central African

In Focus

Rooting Out Corruption in Tunisia: A Youth Leader’s Perspective

2/21/2020

Youth activists in Tunisia have played a vital role in keeping corruption at the center of public debate since the country's revolution in 2011. Through decentralized, nationwide protest movements, young Tunisians have been calling for measures that root out systems of endemic corruption. ICTJ sat down with one youth leader to discuss her activism and views on Tunisia's transitional justice process.

Former Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Joins ICTJ and NYU Law School for a Conversation on the Role of Transitional Justice in Peace Processes

2/20/2020

New York, February 20, 2020—On February 26, the International Center for Transitional Justice and NYU Law’s Center for Human Rights and Global Justice will welcome former President of Colombia and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Juan Manuel Santos for a conversation on the role of transitional justice in peace negotiations.

ICTJ Bids Farewell to José Zalaquett, Eminent Human Rights Defender

Cristián Correa
Senior Expert, Programs

2/20/2020

Eminent human rights defender José Zalaquett passed away on February 15. “Pepe,” as he was known by many, helped pioneer the field of transitional justice and inspired countless human rights defenders around the globe.

11th Annual Emilio Mignone Lecture on Transitional Justice

26/02/2020 - 26/02/2020

The 11th Annual Emilio Mignone Lecture will take place on February 26 at 6:30 p.m. at the Ford Foundation in New York. We are pleased to welcome Juan Manuel Santos, the former president of Colombia and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, for a conversation on the role of transitional justice in peace processes.

Ending Gender Violence in Elections: Inclusion of Women in Kenyan Politics and the National Dialogue Process from a Transitional Justice Perspective

1/23/2020

This paper highlights the need to overcome the political challenges women face in Kenya: their ongoing exclusion from political leadership, the continued violence against them during electoral contests, and their inability to ascend to leadership positions in the country.

Date published: 
Thu, 01/23/2020 - 11:06